Marta Forns Escudé

Head of Films Department at SITGES – International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Greater Barcelona Metropolitan Area, ES
Languages
  • English Full professional proficiency
  • German Professional working proficiency
  • Catalan Native or bilingual proficiency
  • French Limited working proficiency
  • Spanish Native or bilingual proficiency

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Experience

    • Spain
    • Movies and Sound Recording
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Head of Films Department
      • Jul 2022 - Present

  • Dewinter (band)
    • Barcelona Area, Spain
    • Composer / Vocalist
      • Nov 2016 - Present

    • Spain
    • Musicians
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Transportation & Logistics Team
      • May 2018 - Present

    • Spain
    • Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
    • 400 - 500 Employee
    • Planner of Travelling Exhibitions
      • Jul 2020 - Jul 2022

    • Guest and Institutional Relations Coordinator
      • May 2017 - Aug 2020

    • Spain
    • Movies and Sound Recording
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • PR Department Coordinator
      • Aug 2017 - Jul 2020

    • Spain
    • Events Services
    • 400 - 500 Employee
    • Airport Registration Project Manager - Mobile World Congress
      • Jan 2017 - Feb 2020

    • Spain
    • Movies, Videos, and Sound
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • International Relations & Programming Support
      • Oct 2013 - Mar 2019

      * Responsible for film acquisitions with international and national distributors, coordination of guests, relationship with the Consulate General of the US in Barcelona (festival collaborator). * Responsible for film acquisitions with international and national distributors, coordination of guests, relationship with the Consulate General of the US in Barcelona (festival collaborator).

    • Director and Producer - objectiu #Rezero
      • Jan 2017 - Feb 2018

      Director, Producer and co-creator of this webseries about 5 Catalan families who have accepted the challenge to produce zero waste in 1 month. ** Winner of the 2017 European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR) Award in the Association/NGO Category ** Director, Producer and co-creator of this webseries about 5 Catalan families who have accepted the challenge to produce zero waste in 1 month. ** Winner of the 2017 European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR) Award in the Association/NGO Category **

    • Spain
    • Entertainment Providers
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Sónar+D Information Desk
      • Jun 2017 - Jun 2017

    • Spain
    • Government Administration
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Creative Director and Producer "Comerç + Sostenible"​
      • Jul 2016 - Feb 2017

      * Creative director and producer of a 6 min video called "Comerç + Sostenible" (stores that carry out sustainable good practices) for the Ajuntament de Barcelona (Ecologia Urbana).

    • Creative Director and Producer "Comerç Verd, Comerç + Sostenible"​
      • Nov 2015 - Jan 2017

      Creative Director and Producer of a campaign of 6 video pieces for the Ajuntament de Barcelona (Ecologia Urbana) and Rezero.cat, portraying Barcelona city businesses that carry out sustainable good practices.

    • Spain
    • Movies and Sound Recording
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Press Interviews and Interpreters Coordination
      • Oct 2015 - Oct 2016

      * Coordinated a team of 7 interpreters for all festival-related presentations, press interviews and activities (English, French, Korean, Japanese, Chinese). * Coordinated and programmed around 700 media interview petitions for festival guests, working closely with the PR department and external press agents. * Coordinated a team of 7 interpreters for all festival-related presentations, press interviews and activities (English, French, Korean, Japanese, Chinese). * Coordinated and programmed around 700 media interview petitions for festival guests, working closely with the PR department and external press agents.

    • Spain
    • Civic and Social Organizations
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Creative Director and Producer "1a Trobada Mediterrània d'Economia Circular"
      • May 2016 - Aug 2016

      * Creative Director and Producer of the video coverage for the 1a Trobada Mediterrània d'Economia Circular (First Mediterranean Conference on Circular Economy) , organized by PIMEComerç and Recircula. * Creative Director and Producer of the video coverage for the 1a Trobada Mediterrània d'Economia Circular (First Mediterranean Conference on Circular Economy) , organized by PIMEComerç and Recircula.

