Luis Miranda (1970, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) has directed the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival since 2015, which he joined in 2003. PhD in Audiovisual Media (Universidad Carlos III, Madrid) and BA in Art History (Universidad de Valladolid), he is the author of the book Takeshi Kitano (2006, Cátedra), and editor of the books China siglo XXI: desafíos y dilemas de un nuevo cine independiente, 1992-2007 (2007, Festival de Granada - Cines del Sur) and Las edades de Apu. Estudios sobre la Trilogía de Satyajit Ray (2013, Aula de Cine de la Universidad de Las Pal-mas de Gran Canaria - ULPGC). He currently teaches on the Film Degree at the Universidad del Atlántico Medio (Gran Canaria) and free courses at the Aula de Cine of the ULPGC.