Marcelo Martinessi
Asunción, 1973
His work, revolving around memory, identity, and human rights in his home country, has been shown at the Berlinale, Clermont-Ferrand, Locarno and many other festivals. Marcelo was director of the first Paraguayan Public Tv from its creation (2010) until the 2012 coup d’etat. He received the Orizzonti Award for Best Short Film at the 2016 Venice Film Festival. LAS HEREDERAS, his first feature film, was premiered at the official competition of Berlinale 2018 and awarded with the Fipresci Prize and the Golden Bear for the Best Actress.
