Marcos Mereles
Argentine filmmaker
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Marcos Mereles is an Argentine filmmaker based primarily in London, England,[1] best known for his feature film debut All Is Vanity.[2]
Marcos Mereles | |
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| Notable work | All Is Vanity |
Career
Mereles’ short films have been screened at festivals such as Nashville Film Festival,[3] Cleveland Film Festival,[4] Manchester Film Festival,[5] East End Film Festival,[6] and Fantasia Film Festival,[7] among others. His short film De Dode Spreekt was also nominated for a Méliès d'Argent at the 33rd Imagine Film Festival in Amsterdam.[8]
His feature debut, All Is Vanity, premiered at the 65th BFI London Film Festival.[9][10] The film received a limited theatrical release in the United Kingdom in 2022.[11][12]
Influences
Mereles participated in the 2022 Sight and 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).[13]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Distributor |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | All Is Vanity | Verve Pictures |
Short films
- Nevezuchiy (2019)
- De Dode Spreekt (2017)
- Florinda e Floriana (2017)
- Nochebuena (2016)
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Film | Result | Ref. |
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| 2023 | Fargo Film Festival | Best Narrative Feature | All Is Vanity | Nominated | [14] |
| Capri Hollywood International Film Festival | Capri Special Award for Best Feature | Nominated | [15] | ||
| New Renaissance Film Festival | Best Director | Won | [16] | ||
| 2021 | BFI London Film Festival | Audience Award | Nominated | [17] | |
| 2020 | Cleveland Film Festival | FilmSlam Competition Award | Nevezuchiy | Nominated | [4] |
| 2018 | Fantasia Film Festival | International Short Film Competition | De Dode Spreekt | Nominated | [18] |
| Nashville Film Festival | Graveyard Shift Competition Award | Nominated | [3] | ||
| UK Film Festival | Best Short Film | Nominated | [19] | ||
| Indianapolis Film Festival | World Cinema Award | Nominated | [20] | ||
| Manchester Film Festival | Best Experimental Film | Won | [5] | ||
| Fantaspoa Festival | Best International Short Film | Nominated | [21] | ||
| 2017 | Imagine Film Festival | Méliès d'Argent Award | Nominated | [8] |