Erik Mariñelarena Herrera (born January 10, 1977) is a Mexican film director, screenwriter and producer. He is the founder of E Corp Studio, a production company he established in 2001.

Personal life

Mariñelarena was born in

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. His mother was a kindergarten teacher and his father worked as a managing director at electronic component company. He is the oldest of seven children. While living in Mexico as a child, he also work in

Canal Once Once (Eleven; formerly Once TV México and Canal Once) is a Mexican educational broadcast television network owned by National Polytechnic Institute. The network's flagship station is XEIPN-TDT channel 11 in Mexico City. It broadcasts across ...

as TV host, and during his middle school years, he appeared in various plays. Mariñelarena was educated at

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, one of the largest

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in Mexico, and later studied

filmmaking Filmmaking (film production) is the process by which a motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, starting with an initial story, idea, or commission. It then continues through screenwriting, casti ...

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, known for its performing arts and science curriculum. Afterward, Mariñelarena earned two majors from Film University in

Screenwriting Screenwriting or scriptwriting is the art and craft of writing scripts for mass media such as feature films, television productions or video games. It is often a freelance profession. Screenwriters are responsible for researching the story, devel ...

and

Cinematography Cinematography (from ancient Greek κίνημα, ''kìnema'' "movement" and γράφειν, ''gràphein'' "to write") is the art of motion picture (and more recently, electronic video camera) photography. Cinematographers use a lens to focu ...

. Mariñelarena still lives in Mexico.

Professional career

Erik Mariñelarena was one of the

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employees originally responsible for marketing the

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second-wave in Mexico (1995 - 2004), developing imagery/video solutions and keynotes for

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and ExpoMac. And is referred to as one of the prime Mexican

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s. Mariñelarena established E Corp Studio in 2001, as an advertising agency and multimedia production company, developing television commercials and websites for such clients as the telecommunications companies

Iusacell AT&T Mexico (formerly known as Iusacell and Nextel Mexico), also known as AT&T Mexico Wireless and AT&T Mexico Mobility, is a Mexican mobile telephone operator and subsidiary of AT&T. AT&T Mexico is headquartered in Mexico City. Its mobile networ ...

Telcel Telcel is a Mexican wireless telecommunications company, owned by América Móvil. Founded in 1984 and based in Mexico City, Telcel is the leading provider of wireless communications services in Mexico. As of December 31, 2006, Telcel's cellular ...

and

Telmex Telmex is a Mexican telecommunications company headquartered in Mexico City that provides telecommunications products and services in Mexico. Telmex is still the dominant fixed-line phone carrier in Mexico. In addition to traditional fixed-line ...

. Other commercial work has been for clients including

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Magnicharters Grupo Aereo Monterrey S.A. de C.V., known under the commercial name Magnicharters, is an airline with its headquarters in Colonia Juárez, Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City, operating domestic holiday flights out of Mexico City International Airport. H ...

, Coppel, Edebé,

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and

Pemex Pemex (a portmanteau of Petróleos Mexicanos, which translates to ''Mexican Petroleum'' in English; ) is the Mexican state-owned petroleum company managed and operated by the Mexican government. It was formed in 1938 by nationalization and expr ...

. In 2005, Mariñelarena was co-founder and

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of Eru Digital, a Mexican international provider of solutions for the creation, management, post-production, delivery and access of film and video, for the Communication, Media and Entertainment industries. In 2009, he resigned from Eru. Mariñelarena made his feature film debut with Benjamin William's ''

J-ok'el ''J-ok'el'' is a 2007 Mexican supernatural horror film directed by Benjamin Williams. This film was Williams' debut. Plot An American man travels to a small town in Chiapas, Mexico called San Cristobal de las Casas, to help his mother when he k ...

'' (2007) and scored a film festival hit with Hiro Masuda's ''

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'' (2009), receiving international positive job reviews. He has announced that he will be directing the upcoming thriller ''Spring-Hell Jim''.

