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Mark John Ostrowski is an American writer, photographer and filmmaker (born 1971). His films include Sixty Spanish Cigarettes (2015)[1], Home Movie (2014) [2] and Le vrai film est allieurs (2018). He is listed in Paul Schrader's book Transcendental Style in Film as a leading exponent of non-narrative film [3].

Publications[edit]

  • Aldeanismos. Gijón: VTP Editorial, 2003. Short stories. Published in Asturian. ISBN 978-84-89880-79-5.
  • Figures. Oviedo: Ediciones Madú, 2004. Written in Spanish with photographs. ISBN 978-84-95998-44-6.
  • Paraíso matorral. Oviedo: Trabe, 2004. Written in Spanish with photographs.ISBN 978-84-8053-313-3.
  • Muse. Gijón: Mácula de plata, 2006. Interviews with Charlie Roff, Luis Durante, Roy Stuart, Jock Sturges, Vlastimil Kula and Tony Keeler. English-Spanish bilingual edition. ISBN 84-611-2175-9.
  • Tratantes. Una especia en extinción. Gijón: Muséu del Pueblu d'Asturies, 2006. Photographs. Text in Spanish by Xuan Bello. ISBN 84-87741-95-9[4].
  • Amerikana. Gijón: Mácula de plata, 2010. Photographs. ISBN 978-84-613-9377-0[5].
  • Festuki. Gijón: Mácula de plata, 2011. Photographs. Text in Spanish by Diego Medrano. ISBN 978-84-614-9791-1.
  • Manifesto: tractatus analogicus. Blurb, Inc., 2023. English-Spanish bilingual edition with B&W photographs. ISBN 979-8-89-291764-3[6].

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Director Writer Notes
2011 Festuki No Yes
2012 Évora Yes Yes
2014 Home Movie Yes Yes
2015 Sixty Spanish Cigarettes Yes Yes Also cinematographer
2016 If I Were A Filmmaker Yes Yes [7]
2018 Le vrai film est ailleurs Yes Yes [8]
2019 L'isola Yes Yes Also cinematographer

Awards[edit]

Won[edit]

  • 2011 – Gijón International Film Festival, "Dia d'Asturies" Award for Festuki[9]
  • 2015 – Korea Indie and Expat Film Festival, Best Expat Feature Film for Home Movie[10]
  • 2015 – Premio Marcellino de Baggis International Documentary Film Festival, Special Artistic Director's Award for Sixty Spanish Cigarettes[11]
  • 2016 – RushDoc International Documentary Film Festival, Best Documentary Film for Home Movie[12]
  • 2016 – Moscow International Documentary Film Festival DOKer, Best Editing Award for Sixty Spanish Cigarettes[13]
  • 2018 – Kinomorphia Film Festival, Special Jury Award for Le vrai film est ailleurs[14]
  • 2019 – Portoviejo Film Festival, International Experimental Feature Film Award for Le vrai film est ailleurs[15]
  • 2019 – Salerno Film Festival, Honorable Mention (Documentary Films) for L'isola[16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Franco Torre, Christian (November 30, 2015). "Erice, por Ostrowski". La Nueva España. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  2. ^ "Home Movie (Mark John Ostrowski, 2014)". 26 June 2015.
  3. ^ "From Lynch to Kiarostami to Ozu: See Where Your Favorite Directors Fall on Paul Schrader's Chart of Non-Narrative Cinema". 24 May 2018.
  4. ^ "El Museo del Pueblo presenta la exposición y el libro de Mark Ostrowski, 'Tratantes. Una especie en extinción'". Europa Press. April 20, 2007. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  5. ^ Cezón, José (July 10, 2010). "Lo que no sale en las postales". El Comercio. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  6. ^ Marin Estrada, Pablo (June 2, 2023). "Un archivo digital es imagen, pero no es fotografía". El Comercio. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  7. ^ "If I Were A Filmmaker world premiere at Szczecin Film Festival"". 21 October 2016.
  8. ^ "HCFF 2019 Film Review "Le Vrai Film Est Ailleurs (The Real Film Is Elsewhere)"". 29 August 2019.
  9. ^ Engel, Philipp (November 25, 2016). "49 FICXIXÓN: El palmarés". Fotogramas. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  10. ^ Franco Torre, Christian (June 25, 2015). "La epopeya familiar de Mark Ostrowski". La Nueva España. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  11. ^ "I premi dell'edizione 2015". Premio Marcellino de Baggis official website. October 5, 2015. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  12. ^ Franco Torre, Christian (November 25, 2016). "'Home Movie', de Mark John Ostrowski, triunfa en RushDoc, de Los Ángeles". La Nueva España. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  13. ^ "The Winners 2016 DOKer". Moscow International Documentary Film Festival. 25 May 2016.
  14. ^ staff writer (December 28, 2018). "Mark John Ostrowski se lleva premio en Bulgaria". El Comercio. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  15. ^ "Winners of the Third Edition of the Portoviejo Film Festival". Portoviejo Film Festival official website. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  16. ^ staff writer (November 18, 2019). "'L'isola, premio en Salerno". La Nueva España. Retrieved March 11, 2024.

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