    • Press Coordinator
      • May 2016 - Jul 2016

    • Spain
    • Advertising Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Project Coordinator - Social Performance Report 2015 - BBVA Microfinance Foundation
      • Nov 2015 - Apr 2016

      * Project Coordinator of the print version (300 pgs) and web version of the BBVA Microfinance Foundation's Social Performance Report 2015 (www.mfbbva.org/informe-2015/en), and the Fundación Microfinanzas BBVA Informe de Desempeño Social 2015 (www.mfbbva.org/informe-2015). * Project Coordinator of the print version (300 pgs) and web version of the BBVA Microfinance Foundation's Social Performance Report 2015 (www.mfbbva.org/informe-2015/en), and the Fundación Microfinanzas BBVA Informe de Desempeño Social 2015 (www.mfbbva.org/informe-2015).

    • Creative Director and Producer - "Xè Aniversari - Fundació per a la Prevenció de Residus"
      • Sep 2015 - Nov 2015

    • Media Production
    • Creative Director and Producer "Pont Alimentari"
      • May 2015 - Jul 2015

    • Spain
    • Movies, Videos, and Sound
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • English coach - "Sweet Home"​
      • Jul 2014 - Aug 2014

      * English coach for Spanish speaking actor during pre-production and shooting of this horror film. * English coach for Spanish speaking actor during pre-production and shooting of this horror film.

    • Media Production
    • Owner, Creative Director and Producer
      • Sep 2013 - Feb 2014

      Personalized assessment in concept development, production, and post-production of video projects mainly around sustainability, social issues and environmentalism.

    • Creative Director, Producer, and Editor
      • Oct 2013 - Dec 2013

      * Creative Director, Producer, and Editor of this commemorative video for the Associació per a les Nacions Unides a Espanya (ANUE.org) for the 65th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

    • Publication Coordinator - Member of the Editorial Committee
      • Jun 2012 - Oct 2013

      * Publication Coordinator and Member of the Editorial Committee for the publication "Higher Education in the World 5: Knowledge and Higher Education - Contributing to Social Change". The job entailed coordinating the authors' drafts (about 70 authors) and the submissions with the publishing house (Palgrave Macmillan) following a deadline calendar. * Editor and writer of the GUNi Newsletter on higher education issues around the world. * Translations and proofreading jobs of articles related to higher education from Spanish to English. Show less

    • Spain
    • Movies, Videos, and Sound
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Stunts Team and Special FX Make-Up Team Coordinator - "Rec 3: Génesis"
      • Mar 2011 - May 2011

      Filmax. Producer: Julio Fernández. Director: Paco Plaza. * Coordinated the Stunts Team and the Special FX Make-Up Team. Filmax. Producer: Julio Fernández. Director: Paco Plaza. * Coordinated the Stunts Team and the Special FX Make-Up Team.

    • United States
    • Entertainment Providers
    • 500 - 600 Employee
    • Second Assistant Director
      • Sep 2005 - Dec 2010

