Mar Coll | |
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 Coll at the 2014 Miami Film Festival | |
| Born | 1981 (age 42–43) Barcelona, Spain |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
Mar Coll (born 1981) is a Spanish film director best known for the films Three Days With the Family and We All Want What's Best for Her . [1]
Coll was born in Barcelona. She studied filmmaking at the Cinema and Audiovisual School of Catalonia [2]
Coll's first feature, the 2009 ensemble drama Three Days With the Family , premiered at the Málaga Film Festival, where it was nominated for Best Director, Best Actress, and Best Actor. [3] The following year, Coll won the Goya Award for Best New Director and the Gaudí Award for Best Director for the film. [1]
In 2013, Coll's film We All Want What's Best for Her , starring Nora Navas as an unsatisfied housewife, debuted at the Valladolid International Film Festival. [4]
Coll directed the 2018 limited series Killing the Father, followed by the series Això no és Suècia in 2023. [1]
Salve Maria , Coll's 2024 adaptation of the Katixa Agirre novel Mothers Don't, premiered at the 77th Locarno Film Festival. [5] and received a Special Mention in the category Best Performance in the international competition. [6]
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | La última polaroid | Short film | [1] |
| 2009 | Three Days With the Family | — | [3] |
| 2013 | We All Want What's Best for Her | — | [4] |
| 2015 | La inquilina | Short film | [1] |
| 2024 | Salve Maria | — | [5] |
| Year | Title | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Killing the Father | [1] |
| 2023 | Això no és Suècia | [1] |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Málaga Film Festival | Best Director | Three Days With the Family | Nominated | [3] |
| 2010 | Goya Awards | Best New Director | Won | [1] | |
| Gaudí Awards | Best Director | Won | [1] | ||
| Best Film in a Catalan Language | Won | ||||
| 2014 | Gaudí Awards | Best Director | We All Want What's Best for Her | Nominated | [1] |
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | [1] | |||
| 2024 | Locarno Film Festival | Golden Leopard | Salve Maria | Nominated | [5] |
| Best Performance | Special Mention | [6] |
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