Monty Miranda was born at Hahn Air Base, Germany, the son of an Air Force career officer and hairstylist. He began his post high school studies at the Air Force Academy and after six challenging months and one easy decision; he resigned from the Academy and enrolled at the University of Colorado to study filmmaking and journalism.

Monty’s first experience as a Director was with the unauthorized use of the family 8 mm movie camera at age eight; which ignited his passion for filmmaking. Upon graduating Miranda started his own production company, Incite Films. Through that Denver based company Monty has directed hundreds of national television commercials for a variety of clients ranging from McDonalds to TIVO. Incite Films also created the national television series Twitch that ran for two seasons and Monty directed.

Monty’s work is known for its diverse use of music and keen sense of comedy. The Cannes Film Festival, the CLIO’s, the Effies, the Addy’s, BBC’s Most Outrageous Commercials and FOX’s World’s Funniest Commercials have recognized Monty Miranda’s work. His award winning political spots have been featured in the national press. CNN, the LA Times and the Washington Post praised the ads for their innovative approach and contribution to a landslide upset victory by brew master restauranteur and political neophyte John Hickenlooper, helping him to win the Denver mayor’s office by the largest margin in history.

Monty’s feature film directorial debut, Skills Like This, won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at the SXSW Film Festival. The film continued on to receive “Best of the fest” honors at the Edinburgh International Film Festival, Official closing night selection at the Jacksonville Film Festival where it also received the Jury Prize for Best American Feature and a Free Spirit Award Nomination at the Warsaw International Film Festival.

Monty Miranda currently lives with his wife Molly and is in post production on his sophomore feature.