Nathalie Álvarez Mesén

Nathalie Álvarez Mesén is a Costa Rican-Swedish film writer/director. She started her career in physical theater in Costa Rica before pursuing her B.F.A. degree in Mime Acting at the Stockholm (...) University of the Arts in Sweden. Nathalie graduated from Columbia University's Graduate Film Program in NYC with an M.F.A. in Film Directing/Screenwriting, and is currently in post-production on her first feature film, CLARA SOLA. An alumna of the Berlinale Talents, TIFF Filmmaker Lab, NYFF Artist Academy, Cine Qua Non Lab and Talents Guadalajara, Nathalie has written and directed films which have screened at prestigious film festivals all over the world. Her short film, FILIP, was awarded Best Live-Action Film Under 15 Minutes at the 2016 Palm Springs International Short Film Festival, and her short film, ASUNDER, screened at the 2016 Telluride Film Festival was curated by Barry Jenkins as part of their "Calling Cards" program. Both ASUNDER, and her short film, LETTING GO, have been selected as Vimeo Staff Picks. Outside of her own work, Nathalie often collaborates with filmmakers as a screenwriter/co-writer. Fluent in Spanish, Swedish, and English, Nathalie has written and directed films in all three languages and has a cultural background in Latin America and Europe. Most recently, Nathalie co-wrote the Colombian short film, ENTRE TU Y MILAGROS, winner of the Orizzonti Award for Best Short in the Venice Film Festival -2020-.