Marcos Mereles
Born
Occupations
Notable workAll Is Vanity

Marcos Mereles is an Argentine-Italian film director, screenwriter and producer, best known for his feature film debut All Is Vanity.

Career

Mereles’ early short films have 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 had a limited theatrical release in the United Kingdom in 2022.[8][9]

Personal life

He currently resides in London, England.[10]

Influences

Mereles participated in the 2022 Sight & Sound Directors' Poll, listing his ten favourite films: , 2001: A Space Odyssey, Pulp Fiction, GoodFellas, Amarcord, Last Year at Marienbad, Barry Lyndon, Eraserhead, Citizen Kane and There Will Be Blood.[11]

Filmography

As writer, producer and director

  • 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

Year Film Award Category Result
2023 All Is Vanity Fargo Film Festival Best Narrative Feature Nominated
2023 New Renaissance Film Festival Best Director Won
2022 Capri Hollywood International Film Festival Capri Special Award for Best Feature Film Nominated
2021 BFI London Film Festival Audience Award Nominated
2020 Nevezuchiy Cleveland International Film Festival FilmSlam Competition Award Nominated
2020 Capri Hollywood International Film Festival Short Cut Competition Nominated
2020 Cyprus International Short Film Festival International Competition Award Nominated
2019 De Dode Spreekt Festival International du Film Indépendant de Bruxelles Best Short Film Nominated
2018 Fantasia International Film Festival International Short Film Competition Nominated
2018 Nashville Film Festival Graveyard Shift Competition Award Nominated
2018 Manchester Film Festival Best Experimental Won
2018 Indianapolis International Film Festival World Cinema Award Nominated
2017 Imagine Film Festival Méliès d'Argent Nominated

References

  1. Prickett, Macon. "The 49th Annual Nashville Film Festival Announces The 2018 Shorts In Competition Selections". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  2. "Unlucky - Cleveland International Film Festival :: March 22 - April 1, 2023". Cleveland Film. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  3. "I Think You're Freaky and I Like You a Lot!". East End Film Festival. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  4. Danielle, Tori. "Fantasia Film Festival 2018: Small Gauge Trauma Horror Shorts". PopHorror. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  5. Febre, Arnold le (2017-02-08). "Imagine Film Festival maakt eregast en korte filmprogramma's bekend". Entertainment Business (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  6. Dalton, Ben. "BFI London Film Festival unveils 2021 programme for "full force" hybrid edition". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
  7. Ali, Umar. "London Film Festival 2021: All Is Vanity | Review". The Upcoming. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  8. Phelan, Zehra. ""What part do you regret the most?" Trailer lands for 'All is Vanity'". HeyUGuys. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  9. Dalton, Ben. "UK-Ireland cinema release calendar: latest updates for 2022". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
  10. Sirisuk, J.L. "All is Vanity: a movie about a fashion shoot gone weird". HERO Magazine. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
  11. "Marcos Mereles | BFI". Sight & Sound. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
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