Marco Bechis

Marco Bechis

writer, director, producer

Marco Bechis was born on Oct 24, 1955 in Chile. Marco Bechis's big-screen debut came with Garage Olimpo directed by Marco Bechis in 1999. Marco Bechis is known for Garage Olimpo directed by Marco Bechis, Antonella Costa stars as Maria and Carlos Echevarría as Felix. Marco Bechis has got 25 awards and 18 nominations so far. The most recent award Marco Bechis achieved is Golden Globes, Italy. The upcoming new movie Marco Bechis plays is Invisible World which will be released on Aug 22, 2013.

The son of a Chilean woman of Swiss-French origins and an Italian father, he grew up in Sao Paolo and Buenos Aires. At the age of twenty he was expelled from Argentina for political reasons: he landed in Milan and there he lived throughout the 1980s, while also spending lots of time in New York, Los Angeles and Paris. He has been a school teacher in Buenos Aires, a Polaroid photographer and a video-artist in New York. He got to directing after going to the Albedo film school in Milano in 1981. His first movie, Alambrado (1991), was screened in festivals in Locarno, Madrid and Brussels. Bechis went on to direct Garage Olimpo (1999), a film that has been screened in a wide range of international festivals including Cannes.

  • Birthday

    Oct 24, 1955
  • Place of Birth

    Santiago de Chile, Chile

Known For

Awards

25 wins & 18 nominations

Golden Globes, Italy
2009
Film That Shouldn't Be Forgotten (Film da non dimenticare)
Winner - Golden Globe
2000
Best Film (Miglior Film)
Winner - Golden Globe
2000
Best Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura)
Winner - Golden Globe
Istanbul International Film Festival
2009
La terra degli uomini rossi - Birdwatchers (2008)
Winner - FACE Award
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