Biography

Won Gaudí Award with his movie debut, the acclaimed TV movie "Cuatro estaciones".

Also won Best Movie and Best Director in Alicante Film Festival, and "Cuatro estaciones" was the first TV movie ever selected at CinemaSpagna in Rome and Tarazona.

Since 2002, Marcel Barrena publishes in Fotogramas magazine, being one of it's youngest writers ever.

Studied laws and cinema in Barcelona.
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Nominated for Goya Awards for the Best Documentary for his first movie for theaters.

He is the first director to win two Gaudí Awards for two different movies: "Cuatro estaciones" (TVmovie) and "Món Petit" (Documentary).

"Món Petit" is one of the most successful documentaries in Spanish cinema. The film was selected by The Hollywood Reporter critic Neil Young as one of the best movies of the year.
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He is the first director to win two Gaudí Awards for two different movies: "Cuatro estaciones" and "Món Petit".

His first three movies (one for television and two for cinemas) has been awarded by the Catalan Academy with the Gaudí Award. His two movies for cinemas, "Món petit" and "100 metros" has been nominated for the Spanish Academy, Goya Awards. "Món petit" is considered one of the best documentaries in Spanish cinema.