# Marco Martins

Marco Martins (born 1972) is a Portuguese Film and Theatre director, best known for his 2005 film Alice, which premiered at Cannes and won the Best Picture Award at the Directors' Fortnight.

## Biography

In 1994 Marco Martins graduated from Lisbon Theatre and Film School (Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema), and soon afterwards undertook an apprenticeship with Wim Wenders, Manoel de Oliveira and Bertrand Tavernier.
During this period, his short films Mergulho no Ano Novo and No Caminho Para a Escola received critical acclaim, the former winning Best Short Film Award at the International Short Films Festival of Vila do Conde, and the latter taking Best Short Film and Best Director Awards at the VII Festival Ibérico de Cinema de Badajoz as well as the Eixo Atlântico Award at the Festival de Ourense.
In 2005, his first feature film, Alice, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, and received a number of international awards and made the long list for the Academy Awards Foreign Language Film prize.
A year later Marco Martins collaborates with screenwriter Tonino Guerra (a regular collaborator with Michelangelo Antonioni, Fellini, Tarkovsky or Theo Angelopoulos) in the film A Longer Year premiered at the 2006 Venice Film Festival in competition.
In 2007, together with the actress Beatriz Batarda, he created the theater company Arena Ensemble. A creative platform where he develops a work with a strong experimental and social component. His works, for the stage, have been presented on the main national stages and in international festivals. In 2018, his show Provisional Figures, created with the Portuguese community of Great Yarmouth, debuted at the Norwich / Norfolk International Festival. His most recent creation Perfil Perdu debuted at the Istanbul International Festival.
In 2011 the director collaborated with the artist Filipa César in the short film Insert, part of the artist's exhibition at the Centro Cultural de Belém, which would win the prestigious BES PHOTO prize and debut at the Rotterdam International Festival.
In 2013, Marco Martins collaborates with the Italian artist Michelangelo Pistoletto in the creation of the film Twenty-One-Twelve- The Day The World Didn't End premiered at the Louvre Museum and at the Rome Festival.
In 2016 directed São Jorge presented at Venice Film Festival ( Golden Lion Best actor) and portuguese contender to the oscars.
In 2022 directed Great Yarmouth: Provisional Figures based on their earlier 2018 theater production. It debuted at the San Sebastian Film Festival where it was nominated for a Golden Shell prize.

## Filmography
### Cinema

* Great Yarmouth: Provisional Figures (2022)
* Saint George (São Jorge) (2016)
* Twenty-One-Twelve: The Day the World Didn't End (2013)
* Keep Going (2011)
* Traces of a Diary (2009 / 2010) (documentário)
* Insert (2010 / 2011) (curta-metragem)
* How to Draw a Perfect Circle (Como Desenhar um Círculo Perfeito) (2009 / 2010)
* A Longer Year (Um Ano Mais Longo) (2006 / 2007) (curta-metragem)
* Alice (2005 / 2006)
* On My Way to School (No Caminho para a Escola) (1998) (curta-metragem)
* Clockwise (1996) (curta-metragem)
* Não Basta Ser Cruel (1995) (curta-metragem)
* New Year´s Dive (Mergulho no Ano Novo) (1992) (curta-metragem)

### TV

* Sara (2018)

