2019Nominee
Best Director
The Knight Before Christmas
Monika Mitchell
Director · Producer · Writer
Biography
Monika Mitchell is a writer, director and producer known equally for both independent film and network television. Since her first short film, Night Deposit (1999), won Slamdance's "Anarchy" Audience Award in January of 2000, she has become an alumni of over 90 international film festivals, her four independent films garnering more than 20 "Best Picture" or "Audience" awards over the years. Beginning with Robson Arms in 2005, Monika's career in television is also widely diverse. Her episodic experience includes one-hour procedurals, family dramas, single camera half-hour comedies and episodic documentary. Her movies for television consist of romantic comedies, mysteries, thrillers and holiday fare.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2022Nominee
Best Director
Brazen
2025Nominee
Best Director
A Pickleball Christmas
Career Highlights
2017Highlight
Best Director
Royal New Year's Eve
2016Highlight
Best Director
My Daughter's Disgrace
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The Knight Before Christmas
Brazen
A Pickleball Christmas