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Marco Martins (born 1972) is a Portuguese Film and Theatre director, best known for his 2005 film ''Alice'', which premiered at
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and won the Best Picture Award at the
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Biography

In 1994 Marco Martins graduated from
Lisbon Theatre and Film School The Lisbon Theatre and Film School (''Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema'') of the Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon inherited the function of the National Conservatoire, founded by Almeida Garrett, in 1836, and of teaching Film, introduced in the ...
(Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema), and soon afterwards undertook an apprenticeship with
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,
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and
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. During this period, his short films ''Mergulho no Ano Novo'' and ''No Caminho Para a Escola'' received critical acclaim, the former winning Best Short Film Award at the International Short Films Festival of
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, and the latter taking Best Short Film and Best Director Awards at the VII Festival Ibérico de Cinema de
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as well as the Eixo Atlântico Award at the Festival de
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. In 2005, his first feature film, ''
Alice Alice may refer to: * Alice (name), most often a feminine given name, but also used as a surname Literature * Alice (''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''), a character in books by Lewis Carroll * ''Alice'' series, children's and teen books by ...
'', premiered at the
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, and received a number of international awards and made the long list for the
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Foreign Language Film prize. A year later Marco Martins collaborates with screenwriter Tonino Guerra (a regular collaborator with Michelangelo Antonioni, Fellini, Tarkovsky or Theo Angelopoulos) in the film ''A Longer Year'' premiered at the 2006 Venice Film Festival in competition. In 2007, together with the actress Beatriz Batarda, he created the theater company ''Arena Ensemble''. A creative platform where he develops a work with a strong experimental and social component. His works, for the stage, have been presented on the main national stages and in international festivals. In 2018, his show ''Provisional Figures'', created with the Portuguese community of Great Yarmouth, debuted at the Norwich / Norfolk International Festival. His most recent creation ''Perfil Perdu'' debuted at the Istanbul International Festival. In 2011 the director collaborated with the artist Filipa César in the short film ''Insert'', part of the artist's exhibition at the Centro Cultural de Belém, which would win the prestigious BES PHOTO prize and debut at the Rotterdam International Festival. In 2013, Marco Martins collaborates with the Italian artist Michelangelo Pistoletto in the creation of the film ''Twenty-One-Twelve- The Day The World Didn't End'' premiered at the Louvre Museum and at the Rome Festival. In 2016 directed '' São Jorge'' presented at Venice Film Festival ( Golden Lion Best actor) and portuguese contender to the oscars. In 2022 directed '' Great Yarmouth: Provisional Figures'' based on their earlier 2018 theater production. It debuted at the San Sebastian Film Festival where it was nominated for a Golden Shell prize.


Filmography


Cinema

* '' Great Yarmouth: Provisional Figures'' (2022) * ''Saint George (São Jorge)'' (2016) * ''Twenty-One-Twelve: The Day the World Didn't End'' (2013) * ''Keep Going'' (2011) * ''Traces of a Diary'' (2009 / 2010) (documentário) * ''Insert'' (2010 / 2011) (curta-metragem) * ''How to Draw a Perfect Circle (Como Desenhar um Círculo Perfeito)'' (2009 / 2010) * ''A Longer Year (Um Ano Mais Longo)'' (2006 / 2007) (curta-metragem) * ''Alice'' (2005 / 2006) * ''On My Way to School (No Caminho para a Escola)'' (1998) (curta-metragem) * ''Clockwise'' (1996) (curta-metragem) * ''Não Basta Ser Cruel'' (1995) (curta-metragem) * ''New Year´s Dive (Mergulho no Ano Novo)'' (1992) (curta-metragem)


TV

* ''Sara'' (2018)


Awards and festivals


References

*''Por Outro Lado'', interview with Ana Sousa Dias, Marco Martins and
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for RTP. *''Alice'' DVD Special Edition,
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, Portugal


External links

* * https://vimeo.com/marcomartins
Site oficial de Alice
*https://variety.com/2005/film/awards/alice-3-1200525802/ *https://www.screendaily.com/alice/4023383.article *https://next.liberation.fr/cinema/2005/05/18/alice-absence-aigue_520205 *https://www.lemonde.fr/vous/article/2008/01/11/alice_998494_3238.html *https://www.publico.pt/2005/10/06/culturaipsilon/critica/a-imagem-vazia-1653260 *https://www.snpcultura.org/amar_as_diferencas.html *https://www.publico.pt/2013/05/17/culturaipsilon/noticia/filme-do-realizador-marco-martins-tem-estreia-mundial-no-louvre-1594641 *https://www.publico.pt/2017/03/16/culturaipsilon/critica/sao-jorge-1765263 *https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/saint-george-sao-jorge-924958 *https://expresso.pt/cultura/2017-03-09-Sao-Jorge-a-crise-financeira-derrotou-nos-fisicamente *https://www.leparisien.fr/festival-de-cannes/saint-georges-nous-met-ko-17-05-2017-6955704.php *https://www.lefigaro.fr/cinema/2017/05/17/03002-20170517ARTFIG00204--saint-georges-boxer-savie.php *https://www.publico.pt/2018/12/21/culturaipsilon/noticia/marco-martins-lancou-achas-fogueira-1855152 {{DEFAULTSORT:Martins, Marco Portuguese film directors Portuguese screenwriters Portuguese male screenwriters Living people Mass media people from Lisbon 1972 births Lisbon Theatre and Film School alumni