Meritxell Colell Aparicio

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Meritxell Colell Aparicio
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Colell in 2018
Born1983 (age 3940)
NationalitySpanish
Education
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
Years active2004–present
Website http://meritxellcolell.com/

Meritxell Colell Aparicio (born 1983) is a Spanish director.

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Biography

Meritxell Colell Aparicio graduated from Audiovisual Communication degree at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona. She studied cinema at the Universidad del Cine, en Buenos Aires. She started working as a film editor. [1]

Since 2007, she has been making documentaries, notably for the Joan Miró Foundation. She also teaches cinema. She is a member of Cinema in Progress, a film education project, which also includes Carla Simón, Jonás Trueba and Mercedes Álvarez. [1]

In 2018, she directed her first feature film, Con el viento, which is presented in competition at the Berlinale 2018 in the Forum section. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Meritxell Colell Aparicio is a part of the new generation of Spanish filmmaker. She is selected by the Cinéfondation to present her film at L'Atelier during the Cannes Festival. [6]

Filmography

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References

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  2. "Meritxell Colell Aparicio - Festival Scope: Festivals on Demand for Film Professionals World Wide". pro.festivalscope.com. Archived from the original on 2019-09-24. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
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  5. "Berlinale 2018. Il festival più importante d'Europa diffonde i primi film del programma | Indie-eye - Cinema - Testata giornalistica di Cinema". www.indie-eye.it (in Italian). 19 January 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
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