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Filmography: 2017 FIND FIX FINISH (D: Sylvain Cruiziat & Mila Zhluktenko, Producer, documentary short) 2019 TRAMITE (D: Mariella Santibáñez, Director & Screenwriter, fictional short) 2020 REINA (D: Ozan Mermer, Producer, fictional short) 2022 THE FATHER‘S SILENCE (D: Mariella Santibáñez, Director & Screenwriter, documentary short) 2022 HOUSE OF PROMISES (D: Sherry Hormann, Umut Dağ, Producer, TV-series) 2023 NEW BEGINNING (D: Mariella Santibáñez, Director & Screenwriter, fictional short)
Country: Germany
T-Port Partner: Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis
Webpage: https://www.mariella-santibanez.com
Mariella Santibáñez is a German-Chilean filmmaker of fictional and documentary films, based in Berlin. Born and raised in Berlin and Manchester, she studied filmmaking at the University of Television and Film Munich and Universidad del Cine Buenos Aires. During her studies at the University of Television and Film Munich, she produced several award-winning short films, like the documentary short film FIND FIX FINISH which was screened in festivals like San Sebastián, Melbourne and Vancouver, as well as at the MoMa in NYC. Overall her films were screened over 150 film festivals. While studying at the Universidad del Cine in Buenos Aires, Mariella created the short film TRAMITE, screened at international film festivals. Furthermore, Mariella produced the fictional short film REINA which was co-produced with the German-French television network ARTE, the Bavarian Broadcasting BR, funded by the FilmFernsehFonds Bayern. REINA was nominated for the Mexican Film Award ARIEL 2022.