Marco Berger (born 8 December 1977) is an

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film director and screenwriter. 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 ''

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'', 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."Queerblog Italy: Cine gay: Teddy Award all'argentino Ausente di Marco Berger

Filmography

Films

* ''

'' (2009) * ''

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'' (''Ausente'') (2011) * ''

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'' (2013) * ''

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'' (2015) * ''Taekwondo'' (2016) with Martin Farina * ''The Blonde One'' (''Un rubio'') (2019) * ''El Cazador'' (2020)

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

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for Best Feature Film at the

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for his film ''Ausente''.

Personal life

Marco Berger is openly

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References

External links

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