Marco Martins
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Marco Martins (Lisbon, Portugal 1972) is a Portuguese director.
With a degree from the Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema in 1994, he takes an apprenticeship at production with directors Wim Wenders, Manoel de Oliveira and Bertrand Tavernier. For two years, he works as assistant director to João Canijo, another portuguese director.
Between 1994 and 1998 he writes and directs short films Mergulho no Ano Novo (Best Short Film Award at the International Short Films Festival of Vila do Conde), No Caminho Para a Escola (Best Short Film and Best Director Awards at the VII Festival Ibérico de Cinema de Badajoz and Eixo Atlântico Award at the Festival de Ourense).
He also directs several advertising films and, in 2002, he starts his own advertising production company, "Ministério dos Filmes", which has been the recipient of multiple international awards.
In 2005, his first feature film, Alice, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, has received number of international awards and made the long list for the Academy Awards Foreign Language Film prize.
His 2006 short film was a contender at the "Corto Cortissimo" competition on the 63rd Venice International Film Festival, an international competition of 35mm short films, in world premiere, not exceeding 30 minutes in length.
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[edit] References
- Por Outro Lado, interview with Ana Sousa Dias, Marco Martins and Nuno Lopes for RTP.
- Alice DVD Special Edition, Lusomundo, Portugal