## Awards and festivals

| Film | Awards | Festivals | |
| Sara (2018) | Television - Fiction | Autores Awards, Portugal | Winner |
| Sara (2018) | Best Series or TV Movie | Portuguese Film Academy Sophia Awards | Winner |
| Sara (2018) | Best Series | Tropheus TV 7 Dias | Nominee |
| Sara (2018) | Best Actor | Tropheus TV 7 Dias | Nominee |
| Sara (2018) | Best Actress | Tropheus TV 7 Dias | Nominee |
| Sara (2018) | Best Supporting Actress | Tropheus TV 7 Dias | Nominee |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | Venice Horizons Award - Best Actor | Venice Film Festival | Winner |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | Venice Horizons Award - Best Film | Venice Film Festival | Nominee |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | Best Original Screenplay | Portuguese Film Academy Sophia Awards | Winner |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | Best Director | Portuguese Film Academy Sophia Awards | Winner |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | Best Film | Portuguese Film Academy Sophia Awards | Winner |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | Best Cinematography | Portuguese Film Academy Sophia Awards | Winner |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | Best Actor | Portuguese Film Academy Sophia Awards | Winner |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | Best Art Direction | Portuguese Film Academy Sophia Awards | Winner |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | Best Supporting Actor | Portuguese Film Academy Sophia Awards | Winner |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | Best Actress | Portuguese Film Academy Sophia Awards | Nominee |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | Best Original Music | Portuguese Film Academy Sophia Awards | Nominee |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | Best Sound | Portuguese Film Academy Sophia Awards | Nominee |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | Best Supporting Actress | Portuguese Film Academy Sophia Awards | Nominee |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | Best Supporting Actor | Portuguese Film Academy Sophia Awards | Nominee |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | Best Make-Up | Portuguese Film Academy Sophia Awards | Nominee |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | Best Editing | Portuguese Film Academy Sophia Awards | Nominee |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | Portuguese Nomination | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Oscars) | Nominee |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | Best Screenplay | Autores Awards, Portugal | Winner |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | Best Film | Autores Awards, Portugal | Winner |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | Best Actor | Autores Awards, Portugal | Winner |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | Best Movie | Golden Globes, Portugal | Winner |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | Best Actor | Golden Globes, Portugal | Winner |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | Best Supporting Actor | Golden Globes, Portugal | Nominee |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | Portuguese Nomination | Goya Awards | Nominee |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | | Sydney Film Festival | |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | | Chicago International Film Festival | |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | Best Director | International Film Festival & Awards Macau | Winner |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | Best Actor | International Film Festival & Awards Macau | Winner |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | Best Movie | International Film Festival & Awards Macau | Nominee |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | | Mostra de Cinema de São Paulo | |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | | Buenos Aires Film Festival | |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | | Dubai International Film Festival | |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | | Thessaloniki International Film Festival | |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | Performance in a Leading Role | Screen Actors GDA Foundation | Winner |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | Prix Sauvage - Best Feature Film | Festival of European Films in Paris | Nominee |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | | Prague Febiofest | |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | | Hong Kong European FF | |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | | International Film Festival of Panama | |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | | Barcelona International Auteur Film Festival | |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | | Krakow Off Camera | |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | | Film Festival Munich | |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | | Tbilissi Film Festival | |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | | Goa Film Festival | |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | | Copenhagen CPH PIX | |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | | Venice in Napoles Film Festival | |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | | 20 Semaine du Cinema Lusophone | |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | Don Quijote Award | Coimbra Caminhos do Cinema Português | Winner |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | Best Actor | Coimbra Caminhos do Cinema Português | Winner |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | Best Supporting Actor | Coimbra Caminhos do Cinema Português | Winner |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | Top Ten of the Year (National Competition) | CinEuphoria Awards | Winner |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | Audience Award - Top Ten of the Year | CinEuphoria Awards | Winner |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | Best Film (National Competition) | CinEuphoria Awards | Winner |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | Best Actor | CinEuphoria Awards | Winner |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | Best Screenplay (National Competition) | CinEuphoria Awards | Nominee |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | Best Director (National Competition) | CinEuphoria Awards | Nominee |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | Best Trailer (National Competition) | CinEuphoria Awards | Nominee |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | Best Poster (National Competition) | CinEuphoria Awards | Nominee |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | Best Special Effects (National Competition) | CinEuphoria Awards | Nominee |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | Best Make-Up (National Competition) | CinEuphoria Awards | Nominee |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | Best Art Direction (National Competition) | CinEuphoria Awards | Nominee |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | Best Original Music (National Competition) | CinEuphoria Awards | Nominee |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | Best Cinematography (National Competition) | CinEuphoria Awards | Nominee |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | Best Editing (National Competition) | CinEuphoria Awards | Nominee |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | Best Ensemble (National Competition) | CinEuphoria Awards | Nominee |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | Best Supporting Actress (National Competition) | CinEuphoria Awards | Nominee |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | Best Supporting Actor (National Competition) | CinEuphoria Awards | Nominee |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | Jury Award - Best Film | Áquila Awards | Nominee |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | Jury Award - Best Director | Áquila Awards | Nominee |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | Jury Award - Best Actor | Áquila Awards | Nominee |
| Saint George (São Jorge) (2016) | Jury Award - Best Supporting Actor | Áquila Awards | Nominee |
| Twenty One Twelve: The Day the World Didn’t End (2013) | Official Competition | Festival de Roma | |
| Twenty One Twelve: The Day the World Didn’t End (2013) | Official Competition | DocLisboa | |
| Twenty One Twelve: The Day the World Didn’t End (2013) | | Louvre Museum | |
| Insert (2010 / 2011) (co-directed Filipa César) | | International Film Festival Rotterdam | |
