Mariel Maciá (born 24 August 1980) is an Argentine-Spanish film director, theater director, screenwriter, and producer.
Mariel Maciá | |
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| Born | 24 August 1980 Salta, Argentina |
| Nationality | Argentine, Spanish |
| Occupation(s) | Film and theater director, producer, writer |
| Organization | Association of Women Filmmakers and Audiovisual Media |
| Website | www |
Biography edit
As of 2018, Mariel Maciá has written and directed six short films. The first of them, Despedida (o la crisis argentina), was released in 2003. El gran plan (o las parejas de Ana) (2005), Leo y Abril (o la historia de un guión) (2006), and Dos extraños (o como nos conocimos) (2006) complete the first part of her work.
In 2006 her short film Flores en el parque (o los primeros besos) obtained more than 600,000 views on YouTube. It was entered in film festivals, culminating in seven awards:
- LesGaiCineMad (Madrid, Spain): Best Spanish Work and Best Short Film[1]
- Islantilla Film Festival (Huelva, Spain): Chameleon of the Official Jury for the Best Short Film on Video[1]
- QCinema International Festival (Texas, United States): Best Dramatic Short Film[1]
- Dunas Short Film Festival (Fuerteventura, Spain): Best Female Performance (Diana Díez)[1]
- CineGaiLast Festival (Gijón, Spain): Best Short Film
- International Short Film Festival of São Paulo (São Paulo, Brazil): Silver Rabbit for Best Short Film[2]
In 2007 she wrote, produced, and directed the short film A domicilio (o incluso también el amor). It premiered at LesGaiCineMad and was subsequently entered in other LGBT film festivals such as Outfest (Los Angeles, United States),[3] Frameline (San Francisco, United States),[4] and the London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (London, United Kingdom). It received the following awards:
- LesGaiCineMad (Madrid, Spain): Best Spanish Work and Best Short Film[5]
- International Cineffable Festival (Paris, France): Best Medium-length Fiction Film[6]
- Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (New York, United States): Best Female Short Film
- Canary Islands Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (Gran Canaria, Spain): Best Short Film[7]
In 2008 Maciá premiered the play Monólogos de Bollería Fina at the Madrid Pride Day and it returned to be revived at the 2010 Pride Day.[8] In Barcelona it was also performed at the Circuit Festival in 2008 and revived there in 2010.[9]
In 2010 she participated in the new technologies and formats round table at the 2nd International Meeting of the Association of Women Filmmakers and Audiovisual Media (CIMA) within the Agenda of the Presidency of the European Union of Spain.[10] Subsequently, she has participated regularly in round tables, seminars, and congresses related to films made by women and new technologies.[11]
She served as a member of the CIMA Board of Directors in 2011.[12]
Filmography edit
- 2003 – Despedida (o la crisis argentina) (short)
- 2005 – El gran plan (o las parejas de Ana) (short)
- 2006 – Leo y Abril (o la historia de un guión) (short)
- 2006 – Dos extraños (o como nos conocimos) (short)
- 2006 – Flores en el parque (o los primeros besos) (short)
- 2007 – A domicilio (o incluso también el amor) (short)
References edit
- ^ a b c d "El cortometraje 'Flores en el parque' dirigido por Mariel Maciá gana el premio al mejor cortometraje dramatico en el Festival Internacional Q Cinema (Texas – USA)" [The Short Film 'Flores en el parque' Directed by Mariel Maciá Wins the Best Dramatic Short Film Award at the Q Cinema International Film Festival (Texas – USA)] (PDF). Boletín Digital ACE+ (in Spanish). pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2009. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ "Awards". Kinoforum. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ "A Domicilio (o incluso también el amor) (At home (or love as well))". Outfest. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "Films: At Home (or love as well)". Frameline Film Festival. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "'A Domicilio' dirigido por Mariel Maciá premiado en el Festival Internacional Lesgaicinemad" (in Spanish). SoloCortos.com. 16 November 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "Awards of the 20th Festival 2008". Cineffable. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "'I can't think straight', de Sarif, gana el Festival de Cine Gay". Maspalomas Ahora (in Spanish). 19 January 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ Cano Gómez, Jesús E. (30 June 2010). "'Monologos de Bolleria Fina' en el Orgullo LGTB de Madrid" ['Monologos de Bolleria Fina' at Madrid LGBT Pride]. Masteatro (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ Navia, Aarón (4 August 2008). "No es ciudad para débiles" [No City for the Weak]. Shangay Express (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 October 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "II Encuentro internacional CIMA en Santiago los dias 5,6, y 7 de mayo de 2010/Mesa de nuevas tecnologias y formatos: 'inventando otros caminos'" (in Spanish). Association of Women Filmmakers and Audiovisual Media. Archived from the original on 7 September 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "Comienza el festival internacional de cine gay, lésbico y transexual en Bolivia" [The International Gay, Lesbian, and Transsexual Film Festival Begins in Bolivia]. El Mundo (in Spanish). La Paz. EFE. 13 May 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "¿quiénes forman cima?" (in Spanish). Association of Women Filmmakers and Audiovisual Media. Archived from the original on 29 November 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2019.