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Biography
Marco Berger is an Argentine film director and screenwriter born December 8, 1977.
He studied at the Universidad del Cine in Buenos Aires and made his directorial debut in 2007 with the short films Última voluntad and El reloj. His first feature film was Plan B, which was presented on a number of film festivals (Buenos Aires, Rome, London). But it was with the film Ausente (English title Absent) that he won "Best feature film" for what the judging committee said was "an original screenplay, an innovative aesthetic and a sophisticated approach, which creates dynamism. A unique combination of homoerotic desire, suspense and dramatic tension."
Filmography
Films
- Plan B (2009)
- Ausente (2011)
- Hawaii (2013)
- Butterfly (2015)
Collaborations
- Cinco (2010) – with Cinthia Varela, Cecilia del Valle, Andrew Sala and Francisco Forbes
- Tensión sexual, Volumen 1: Volátil – with Marcelo Mónaco
- Tensión sexual, Volumen 2: Violetas – with Marcelo Mónaco
- Taekwondo (2016) – jointly directed with Martín Farina
Shorts
- Una última voluntad (2007)
- El reloj (2008)
Other works
- Fulboy (2014) as editor
Awards
In 2011, Berger won the Teddy Award for Best Feature Film at the Berlin International Film Festival for his film Ausente.
Personal life
Marco Berger is openly gay.