Introduction
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, Cleveland Film Festival, East End Film Festival, Fantasia Film Festival, among others.
He was nominated for a Méliès d'Argent at the 33rd Imagine Film Festival for his short film De Dode Spreekt.
His feature debut, All Is Vanity, premiered at the 65th BFI London Film Festival. The film had a limited theatrical release in the United Kingdom in 2022.
Personal life
He currently resides in London, England.
Influences
Mereles participated in the 2022 Sight & Sound Directors' Poll, held every ten years to select the greatest films of all time by asking contemporary directors to select ten films of their choice, his selections were: 8½, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Pulp Fiction, GoodFellas, Amarcord, Last Year at Marienbad, Barry Lyndon, Eraserhead, Citizen Kane and There Will Be Blood.
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 |
| 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 |
| Capri Hollywood International Film Festival | Short Cut Competition | Nominated | ||
| 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 | |
| Nashville Film Festival | Graveyard Shift Competition Award | Nominated | ||
| Manchester Film Festival | Best Experimental | Won | ||
| Indianapolis International Film Festival | World Cinema Award | Nominated | ||
| 2017 | Imagine Film Festival | Méliès d'Argent | Nominated |