Marcos Mereles

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Marcos Mereles
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Notable work All Is Vanity

Marcos Mereles is an Argentine filmmaker based primarily in London, England, [1] best known for his feature film debut All Is Vanity.

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Career

Mereles’ early short films have been screened at festivals such as Nashville Film Festival, [2] Cleveland Film Festival, [3] Manchester Film Festival, [4] East End Film Festival, [5] Fantasia Film Festival, [6] and others.

He was nominated for a Méliès d'Argent at the 33rd Imagine Film Festival for his short film De Dode Spreekt. [7]

His feature debut, All Is Vanity, premiered at the 65th BFI London Film Festival. [8] [9] The film received a limited theatrical release in the United Kingdom in 2022. [10] [11]

Influences

Mereles participated in the 2022 Sight and Sound Directors' Poll. Held every ten years to select the greatest films of all time, contemporary directors were asked to select ten films of their choice, his selections were: (1963), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Pulp Fiction (1994), GoodFellas (1990), Amarcord (1973), Last Year at Marienbad (1961), Barry Lyndon (1975), Eraserhead (1977), Citizen Kane (1941) and There Will Be Blood (2007). [12]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerDistributor
2021 All Is Vanity YesYesYesVerve Pictures

Short films

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryFilmResultRef.
2023 Fargo Film Festival Best Narrative Feature All Is Vanity Nominated [13]
Capri Hollywood International Film Festival Capri Special Award for Best FeatureNominated [14]
New Renaissance Film Festival Best DirectorWon [15]
2021 BFI London Film Festival Audience AwardNominated [16]
2020 Cleveland Film Festival FilmSlam Competition AwardNevezuchiyNominated [3]
2018 Fantasia Film Festival International Short Film CompetitionDe Dode SpreektNominated [17]
Nashville Film Festival Graveyard Shift Competition AwardNominated [2]
Indianapolis Film Festival World Cinema AwardNominated [18]
Fantaspoa Festival Best International Short FilmNominated [19]
Manchester Film Festival Best Experimental FilmWon [4]
2017 Imagine Film Festival Méliès d'Argent Award Nominated [7]

References

  1. Sirisuk, J.L. "All is Vanity: a movie about a fashion shoot gone weird". Hero Magazine. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
  2. 1 2 Prickett, Macon. "The 49th Annual Nashville Film Festival Announces The 2018 Shorts In Competition Selections". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  3. 1 2 "Nevezuchiy - Cleveland International Film Festival". Cleveland Film. Archived from the original on 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  4. 1 2 "Highlights from MANIFF 2018". The Mancunion. 2018-03-08. Retrieved 2024-09-29.
  5. "EEFF18 - I Think You're Freaky and I Like You a Lot!". East End Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2019-11-19. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  6. Kermode, Jennie. "The Dead Man Speaks - Film Review". Eye For Film. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
  7. 1 2 Febre, Arnold le (2017-02-08). "Imagine Film Festival maakt eregast en korte filmprogramma's bekend" [Imagine Film Festival announces guest of honour and short film programs]. Entertainment Business (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  8. Dalton, Ben. "BFI London Film Festival unveils 2021 programme for "full force" hybrid edition". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
  9. Ali, Umar. "London Film Festival 2021: All Is Vanity - Review". The Upcoming. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  10. Phelan, Zehra. ""What part do you regret the most?" Trailer lands for All Is Vanity". HeyUGuys. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  11. Dalton, Ben. "UK-Ireland cinema release calendar: latest updates for 2022". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
  12. "Marcos Mereles | BFI". Sight and Sound. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  13. Knollin, Scottie. "Fargo Film Festival kicks off 2023 edition". North Dakota Film Society. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
  14. "All Is Vanity - Capri, Hollywood". Capri Hollywood Film Festival (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-09-29.
  15. "Winners 2023 – NRFF London". New Renaissance Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2024-09-27. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  16. "All Is Vanity - BFI London Film Festival". BFI. 2021-10-11. Archived from the original on 2021-10-11. Retrieved 2024-09-29.
  17. Danielle, Tori. "Fantasia Film Festival 2018: Small Gauge Trauma Horror Shorts". PopHorror. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  18. Indy Film Fest: De Dode Spreekt (The Dead Man Speaks) . Retrieved 2024-09-29.
  19. "XIV Fantaspoa: Sala Redenção receberá mostra competitiva de curtas-metragens" [XIV Fantaspoa: Sala Redenção will host a competitive short film exhibition]. UFRGS (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2018-05-15. Retrieved 2025-06-14.