Marcelo Tobar
Writing
- Born
- July 15, 1977 (age 49) · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
A film graduate of the Vancouver Film School, he has written, directed, and produced seven feature films. Among them, *Oso Polar*—the first Latin American film shot entirely on iPhones—won the prestigious Best Film award at the 2017 Morelia International Film Festival, presented by a jury presided over by Béla Tarr. He has over ten years of experience as a screenwriter and director for Mexican series, directed the TV series *Amarres* (HBO Max, 2021) and two seasons of "ANA" (Prime Video/Pantaya, 2022).
Known for
Behind the camera7
- 2024Straight Director, Screenplay
- 2023National Family Director, Writer
- 2022Don't Blame Karma! Screenplay
- 2020The Idealists Director, Screenplay, Story
- 2017Polar Bear Director, Writer, Producer
- 2014Asteroid Director, Screenplay, Producer, Post Production Supervisor
- 2008Dos mil metros (sobre el nivel del mar) Director, Screenplay, Editor
Acting3
- 2017Polar Bear as Cura
- 2014