Marc Serena (born 1983), is a Spanish filmmaker, journalist and author. He is most notable as the director of critically acclaimed African documentaries such as ''
Tchindas
''Tchindas'' is a 2015 Spanish-Cape Verdean documentary film directed by Pablo García Pérez de Lara and Marc Serena. The film premiered at the Outfest Los Angeles 2015 where it received a Grand Jury Award.
Plot
In the Atlantic Ocean, the ...
'', ''Peixos d'aigua dolça'' and ''The Writer from a Country Without Bookstores''.
Personal life
He was born in 1983 in
Manresa
Manresa () is the capital of Bages county, located in the central region of Catalonia, Spain.
Crossed by the river Cardener, it is an industrial area with textile, metallurgical, and glass industries. The houses of Manresa are arranged aro ...
, Spain and currently lives in
Barcelona
Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...
.
Career
In 2011 at the age of 25, he wrote the book ''Trip to the 25'' which had a great success in Asia.
It was later released in five languages including Chinese and Korean.
In 2014, Serena published ''Un-African love?'', which compiling queer voices from 15 African countries. Then he directed the web documentary ''Double Epidemic'' in 2015. In the same year, Serena wrote and directed the critically acclaimed film ''
Tchindas
''Tchindas'' is a 2015 Spanish-Cape Verdean documentary film directed by Pablo García Pérez de Lara and Marc Serena. The film premiered at the Outfest Los Angeles 2015 where it received a Grand Jury Award.
Plot
In the Atlantic Ocean, the ...
'', co-directed with
Pablo García Pérez de Lara
Pablo García Pérez de Lara (born 29 October 1970), is a Spanish filmmaker and screenwriter. He is most notable as the director of critically acclaimed African documentaries such as '' Tchindas''.
Personal life
He was born in 1970 in Barcelona, ...
. The film later won
Outfest
Outfest is an LGBTQ-oriented nonprofit that produces two film festivals, operates a movie streaming platform, and runs educational services for filmmakers in Los Angeles. Outfest is one of the key partners, alongside the Frameline Film Festival ...
's Grand Jury Award for Excellence in Filmmaking.
With the success in the film, he made his next film ''Double Epidemic'' in the same year. In 2018, he directed the film ''Peixos d'aigua dolça'' and then ''The Writer from a Country Without Bookstores'' in 2019.
Meanwhile, in 2009, his blog was awarded by
Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet is a travel guide book publisher. Founded in Australia in 1973, the company has printed over 150 million books.
History
20th century
Lonely Planet was founded by married couple Maureen Wheeler, Maureen and Tony Wheeler. In 19 ...
as the best non-English travel blog.
Filmography
See also
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Belfast Film Festival
The Belfast Film Festival (BFF) is an annual film festival in Northern Ireland with an attendance over 25,000. In 2022, it launched its International Competition program. BFF includes the Docs Ireland international documentary festival, as well ...
References
External links
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Guests: Marc Serena and Juan Tomás Avila Laurel about THE WRITER OF A COUNTRY WITHOUT BOOKSTORES
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Living people
Spanish film directors
Spanish screenwriters
1983 births