FÖDD: 1955

Talar franska (fransk medborgare) samt engelska

Skrivit långfilmsmanus som är under produktion 2015-2016

Michel Riddez var aktuell i två novellfilmer med premiär 2013. ”Akt 2” som han själv producerat och skrivit tillsammans med Robert Fritz, samt ”En annan man” i regi Filip Svensson. I båda filmerna spelar han huvudrollen.
”Akt 2” där han spelar mot Kirsti Torhaug, har medverkat i flera filmfestivaler i USA och Europa (Berlin) under 2013.
Den belönades för bästa film av publiken i The Audience Choice Award at the Artisan Festival International i Cannes World Cinema Initiative for 2013. Den vann The Grand Jury Award på the Woods Hole festival i Cape Cod augusti 2013, och på tredje plats i the dramatic short – Audience Award Category,i samma festival, som är en av de större i USA. Den har även blivit vald att delta i ”The International Film Awards Berlin in August 2013, och i ”the 8th annual Independent Television & Film Festival”, Sept. 2013.

Under 2014 har ”Akt 2” vunnit en ”Honorable Mention” på filmfestivalen i New Jersey 2014. Den har också blivit vald att medverka i Bostons Internationella Filmfestival april 2014, samt I Garden State Festival 2014.
Denna höst har Michel haft en större roll i långfilmen ”Chasing Rainbows” en amerikansk independentfilm inspelad i Vermont USA och han har nyligen avslutat ett eget nytt långfilmsmanus som ska produceras och spelas in under 2015.

Michel har under senare år en stor roll i ”Alla Råns Moder” Johan Falk som kom ut på DVD 2012 och han har bl.a. medverkat i den tyska produktionen ”Kommissarien och Havet” och i Wallanderfilmen ”Hämnden”. På scen har han på senare tid medverkat i ” Tiden står stilla” av Donald Margulies och ”Oleanna” av David Mamet på Teater Playhouse i Stockholm.

English

Michel Riddez is current in two short story films with première in 2013. "ACT 2" which he produced and co-authored with Robert Fritz, and "Another Man" by director Philip Svensson. In both films he plays the lead role.
"AKt 2" where he plays against Kirsti Torhaug is involved in several film festivals in the U.S and Europe in 2013
It has received an award for best film by the audience in THE AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD at the Artisan International Festival in Cannes World Cinema Initiative for 2013. ”Akt 2” also won the Grand Jury Award at the Woods Hole Film Festival. In the same festival it came in 3rd for the audience choice award. It has also been selected to participate in "The International Film Awards Berlin in August 2013, and in the 8th annual Independent Television & Film Festival "Sept. 25th-28th 2013.

Lately Michel had a large role in ”Alla råns moder”
- Johan Falk, who came out on DVD in 2012, and among other roles he has participated in the German production "Inspector and the Sea," The Wallander movie”- "Hämnden". On stage, he has on several occasions played Shakespeare at Roma Theatre, the major roles of Ibsen and Hjalmar Bergman at ”Riksteatern” and O.Neill and Dario Fo in Gävle Folkteater. More recently, he appeared in "Time stands still" by Donald Margulies and "Oleanna" by David Mamet at the Playhouse Theatre in Stockholm.

He was trained at the Degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Drama) 1984 - 87 in Gothenburg, and has himself trained many actors, several of which have gone on to Dramatic Institute or the various theater schools and are now established actors/actresses.
Michel is currently writing his next screenplay. Fall 2013 he will have a major role in a new feature film wich will be shot in USA and directed By Robert Fritz - "Chasing Rainbows".

In 2014, ”AKT 2” wins an Honorable Mention at the New Jersey Film Festival. The film has also been chosen to participate in Boston International Film Festival is April 2014 and in Garden State Film Festival APRIL 2014.

Michel has written a new feature film. This feature film will be produced in 2015.