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

Biography

Alberto Marini was born in

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in 1972. He earned a degree in law, with specialisation in audiovisual law. Based in

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since 1999, he joined

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as part of the development department. 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. His writing credits in the 2015 film '' Retribution'' earned him a nomination to the

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. He made his directorial debut with the horror film ''Summer Camp''. His film work include writing credits in ''

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'' (2004), '' Sleep Tight'' (2011), ''

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'' (2015), '' Retribution'' (2015), '' Your Son'' (2018), and ''Fatum''. He is also the co-creator of the television series ''

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'', and co-wrote

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's episode "Freddy" from the '' Stories to Stay Awake'' horror anthology series. He is set to adapt

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's ''El italiano'' into a television series format.

Accolades

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Mestre Mateo Awards The Mestre Mateo Awards, known in Galician as ''Premios Mestre Mateo'', are the main film awards in Galicia, celebrated annually. The awards were established in 2002 by the Galician Academy of Audiovisual as a continuation and expansion of the C ...

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References

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