Mariel Baqueiro

Director of Photography

About Filmography Work samples

1983 born in Mexico City

film studies at San Francisco Art Institute, USA and at Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos Mexico City

2006 studies in cinematography and camera work at DFFB Berlin
graduation as director of photography with feature film “Hagazussa”

2010 foundation of Retina Fabrik with director Lukas Feigelfeld

since 2017 member of Cinematographinnen Network

since 2018 member of German Film Academy

since 2021 member of AMC (Mexican Society of Cinematographers)

Languages
Spanish, German (fluent), English (fluent), French (intermediate), Greek (intermediate)
Awards

German Film Critics Award Best Cinematography 2018 for “Hagazussa”

Diagonale – Best Cinematography 2018 for “Hagazussa”

First Steps Award – Michael Ballhaus Prize 2018 for “Hagazussa”

Cinepocalypse Chicago – Best Camera 2017 for “Hagazussa”

Cinema & TV (selection)
2023
Made in Germany
Director: Ozan Mermer, Duc Ngo Ngoc, Anta Helena Recke, Raquel Stern
Studio Zentral for ARD Degeto
mini series
2022
Flora
Director: Nicolás Pereda
New York Film Festival 2022
Morelia Film Festival, Mexico 2022
Nicolás Pereda/Producciones en Chinga
short film
2021
Fauna
Director: Nicolás Pereda
Toronto Intl. Film Festival 2020
San Sebastian Intl. Film Festival 2020
New York Film Festival 2020
Viennale 2020
Thessaloniki Intl. Film Festival 2020
Mal Del Plata Film Festival 2020
Woche der Kritik Berlin 2021
Nicolás Pereda/Producciones en Chinga
feature film
2020
The Covenant
Director: Adam Baroukh
New Jersey Film Festival 2020
Red Rock Film Festival 2020
YOLO Films/Superplex Pictures
short film
Los Dias Francos
Director: Ulises Pérez Mancilla
Guanajuato Intl. Film Festival 2021 (Premiere)
Varios Lobos, FOPROCINE
feature film
2019
Colozio
Director: Artemio Narro
49th Intl. Film Festival Rotterdam 2020 (UA)
Festival Internacional de Cine UNAM 2020
Distrito Films/Filmaciones de la Ciudad
feature film
2017
Hagazussa
Director: Lukas Feigelfeld
German Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography 2018
Diagonale - Best Cinematography 2018
First Steps Award - Michael Ballhaus Prize 2018
Cinepocalypse Chicago - Best Cinematography 2017
dffb Berlin/Retina Fabrik
feature film
2014
Interferenz
Director: Lukas Feigelfeld
17th Diagonale Graz 2014
Retina Fabrik/dffb Berlin
middle-length film
2011
Estrategias de Producción UdK Abschlussfilm
Director: Alina Rojas
UdK Berlin
TV documentary
2010
PILZ
Director: Lukas Feigelfeld
dffb Berlin
short film
México
Director: Lukas Feigelfeld
dffb Berlin with arte
short film
Fauna
(2021)
feature film, Nicolás Pereda/Producciones en Chinga
Director: Nicolás Pereda
Toronto Intl. Film Festival 2020
San Sebastian Intl. Film Festival 2020
New York Film Festival 2020
Viennale 2020
Thessaloniki Intl. Film Festival 2020
Mal Del Plata Film Festival 2020
Woche der Kritik Berlin 2021
Hagazussa
(2017)
feature film, dffb Berlin/Retina Fabrik
Director: Lukas Feigelfeld
German Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography 2018
Diagonale - Best Cinematography 2018
First Steps Award - Michael Ballhaus Prize 2018
Cinepocalypse Chicago - Best Cinematography 2017