2024Nominee
Best Director
Straight
Marcelo Tobar
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
July 15, 1977
Biography
A film graduate of the Vancouver Film School, he has written, directed, and produced seven feature films. Among them, *Oso Polar*—the first Latin American film shot entirely on iPhones—won the prestigious Best Film award at the 2017 Morelia International Film Festival, presented by a jury presided over by Béla Tarr. He has over ten years of experience as a screenwriter and director for Mexican series, directed the TV series *Amarres* (HBO Max, 2021) and two seasons of "ANA" (Prime Video/Pantaya, 2022).
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2022Nominee
Best Writing
Don't Blame Karma!
2014Winner
Best Director
Güeros
Career Highlights
2020Highlight
Best Director
The Idealists
2023Highlight
Best Director
National Family
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