Alberto Marini
Born
Alberto Marini

1972 (age 51–52)
Turin, Italy
Occupations
  • Screenwriter
  • producer
  • film director
  • novelist

Alberto "Beto" Marini (born 1972) is an Italian screenwriter and producer based in Spain.

Biography

Alberto Marini was born in Turin in 1972.[1] He earned a degree in law,[1] with specialisation in audiovisual law.[2]

Based in Barcelona since 1999,[3] he joined Filmax as part of the development department.[4] In 2010, after working for 11 years in the company (working in development, production and/or writing of films), he left the post of production director in order to work in "more personal" works by means of the creation of his own production company Rebelión Terrestre.[5] His writing credits in the 2015 film Retribution earned him a nomination to the Goya Award for Best Original Screenplay.[3] He made his directorial debut with the horror film Summer Camp.[2]

His film work include writing credits in Romasanta (2004), Sleep Tight (2011), Extinction (2015), Retribution (2015),[2] Your Son (2018),[6] and Fatum (2023).[7] He is also the co-creator of the television series La unidad,[8] and co-wrote Paco Plaza's episode "Freddy" from the Stories to Stay Awake horror anthology series.[9] He is set to adapt Arturo Pérez Reverte's El italiano into a television series format.[10]

Accolades

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2012 4th Gaudí Awards Best Screenplay Sleep Tight Won [11]
2016 30th Goya Awards Best Original Screenplay Retribution Nominated [12]
14th Mestre Mateo Awards Best Screenplay Won [13]

References

  1. ^ a b Arenas, Paula (5 October 2011). "Alberto Marini: "Quería dar rienda suelta a esa envidia que todos tenemos reprimida"". 20minutos.es.
  2. ^ a b c Belinchón, Gregorio (13 June 2016). "Alberto Marini, de abogado italiano a cineasta de terror en España". El País.
  3. ^ a b García, Julián (11 June 2016). "Alberto Marini: "Nada, salvo la Juve y mi familia, me hace sentir como el cine de terror"". El Periódico de Catalunya.
  4. ^ "Filmax refuerza sus equipos de Marketing, Desarrollo y Contenidos y Producción". Cine y Tele. 29 October 2009.
  5. ^ Evans, Chris (20 October 2010). "Alberto Marini leaves production director post at Filmax". ScreenDaily.
  6. ^ Ocaña, Javier (9 November 2018). "Rabiosa justicia de padre". El País.
  7. ^ Boquerini (10 May 2022). "'Fatum', un atraco con salud, dinero y amor perpetrado por Tosar". El Correo.
  8. ^ Marín Bellón, Federico (19 July 2021). "«El terror entra en casa» de 'La Unidad', que rueda la segunda temporada". ABC.
  9. ^ Fernández, Fausto (5 November 2021). "'Historias para no dormir': cuatro pasos en el delirio". Fotogramas.
  10. ^ Vivarelli, Nick (11 July 2022). "Cattleya's Spanish Unit Set to Adapt Bestselling Thriller 'El Italiano' as High-End Series". Variety.
  11. ^ "Alberto Marini aconsegueix el premi Gaudí al millor guió per 'Mentre dorms'". Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals. 7 February 2012.
  12. ^ "El desconocido". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  13. ^ "'El Desconocido', triunfadora en los Mestre Mateo con doce galardones". Antena 3. 24 April 2016.
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