Marcel Mettelsiefen is a multi award-winning director, camera operator, photographer and producer. In 2017, Mettelsiefen was nominated for an Academy Award® in the Best Documentary Short Subject category for Watani: My Homeland at the 89th Academy Awards. He also won three EMMY Awards and two BAFTA, among other recognition. His films on the Syrian civil war such as Syria: Children on the Frontline (2014), Children on the Frontline: The Escape(2016) and Watani: My Homeland (2016) have earned him critical appraisal and recognition. Mettelsiefen studied political science and medicine at Humboldt University in Berlin. In his twenties, he worked as a photo-journalist, and has reported from throughout the Middle East and Afghanistan. He is the co-founder of the magazine, Zenith, one of the leading publications on the Middle East and the Arab world in Germany. Since 2011, Mettelsiefen has been covering the Arab Spring and began reporting from within Syria in April 2011. Since then he has filmed and photographed within Syria more than twenty-five times. It was in Syria that he began documentary film-making. His documentaries from Syria have been aired on ARD, ZDF, Channel4, CNN, Al Jazeera and Canal+, ARTE and others. Together with Mayte Carrasco (co-director) and Stephen Ellis (editor) he recently finished Afghanistan, the Wounded Land, a 4x52 Documentary Series, In co production with ARTE, NDR and Al Jazeera. Mettelsiefen is co-owner and chairman of production company Unscrypt.
Marcel Miller began training as an actor in his native Germany, he also studied acting at UCLA, Los Angeles. He has worked on both sides of the Atlantic. Today he is based in Los Angeles & NYC . He worked in a number of independent films as lead parts includes Puthuni Hambagiya (Svarnavahini, Sri Lanka), 5th of December (Tigerline Production Inc.), Goy directed by Felix Kersting for MEB Entertainment, Hostel Suckers (Troubled Four Films), Sergey in Appassionata for RIOT Filmproduction, Revista Rossa (Dark Clouds Production Inc.), Torture By Hope (MEB Entertainment) and several more. Theater appearances are title roles of Don Juan in Don Juan and the love of Geometry and Demetrius in Midsummer Night's Dream at Freies Theater Celle. He also played Romeo in Romeo & Juliet Reloaded with Cologne Stage Night. His most recent screen performances include The Castle (WFW Filmproduction), Method directed by Ulas Inan Inac (mpool Production) and Screen Test for Fictional Pictures LLC. Marcel grew up near Hanover (Germany) and was born in Erfurt (East Germany). As a child he did a lot sport and music therefore he has a lot skills today. Fitness is an inherent part of his daily routine.
Marcel Nahapetian is an actor, known for Moving On, True Story (2021) and Spinning Gold (2022).
Marcel Navarro is known for Zeruda no densetsu: Buresu obu za wairudo (2017), La libreta de Sebastián (2020) and Atrapa la bandera (2015).
Marcel Nazarov is known for Freaks - Du bist eine von uns (2020) and Enkel für Anfänger (2020).
Marcel Nicholas is known for Mithai (2019).
Marcel Patterson is known for Aberration (2018), Mire (2017) and Falling for a Killer (2023).
Marcel Pérès was born on January 24, 1898 in Castelsarrasin, Tarn-et-Garonne, France. He was an actor, known for Les enfants du paradis (1945), Les yeux sans visage (1960) and Le 84 prend des vacances (1950). He died on June 28, 1974 in Châlette-sur-Loing, Loiret, France.
Coffeemaker, troublemaker, twinmaker. Venezuelan filmmaker based in LA. Writer and Director of the feature HERMANO (2010); which won The Grand Prix (Luc Besson presiding the jury), The Audience Award and The Critics' Award at the Moscow International Film Festival. Best Film in Huelva FilmFest, Spain; Best First Feature in Habana Film Festival, Cuba, and over 25 international awards. HERMANO was the Venezuelan candidate for the Foreign Language Film Category at the Academy Awards 2011. US Theatrical release by MusicBoxFilms in 2012. Variety included Marcel in the top 10 directors to watch in 2010. A healthy career directing ads and music videos. Marcel is also an accomplished theater director, with works ranging form classics, experimental and even a Broadway musical (Next To Normal). Him and his production company TRES were in charge of the Venezuelan production service for the remake of POINT BREAK (2016). Recently selected by the Sundance Institute to be part on the Film Two Feature Film Program with his project DOGS IN ANTARCTICA. Marcel is also developing a TV series: FLAT OUT; and producing Diego Vicentini's first feature: SIMÓN.
Marcel has been in front of the cameras since his home birth in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, and began his career acting in commercials since early age. He moved to Los Angeles at the age of nine and has taken his hobby of acting and turned it into a full-fledged career as a star in Netflix's reboot of One Day at a Time. Marcel's character Alex Alvarez mirrors his own laid-back and funny personality, but takes the second season to another level tackling topics like racism, popularity and bullying. With Award-Winning directors for parents, Carlitos Ruiz Ruiz and Mariem Pérez Riera, and a notable television host and comedian, Silverio Pérez, for a grandfather, Marcel has known the other side of the industry well from growing up on a set at his parents' own production company. A creative talent, Marcel enjoys filming and editing content for his YouTube channel, writing music, photography and fashion, and excels in athletics including basketball and soccer. His determined and philanthropic spirit has recently driven him to give back to his home island after Hurricane Maria through the campaign Voices for Puerto Rico.