Filmography

Music Videos

Awards and recognition

This films were met with very positive reviews from critics and received many nominations and awards. 2014 : Anything Else Than Air ::• Festival Latinoamericano y Caribeño de Cine de Margarita 2015 ::• Festival International de Films Indépendants, Genève 2015 ::• Riviera Maya Film Festival 2014 ::• IMCINE : Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad 2011 ::• Doc Meeting Argentina 2011 ::• Bolivia Lab III ::• Iberdoc 2010 ::• Iberoamerican Film Crossing Borders 2010 2013 :The Cosmonaut ::• LA Web Fest 2014 ::• Richmond International Film Festival 2014 ::• Trail Dance Film Festival 2014 2013 :Apricot ::• 29° Rencontres de Toulouse ::• Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin 65° ::• Cannes Marché Du Film 2015 ::• Guadalajara International Film Festival 30 ::• International Film Festival Unasur Cine 2014 ::• Festival International de Cinema Nyon 2013 ::• Ibermedia Program 2013 ::•

Morelia International Film Festival The Morelia International Film Festival (''Spanish'': ''Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia''; FICM) was founded in 2003 in the city of Morelia, Michoacán, México. It is an annual event that takes place during the second week of October. F ...

2010 ::• Bolivia Lab III 2012 :Ismael ::• Cannes International Film Festival 2014 ::• 36° Festival international du Court Métrage ::• Guadalajara International Film Festival 29 ::• Cumbre Tajin Festival ::• Cinema Perpetuum Mobile 2014 ::• The Berlin International Directors Lounge 2014 ::• 4th San Francisco Immigrant Film Festival 2013 ::• Premio Estatal de la Juventud 2013 ::• Festival de Cortometrajes ExpoCiencia Nacional 2013 ::• Muestra Internacional de Cortometrajes Multifest 2013 ::• IV Festival de Cine : Infancia y Adolescencia "Ciudad de Bogota" 2013 ::• Travelling Festival 2013 ::• Wagon International Shortfilm Festival 2013 ::• Todos Somos Otros 2013 ::• Puebla International Film Festival 2013 ::• Toluca International Film Festival 2013 ::• Ionian International Digital Film Festival 2013 ::• Shortlatino 2012 ::• Apoyo a la Producción y Postproducción de Cortometrajes 2011 2011 : 12th Warrior ::•

FIFA U-17 World Cup The FIFA U-17 World Cup, founded as the FIFA U-16 World Championship, later changed to U-17 in 1991 and to its current name in 2007, is the world championship of association football for male players under the age of 17 organized by ''Fédération ...

2011 (Inauguration) :Octavio ::• International Cervantes Culture Festival 2011 :Hasta cuando? ::•

Mexico City International Film Festival Mexico City International Film Festival, or FICC (''Festival Internacional de Cine en la Ciudad de México'') for its initials in Spanish, was an annual film festival that began in February 2011. It quickly become one of the most important film fes ...

2011 2010 :Serial Comic No. 1 : Fixation ::• Underground Horror Filmfest 2013 ::• Macabro International Horror Film Festival 2010 ::• Morbido Fest 2010 2009 :

::• Japan Film Fest Hamburg 2011 ::• Eerie Horror Film Festival 2010 ::•

Rhode Island International Film Festival Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) takes place every year in Providence and Newport, Rhode Island as well as satellite locations throughout the state. History Started in 1997, the Festival is produced by Flickers, the ...

2010 ::• Okanagan International Film Festival 2010 ::•

Seattle's True Independent Film Festival Seattle True Independent Film Festival (STIFF) was started in 2005 by a group of filmmakers whose feature film Swamper was rejected by the Seattle International Film Festival. STIFF was modeled after the Slamdance Film Festival in Park City UT as ...

2010 ::• Indie Spirit Film Festival 2010 ::• Myrtle Beach International Film Festival 2009 ::•

Queens International Film Festival The Queens International Film Festival, in Queens, New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United S ...

2009 ::• Radar Hamburg International Independent Film Festival 2009 2008 :An Ally in Time ::•

Sundance Film Festival The Sundance Film Festival (formerly Utah/US Film Festival, then US Film and Video Festival) is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with more than 46,66 ...

2009 ::•

New York International Latino Film Festival The New York International Latino Film Festival is a major Hispanic film festival located in New York City. The festival features over sixty films, shorts, and documentaries over the course of six days, along with other events focused on Latino cult ...

2008 ::• Crystal Display Festival 2008 :Mateo's Night ::•

2008 :Una copa de vino ::• Acapulco International Film Festival 2008 2007 :

::• Park City International Music Festival 2007

References

External links

E Corp Studio
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