MARC MARTINEZ SARRADO

His natural habitat are creative documentaries, documentary series and reportage. He particularly enjoys working in these genres because firmly believes, they are the best way of expressing and communicating what happens in real life. Marc's purpose and goal, essentially is to tell people's stories via the camera, to show the world's idiosyncrasy and to try and understand LIFE, including its conflicts and virtues.

Award-winning Director of Photography and Documentary Filmmaker , in 1996 he ends his studies at Centre Calassanç (now ESCAC) in Barcelona, where he studied cinematography.

Marc has filmed in more than forty countries all over the globe, mainly in poverty-stricken areas. His responsibility often included not only shooting but also field producing, sound recording and editing. At the beginning of his trajectory, he also frequently worked as a sound mixer and cameraman. But since 2004, Marc has focused his professional skills exclusively on camera work as well as directing documentary films. Far to be considered a technician, Marc is in constant developing on his very personal way to frame the reality and the use of the camera to tell the story.

1997 onwards: DOP, cameraman, editor and ENG crew member for daily news departments, as well as in the documentary and New Formats department of Televisió de Catalunya (TVC). Since 2004: DOP, cameraman, reporter and director working on documentary series, creative documentaries and factual programmes for key independent production companies and broadcasters in Spain and the rest of Europe.

In 2008 Marc moved to Bangkok, Thailand where he worked in several projects related with the defence of Human Rights in South East Asia. After that he returned to Europe where he spends half of year.

Integral to his professional vision are a strong creative and journalistic instinct, as well as compelling non-fiction storytelling for international audiences. Among his works, many of his last films have been awarded in recognition of the artistic values and the importance of the told story. Back to Nadia, The light bulb conspiracy, Good luck for you every day, Ravensbrück, the women's hell or Wings over Antarctica are some examples.

Fluent English. Basic Italian and French, and Portuguese. His native languages are Spanish and Catalan (bilingual). Based between Barcelona and Rio de Janeiro.