Mariño; Gabriel

He studied history at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and cinematography at the CCC film school in Mexico City. His work has been shown at numerous festivals around the world, including three editions of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). At the 3rd FICM, he premiered his experimental film Vivir. 1 (2003). He participated at the 7th FICM with his medium length documentary Bardo (2007) in the “Cinema Without Borders” section. This film was also presented at the 9th Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival (BAFICI), Argentina; the 25th Torino Film Festival (TFF), Italy; and the 4th Mexico City International Contemporary Film Festival (FICCO), where it won the KODAK Award for Best Mexican Film. He participated in the 9th Colón Workshop on Film Project Analysis, Colón, Entre Ríos, Argentina, and the 2nd El Molino Workshop on Film Project Analysis at the 5th FICCO with the project of his first feature film Un mundo secreto (2012). This work received various grants and won, among other prizes, the Mezcal and Cinecolor awards at the 27th Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG), Mexico, the Student Award for Best Feature Film and a Special Mention for the French Critics “Découverte” Award at the 24th Toulouse Latin American Film Festival, France. His short fiction film Algo tan pequeño (2013) was part of the Official Selection of the 11th FICM.

With his work, Ayer maravilla fui, he was selected in the Mexican Film Section of FICM 2017.