Marcelo Martinessi Explained

Marcelo Martinessi
Birth Date:	1973 1, df=yes
Birth Place:	Asuncion, Paraguay
Occupation:	Film director, screenwriter
Website:	La Babosa Cine

Marcelo Martinessi is a Paraguayan filmmaker. His films include "Karai norte" (2009), "The Lost Voice" (2016), and The Heiresses (Spanish; Castilian: Las herederas), the latter being selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival.^{[1] [2]}

Filmography

• Los paraguayos (2007, documentary)
• Paraguay según Agustín Barrios (2007, documentary)
• Partida (2008, short film)
• Karai Norte (2009, short film)
• Calle Última (2011, short film)
• El baldío (2012, short film)
• Diario Guaraní (2016, documentary)
• La voz perdida (2017, short film)
• Las herederas (2018, feature film)

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result
2016	Venice Film Festival	Best Short Film	La Voz Pedida
2018	Berlin International Film Festival	Alfred Bauer Award	Las Herederas
	Athens International Film Festival	Best Picture
	Cartagena Film Festival	Best Film
		Best Director
	San Sebastián International Film Festival	Best Film
		Best Latin American Film
	Fénix Awards	Best Director
		Best Screenplay
	Seattle International Film Festival	Best Feature Film
	Sydney Film Festival	Best Film
2019	Platino Awards	Best Screenplay
		Best Debut Film
		Film and Education Values

Notes and References

1. Web site: Marcelo Martinessi. IMDb.
2. Web site: Competition and Berlinale Special: Christian Petzold, Emily Atef, Lance Daly, Marcelo Martinessi, Cédric Kahn, Adina Pintilie, Markus Imhoof, Mani Haghighi, Måns Månsson and Axel Petersén, David and Nathan Zellner in the Competition programme / Raman Hui, Fernando Solanas, Paul Williams in the Berlinale Special. www.berlinale.de.