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'''Marco Berger''' is an [[Argentine people|Argentine]] film director and screenwriter born December 8, 1977.
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[[File:Berger marco 2.jpg|thumb|Marco Berger at the 65th [[Berlinale]] in February 2015]]
'''Marco Berger''' (born 8 December 1977) is an [[Argentine people|Argentine]] 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 ''[[Plan B (2009 film)|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."<ref name="queer">[http://www.queerblog.it/post/10434/cine-gay-teddy-award-allargentino-ausente Queerblog Italy: Cine gay: Teddy Award all'argentino Ausente di Marco Berger] {{it}}</ref>
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 (2009 film)|Plan B]]'' (2009), which was presented on a number of film festivals (Buenos Aires, Rome, London). But it was with the film ''Ausente'' (English title ''Absent'') in 2011 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."<ref name="queer">[http://www.queerblog.it/post/10434/cine-gay-teddy-award-allargentino-ausente Queerblog Italy: Cine gay: Teddy Award all'argentino Ausente di Marco Berger] {{in lang|it}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
===Films===
===Films===
* ''[[Plan B (2009 film)|Plan B]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Plan B (2009 film)|Plan B]]'' - 2009
* ''[[Ausente (film)|Ausente]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Absent (2011 film)|Absent]] (Ausente)'' - 2011
* ''[[Hawaii (2013 film)|Hawaii]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Hawaii (2013 film)|Hawaii]]'' - 2013
* ''[[Butterfly (2015 film)|Butterfly]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Butterfly (2015 film)|Butterfly]]'' - 2015
* ''Taekwondo'' - 2016, with Martin Farina
* ''The Blonde One (Un rubio)'' -2019
* ''[[Young Hunter]]'' - 2020
* ''The Carnival'' - 2021
* ''Horseplay'' - 2023
* ''The Astronaut Lovers (Los amantes astronautas)'' - 2024<ref>Cameron Scheetz, [https://www.queerty.com/watch-is-it-friendship-or-foreplay-lines-get-blurred-when-two-men-pretend-to-be-boyfriends-20240510 "Is it friendship or foreplay? Lines get blurred when two men pretend to be boyfriends"]. ''[[Queerty]]'', May 10, 2024.</ref>


===Collaborations===
===Collaborations===
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* ''Tensión sexual, Volumen 1: Volátil'' – with Marcelo Mónaco
* ''Tensión sexual, Volumen 1: Volátil'' – with Marcelo Mónaco
* ''Tensión sexual, Volumen 2: Violetas'' – with Marcelo Mónaco
* ''Tensión sexual, Volumen 2: Violetas'' – with Marcelo Mónaco
* ''Taekwondo'' (2016) – jointly directed with Martín Farina


===Shorts===
===Shorts===
* ''Una última voluntad'' (2007)
* ''Una última voluntad'' (2007)
* ''El reloj'' (2008)
* ''El reloj'' (2008)
* ''El intercambio'' (2023)


===Other works===
===Other works===
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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Marco Berger is openly [[homosexuality|gay]].
Marco Berger is [[homosexuality|gay]].

==See also==
*[[Argentine LGBT+ Cinema#"Berger shot"|"Berger shot"]]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 00:01, 25 September 2024

Marco Berger at the 65th Berlinale in February 2015

Marco Berger (born 8 December 1977) is an Argentine 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 Plan B (2009), which was presented on a number of film festivals (Buenos Aires, Rome, London). But it was with the film Ausente (English title Absent) in 2011 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."[1]

Filmography

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Films

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  • Plan B - 2009
  • Absent (Ausente) - 2011
  • Hawaii - 2013
  • Butterfly - 2015
  • Taekwondo - 2016, with Martin Farina
  • The Blonde One (Un rubio) -2019
  • Young Hunter - 2020
  • The Carnival - 2021
  • Horseplay - 2023
  • The Astronaut Lovers (Los amantes astronautas) - 2024[2]

Collaborations

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  • 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

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  • Una última voluntad (2007)
  • El reloj (2008)
  • El intercambio (2023)

Other works

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  • Fulboy (2014) as editor

Awards

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In 2011, Berger won the Teddy Award for Best Feature Film at the Berlin International Film Festival for his film Ausente.[1]

Personal life

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Marco Berger is gay.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Queerblog Italy: Cine gay: Teddy Award all'argentino Ausente di Marco Berger (in Italian)
  2. ^ Cameron Scheetz, "Is it friendship or foreplay? Lines get blurred when two men pretend to be boyfriends". Queerty, May 10, 2024.
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