Mar Coll

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Mar Coll
Director Mar Coll at 2014 MIFF.jpg
Coll at the 2014 Miami Film Festival
Born1981 (age 43–44)
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]

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Early life and education

Coll was born in Barcelona. She studied filmmaking at the Cinema and Audiovisual School of Catalonia [2]

Career

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]

Filmography

Film

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleNotesRef.
2004La última polaroidShort film [1]
2009 Three Days With the Family — [3]
2013 We All Want What's Best for Her — [4]
2015La inquilinaShort film [1]
2024 Salve Maria — [5]

Television

YearTitleRef.
2018Killing the Father [1]
2023Això no és Suècia [1]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2009 Málaga Film Festival Best Director Three Days With the Family Nominated [3]
2010 Goya Awards Best New Director Won [1]
Gaudí Awards Best DirectorWon [1]
Best Film in a Catalan LanguageWon
2014 Gaudí Awards Best Director We All Want What's Best for Her Nominated [1]
Best ScreenplayNominated [1]
2024 Locarno Film Festival Golden Leopard Salve Maria Nominated [5]
Best PerformanceSpecial Mention [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Mar Coll". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "Mar Coll". Tabakalera. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 Holland, Jonathan. "Three Days With the Family". Variety. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  4. 1 2 Holland, Jonathan. "We All Want What's Best for Her (Tots volem el millor per a ella): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 "Salve Maria". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Locarno77". Locarnofestival.ch. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
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