Marcos Mereles
Marcos Mereles | |
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| Notable work | All Is Vanity |
Marcos Mereles is an Argentine filmmaker, best known for his feature film debut All Is Vanity.
Career
[edit]Mereles’ early short films have been screened in festivals like Nashville Film Festival,[1] Cleveland Film Festival,[2] East End Film Festival,[3] Fantasia Film Festival,[4] among others.
He was nominated for a Méliès d'Argent at the 33rd Imagine Film Festival for his short film De Dode Spreekt.[5]
His feature debut, All Is Vanity, premiered at the 65th BFI London Film Festival.[6][7] The film was theatrically released in the United Kingdom in 2022.[8][9]
Personal life
[edit]He currently lives in London, England.[10]
Influences
[edit]Mereles participated in the 2022 Sight & Sound Directors' Poll. Held every ten years to select the greatest films of all time, contemporary directors were asked to select ten films of their choice, his selections were: 8½ (1963), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Pulp Fiction (1994), GoodFellas (1990), Amarcord (1973), Last Year at Marienbad (1961), Barry Lyndon (1975), Eraserhead (1977), Citizen Kane (1941) and There Will Be Blood (2007).[11]
Filmography
[edit]As writer, producer and director
[edit]- 2021 All Is Vanity (feature film)
- 2019 Nevezuchiy (short film)
- 2017 De Dode Spreekt (short film)
- 2017 Florinda e Floriana (short film)
- 2016 Nochebuena (short film)
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Award | Date of Ceremony | Category | Film | Result | Ref. |
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| Fargo Film Festival | 25 March 2023 | Best Narrative Feature | All Is Vanity | Nominated | [12] |
| New Renaissance Film Festival | 1 October 2023 | Best Director | Won | [13] | |
| Capri Hollywood International Film Festival | 2 January 2023 | Capri Special Award for Best Feature | Nominated | [14] | |
| BFI London Film Festival | 17 October 2021 | Audience Award | Nominated | [15] | |
| Cleveland Film Festival | 5 April 2020 | FilmSlam Competition Award | Nevezuchiy | Nominated | [2] |
| Fantasia Film Festival | 2 August 2018 | International Short Film Competition | De Dode Spreekt | Nominated | [4] |
| Nashville Film Festival | 19 May 2018 | Graveyard Shift Competition Award | Nominated | [1] | |
| Indianapolis Film Festival | 6 May 2018 | World Cinema Award | Nominated | [16] | |
| Manchester Film Festival | 4 March 2018 | Best Experimental Film | Won | [17] | |
| Imagine Film Festival | 22 April 2017 | Méliès d'Argent Award | Nominated | [5] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Prickett, Macon. "The 49th Annual Nashville Film Festival Announces The 2018 Shorts In Competition Selections". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
- ^ a b "Unlucky - Cleveland International Film Festival :: March 22 - April 1, 2023". Cleveland Film. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
- ^ "I Think You're Freaky and I Like You a Lot!". East End Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2019-11-19. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
- ^ a b Danielle, Tori. "Fantasia Film Festival 2018: Small Gauge Trauma Horror Shorts". PopHorror. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
- ^ a b Febre, Arnold le (2017-02-08). "Imagine Film Festival maakt eregast en korte filmprogramma's bekend". Entertainment Business (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-06-16.
- ^ Dalton, Ben. "BFI London Film Festival unveils 2021 programme for "full force" hybrid edition". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- ^ Ali, Umar. "London Film Festival 2021: All Is Vanity | Review". The Upcoming. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ^ Phelan, Zehra. ""What part do you regret the most?" Trailer lands for 'All is Vanity'". HeyUGuys. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ^ Dalton, Ben. "UK-Ireland cinema release calendar: latest updates for 2022". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- ^ Sirisuk, J.L. "All is Vanity: a movie about a fashion shoot gone weird". HERO Magazine. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
- ^ "Marcos Mereles | BFI". Sight & Sound. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ "FFF23 - Fargo Film Festival". 2023-02-24. Retrieved 2024-09-29.
- ^ "Winners 2023 - New Renaissance Film Festival". Retrieved 2024-09-29.
- ^ "All Is Vanity - Capri, Hollywood Festival" (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-09-29.
- ^ "All Is Vanity - BFI London Film Festival 2021". BFI. 2021-10-11. Archived from the original on 2021-10-11. Retrieved 2024-09-29.
- ^ 2018 Indy Film Fest: De Dode Spreekt (The Dead Man Speaks). Retrieved 2024-09-29.
- ^ "Highlights from MANIFF 2018 - The Mancunion". mancunion.com. 2018-03-08. Retrieved 2024-09-29.