| Insert (2010 / 2011) (co-directed Filipa César) | Best Director | IndieLisboa Festival Internacional de Cinema | Winner |
| Insert (2010 / 2011) (co-directed Filipa César) | | Festival de Cinema Luso-Brasileiro | |
| Insert (2010 / 2011) (co-directed Filipa César) | | Femina – International Women’s Film Festival | |
| Insert (2010 / 2011) (co-directed Filipa César) | | Rencontres Audiovisuelles Lille International Short Film Festival | |
| Insert (2010 / 2011) (co-directed Filipa César) | | Vila do Conde International Short Film Festival | |
| Insert (2010 / 2011) (co-directed Filipa César) | | EUNIC Stockholm Kulturhuset | |
| Insert (2010 / 2011) (co-directed Filipa César) | BES Photo 2010 Award | BES Photo 2010 | Winner |
| Insert (2010 / 2011) (co-directed Filipa César) | | Bienal de São Paulo | |
| Keep Going (2011) Documentary | | DocLisboa | |
| Traces of a Diary (2009 / 2010) | Jury International Award - Honorable Mention | Documenta Madrid | Winner |
| Traces of a Diary (2009 / 2010) | | Goteborg Film Festival | |
| Traces of a Diary (2009 / 2010) | Experimental Film Competition | Traverse City Film Festival | |
| Traces of a Diary (2009 / 2010) | | Bradford International Film Festival | |
| Traces of a Diary (2009 / 2010) | | 5ª Mostra do Documentário Português Panorama | |
| Traces of a Diary (2009 / 2010) | | Transilvania International Film Festival | |
| Traces of a Diary (2009 / 2010) | National Competition | IndieLisboa Festival Internacional de Cinema | |
| Traces of a Diary (2009 / 2010) | Art International Competition | Era New Horizons | |
| Traces of a Diary (2009 / 2010) | | Rio de Janeiro International Festival | |
| Traces of a Diary (2009 / 2010) | | Mountain Film Festival | |
| Traces of a Diary (2009 / 2010) | | Kaliningrad European Union Film Festival | |
| Traces of a Diary (2009 / 2010) | | 32nd Noorderlijk Film Festival | |
| Traces of a Diary (2009 / 2010) | | Mostra Foto Cine Rio de Janeiro | |
| How to Draw a Perfect Circle (Como Desenhar um Círculo Perfeito) (2009 / 2010) | Andorinha Trophy - Best Music | CinePort – Portuguese Speaking Countries’ Film Festival | Winner |
| How to Draw a Perfect Circle (Como Desenhar um Círculo Perfeito) (2009 / 2010) | Andorinha Trophy - Best Actress | CinePort – Portuguese Speaking Countries’ Film Festival | Nominee |
| How to Draw a Perfect Circle (Como Desenhar um Círculo Perfeito) (2009 / 2010) | Best Director (National Competition) | CinEuphoria Awards | Winner |
| How to Draw a Perfect Circle (Como Desenhar um Círculo Perfeito) (2009 / 2010) | Best Film | Golden Globes, Portugal | Nominee |
| How to Draw a Perfect Circle (Como Desenhar um Círculo Perfeito) (2009 / 2010) | Best Actor | Golden Globes, Portugal | Nominee |
| How to Draw a Perfect Circle (Como Desenhar um Círculo Perfeito) (2009 / 2010) | | IndieLisboa Festival Internacional de Cinema | |
| How to Draw a Perfect Circle (Como Desenhar um Círculo Perfeito) (2009 / 2010) | | Kaliningrad European Union Film Festival | |
| How to Draw a Perfect Circle (Como Desenhar um Círculo Perfeito) (2009 / 2010) | Best Supporting Actress | Coimbra Caminhos do Cinema Português | Winner |
| How to Draw a Perfect Circle (Como Desenhar um Círculo Perfeito) (2009 / 2010) | Best Art Direction | Coimbra Caminhos do Cinema Português | Winner |
| How to Draw a Perfect Circle (Como Desenhar um Círculo Perfeito) (2009 / 2010) | Best Original Score | Coimbra Caminhos do Cinema Português | Winner |
| How to Draw a Perfect Circle (Como Desenhar um Círculo Perfeito) (2009 / 2010) | Best Film | Coimbra Caminhos do Cinema Português | Nominee |
| How to Draw a Perfect Circle (Como Desenhar um Círculo Perfeito) (2009 / 2010) | | European Union Film Festival | |
| How to Draw a Perfect Circle (Como Desenhar um Círculo Perfeito) (2009 / 2010) | Special Jury Prize - Ensemble Acting | Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival | Winner |
| How to Draw a Perfect Circle (Como Desenhar um Círculo Perfeito) (2009 / 2010) | Shooting Star Award | Estoril Film Festival | Winner |
| How to Draw a Perfect Circle (Como Desenhar um Círculo Perfeito) (2009 / 2010) | | Puchon International Film Festival | |
| How to Draw a Perfect Circle (Como Desenhar um Círculo Perfeito) (2009 / 2010) | | Muestra de Cine Português | |
| A Longer Year (Um Ano Mais Longo) (2006 / 2007) | Official Competition | Venice Film Festival | |