      Worked as Assistant Director in several DGA films, for example: “THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU”~ Hundreds of Hats, Inc. New York 2009. Producer: Chris Moore, Bill Carraro, Michael Hackett. Director: George Nolfi. – Additional 2nd ASSISTANT DIRECTOR "LAW AND ORDER (Episode: Blackmail)“~ Universal Network Television. New York 2009. Producer: Steve Wertimer. Director: Marc Levin. – 2nd 2nd ASSISTANT DIRECTOR "THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE (2nd Unit)”~ Incantation Productions, LLC. New York 2009. Producer: Jerry Bruckheimer. Director: George Marshall Ruge. - Additional 2nd ASSISTANT DIRECTOR "JACK GOES BOATING”~ Cannoli Productions, LLC. New York 2009. Producer: Peter Saraf, Marc Turtletaub, Beth O’Neil, Emily Ziff. Director: Philip Seymour Hoffman. – 2nd 2nd ASSISTANT DIRECTOR "THE WINNING SEASON”~ Winning Season, LLC. New York 2008. Producer: Daniela Taplin Lundberg, Gia Walsh, Kara Baker, Celine Rattray. Director: James C. Strouse. – 2nd 2nd ASSISTANT DIRECTOR "PLEASE GIVE”~ Feelin‘ Guilty, LLC. New York 2008. Producer: Anthony Bregman. Director: Nicole Holofcener. – 2nd 2nd ASSISTANT DIRECTOR "NEW YORK, I LOVE YOU“~ New York, I Love You, LLC. New York 2008. Producers: Emmanuel Benbihi, Marina Grasic. Director: Natalie Portman. – Additional 2nd ASSISTANT DIRECTOR “COLLEGE ROAD TRIP”~ Double Dutch Bus Productions, Inc. Stamford, CT 2007. Producers: Andrew Gunn, Anne Marie Sanderlin.Director: Roger Kumble. – Additional 2nd ASSISTANT DIRECTOR “BIRDS OF AMERICA” (Working Title: Laws of Motion)~ Laws Of Motion, LLC. Norwalk, CT 2007. Producers: Celine Rattray, Daniela Taplin Lundberg, Galt Niederhoffer. Director: Craig Lucas. – 2nd 2nd ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Show less

    • Film Production
      • Jun 2002 - Sep 2005

      Worked as non-union Assistant Director and Production Assistant in several films, for example: “SORRY, HATERS”~ Hamfisted Pictures/InDigEnt. New York 2004. Producers: Karen Jaroneski, Jake Abraham, Gary Winick. Director: Jeff Stanzler. – Key 2nd ASSISTANT DIRECTOR “AMERICA BROWN”~ America Brown Film Company, LLC. New York 2003. Producers: Andrew Fierberg, Christina Lurie. Director: Paul Black. – 2nd 2nd ASSISTANT DIRECTOR “THE ACCIDENTAL HUSBAND”~Yari Film Group. New York 2006/2007. Producers: Jennifer/Suzanne Todd, Jason Blum, Bob Yari. Director: Griffin Dunne. – Key Set Production Assistant “TENDERNESS”~ Upstate Pictures, Inc. New York 2006. Producers: John Penotti, Howard Meltzer, Charles Randolph. Director: John Polson. – Set Production Assistant “WE OWN THE NIGHT”~ 2929 Productions. New York 2006. Producers: Nick Wechsler, Mark Butan. Director: James Gray. – Set Production Assistant “ACROSS THE UNIVERSE”~ Period Musical, Inc. New York 2005. Producers: Jeniffer/Suzanne Todd, Matthew Gross. Director: Julie Taymor. – Set Production Assistant “GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN’” (New York Unit)~ Paramount Pictures. New York 2005. Producers: Jimmy Iovine, Paul Rosenberg, Chris Lighty. Director/Producer: Jim Sheridan. – Set Production Assistant “SHERRYBABY” (Working Title: Shall Not Want)~ Sherry Films, Inc. New York 2004. Producers: Marc Turtletaub, Lemore Syvan, Melissa Marr. Director: Laurie Collyer. – Set Production Assistant “HEIGHTS”~ Heights Productions, LLC. New York 2003. Producers: Ismail Merchant, Richard Hawley. Director: Chris Terrio. – Set Production Assistant Show less

Education

  • Escola Oficial d'Idiomes - Vall d'Hebrón (Barcelona)
    C1, German Language
    2012 - 2015
  • Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals
    Master, International Relations
    2011 - 2012
  • Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
    Master in Theory and Practice of the Creative Documentary, Audiovisual Communication
    1998 - 1999
  • Clemson University
    Speech and Communications, Communication and Media Studies
    1996 - 1998
  • Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
    Comunicació Àudio-Visual, Communication and Media Studies
    1994 - 1996

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