Dean Colin Marcial

DEAN COLIN MARCIAL is an international filmmaker working in New York and Manila. His award-winning films have been screened all over the world including TIFF, SXSW, Sitges, Fantastic Fest, and (...) Slamdance. Several of his shorts are Vimeo Staff Picks and Short of the Week selections and have been featured on VICE, CNN, and Filmmaker Magazine.  In 2010, he co-founded CALAVERA USA, a Brooklyn-based production company whose credits include ALL THAT I AM (SXSW Special Jury Prize '13, distributed by Gunpowder & Sky), FISHTAIL (Tribeca '14, distributed by Netflix), and YEARBOOK (Sundance Jury Prize '14, 25+ awards, 125+ festivals). In 2017 he was a recipient of the Tribeca All Access Grant & TAA Alumni Grant and shortlisted for the Russo Bros. Fellowship at the 2018 Slamdance Film Festival. In 2021, he was awarded the Jerome Foundation NYC Film/Video Production Grant for his feature GREEN GORILLAS. In 2023, he participated in Berlinale Talents and was awarded the Purin Pictures Grant for his debut film JAGUAR. He was born in the Philippines, raised in Long Island, and graduated from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.