| A Longer Year (Um Ano Mais Longo) (2006 / 2007) | | Lisbon Village Festival | |
| A Longer Year (Um Ano Mais Longo) (2006 / 2007) | | Toulouse Latin American Film Festival | |
| Alice (2005 / 2006) | Prix Regards Jeune - Best Feature Film | Cannes Film Festival | Winner |
| Alice (2005 / 2006) | C.I.C.A.E. | Cannes Film Festival | Nominee |
| Alice (2005 / 2006) | Golden Camera | Cannes Film Festival | Nominee |
| Alice (2005 / 2006) | Best Director | Mar del Plata Film Festival | Winner |
| Alice (2005 / 2006) | FIPRESCI | Mar del Plata Film Festival | Winner |
| Alice (2005 / 2006) | ADF Cinematography Award | Mar del Plata Film Festival | Winner |
| Alice (2005 / 2006) | Best Film (International Competition) | Mar del Plata Film Festival | Nominee |
| Alice (2005 / 2006) | European Discovery – Fassbinder Award | European Film Awards | Nominee |
| Alice (2005 / 2006) | Best Director | London Raindance Film Festival | Winner |
| Alice (2005 / 2006) | Best Actor | Berlin International Film Festival Shooting stars | |
| Alice (2005 / 2006) | | European Union Film Festival, China | |
| Alice (2005 / 2006) | | Kaliningrad European Union Film Festival | |
| Alice (2005 / 2006) | | IFFI Goa | |
| Alice (2005 / 2006) | Top Films of the Decade (National Competition) | CinEuphoria Awards | Winner |
| Alice (2005 / 2006) | Best Latin-American Film | Ariel Awards, México | Nominee |
| Alice (2005 / 2006) | Best New Director | Las Palmas Film Festival | Winner |
| Alice (2005 / 2006) | Best Foreign Film | The Oscars | Nominee |
| Alice (2005 / 2006) | Best movie | Golden Globes, Portugal | Winner |
| Alice (2005 / 2006) | Best Actor | Golden Globes, Portugal | Winner |
| Alice (2005 / 2006) | Best Actress | Golden Globes, Portugal | Nominee |
| Alice (2005 / 2006) | Best Film | Coimbra Caminhos do Cinema Português | Winner |
| Alice (2005 / 2006) | Best Director | CinePort – Portuguese Speaking Countries’ Film Festival | Winner |
| Alice (2005 / 2006) | Best Editing | CinePort – Portuguese Speaking Countries’ Film Festival | Winner |
| Alice (2005 / 2006) | Best Cinematography | CinePort – Portuguese Speaking Countries’ Film Festival | Winner |
| Alice (2005 / 2006) | Best Soundtrack | CinePort – Portuguese Speaking Countries’ Film Festival | Winner |
| Alice (2005 / 2006) | Best Cinematography | Festival de Cinema Mediterrâneo | Winner |
| Alice (2005 / 2006) | Candidato Português | Luís Buñuel Award | |
| Alice (2005 / 2006) | | Febiofest | |
| Alice (2005 / 2006) | | 1000.000 Retinas | |
| Alice (2005 / 2006) | | Jeonju International Film Festival | |
| Alice (2005 / 2006) | Best Director | Festival de Cinema Luso Brasileiro | Winner |
| Alice (2005 / 2006) | Best Actor | Festival de Cinema Luso Brasileiro | Winner |
| Alice (2005 / 2006) | Official Competition | Lubliana Film Festival | |
| Alice (2005 / 2006) | Official Competition | Taiwan Film Festival | |
| Alice (2005 / 2006) | | Danish Film Institute | |
| Alice (2005 / 2006) | | Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival | |
| Alice (2005 / 2006) | | Haifa International Film Festival | |
| Alice (2005 / 2006) | Official Competition | Festival do Rio de Janeiro | |
| Alice (2005 / 2006) | Official Competition | Provincetown Film Festival | |
| Alice (2005 / 2006) | Official Competition | New York Tribeca Film Festival | |
| Alice (2005 / 2006) | | BFI – London Psychology Film Festival | |
| Alice (2005 / 2006) | | Havana Internacional Film Festival | |
| Alice (2005 / 2006) | | MK2 Paris Festival Mostra de Novo Cinema Português | |
| On My Way to School (No Caminho para a Escola) (1998) | Eixo Atlântico Award Best Film | Ourense Independent Film Festival | Winner |
| On My Way to School (No Caminho para a Escola) (1998) | Best Film | Iberia Film Festival | Winner |
| On My Way to School (No Caminho para a Escola) (1998) | Best Director | Iberia Film Festival | Winner |
| New Year’s Dive (Mergulho no Ano Novo) (1992) | Best Film (National Competition) | Vila do Conde International Short Film Festival | Winner |
| New Year’s Dive (Mergulho no Ano Novo) (1992) | | Tel-Aviv International Film Festival | |
| New Year’s Dive (Mergulho no Ano Novo) (1992) | | Valencia Film | |
| New Year’s Dive (Mergulho no Ano Novo) (1992) | | Festival Cinema Juve’95 | |
| New Year’s Dive (Mergulho no Ano Novo) (1992) | | Toulouse Film Festival | |