MIA NIEBRUEGGE grew up outside of Milwaukee, Wisconsin where she earned a BFA in Film Production with a minor in Film Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Independently, she produced the award-winning short film APPLEBOX, and wrote and directed the short film STRANGERS IN A FAMILY. Before moving into directing, Mia coordinated post-production on the FOX drama series “Wayward Pines” and the ABC comedy series “GCB”.
Following this, Mia decided to pursue her dream of directing, and earned her MFA in Directing at the American Film Institute. Since graduating from AFI in 2016, Mia has been selected to participate in the 2017 FOX Filmmaker’s Directing Lab, and was a finalist in the 2017 Coca-Cola Regal Films program where she wrote and directed a 30 second commercial spot that screened in Regal Theaters nationwide. In addition, she received a DGA Student Film award for directing her thesis film, SNOWPLOW, which also earned College Emmy nominations for Best Drama and Best Writing in Drama. Mia focuses her storytelling on complex, real-world family dramas and carefully realized observations of character and relationship. She believes we can gain a better understanding of ourselves and others through film.
“Mia has a voice of distinctive commercial potential. You can see its appeal. And you know how committed she is to her craft. She works quietly, attentively, thoughtfully, as you would expect from someone who articulates silence to such effect, but her imagination and invention are loud.”