DIRECTOR/ PRODUCTOR/GUIONISTA
Arturo Gonzalo Martini Stellmacher, better known as Gonzalo Martini, was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Of Italian and Argentinian nationality, son of Arturo Martini and Mónica Stellmacher. He has two older sisters and one younger brother, who have witnessed his great imagination skills. Since he was a kid, he used to read books and envision new stories together with them. He also introduced shows in his school, which he then named "Arturo's show". Family, friends and teachers were his audience. His father rented a movie at a local video club weekly so he could watch. That interest slowly grew into the desire of one day being part of the extraordinary world of films. After his father's death at a young age, Gonzalo held on to that passion even more. He attended St. Andrew's Scots School of Buenos Aires. A sports lover, he studied Human Nutrition and Dietetics in 2010, but shortly after he decided to definitely start his journey towards film arts. He graduated as a film director at Universidad Camilo José Cela in Madrid. While studying, he was in charge of the making of short films such as Mundo Difuso (2014) and Silencio (2014). Yokai (2018) is his debut as an author, director, writer and producer
DIRECTOR DE FOTGRAFÍA
Place of birth Rotterdam (Holland), 30th April, 1965 (Spanish nac)
Member of the Spanish Society of Cinematographers (A.E.C)
Degree in Centro Seperimentale di Cinematografia (Roma) under the tutelage of Giuseppe Rotunno
Have also studied the following
– Seminar given by Vittorio Storaro “La Foto-Grafia”. Italy.
– Seminar given by Eric Teunis about Stage Lighting. Filmoteca Valenciana.
– College Image & Sound. La Marxadella (diploma)
– Seminar: Introduction to Screenplay. Filmoteca Valenciana.
– Seminar: Image & Sound New Techniques. Video Apli. Valencia.
– Seminar given by Beta Badka about 35 mm. Tisch School of the Arts. New York University. USA.
– Course “Producing Video”. Comenius. Valencia.
– Course “HD Techniques” for members of Spanish Society of Cinematographers (A.E.C.)
AWARDS
– Best cinematography Tirant Awards 1997.
– Best cinematography Alcalá de Henares (Madrid) 2002
– Best youth cinematographer Madrid Imagen 2003
– Best cinematography Tirant Awards 2008
– Member of Jury in Madrid Imagen 2004
– Member of Jury in Ciudad de Soria Short Film Festival 2008
Schools where I taught:
– Centro de Estudios Ciudad de la Luz (Alicante)
– IES La Marxadella (Torrent Valencia)
– IES Puerta bonita (Madrid)
– CEU San Pablo (Valencia)
– Aido (Technological Institute of Colour, Optics and Image; Valencia)
– Efti (Madrid)
WORK EXPERIENCE.
Cinematography Feature Films:La Jota (2016) by Carlos Saura, Área de Descanso (2010) by Michael Aguiló, El Artificio (2009) by José Enrique March, Mariposa Negra (2006) by Francisco Lombardi, El coche de pedales (2003) by Ramón Barea, El Sueño de Cristo (1996) Dir. Ángel G. del Val y Tabarka (1996) Dir. Domingo Rodes, Cesare Cadabra (1994) Dir. A. Aurigema.
As camera operator Las Cartas de Malex in 2013
I designed the stage lighting for Carlos Saura: “Flamenco India” (2015) a production by Teatro Calderon de Valladolid,, the opera “Carmen” (Valencia, Florence 2010, Trieste 2013), “Una propuesta para el Gran Teatro del Mundo de Calderón”, a production by Teatro Español de Madrid (2013), and the musical Flamenco hoy (Madrid 2009, N.Y, Moscow 2011, Montreal, Istambul 2012, Adelaide 2013).
I have photographed, to name but a few, second units for Pedro Olea, Jacobo Rispa, Miguel Bardem, Daniel Monzón, Daphna Kastner, Lucien Segura y Manuel Martín Cuenca.
Part of my television experience was in Antena 3 doing the lighting for the series TV Lobos. I worked for Tele 5 in the series Motivos Personales.
I have worked and designed studio lighting for fiction series and TV shows, and have specialized in lighting these for many years. Apart from that, I was also a lighting designer crew member in C9 (canal nou) for seven years.
I have photographed the serial Clay Kids (stop motion) winner of Silver Telly Award (EE.UU) 2012, 11º Mipcom Junior Licensing Challenge, and selected in Annecy 2012.
Teaching is another part of my working experience. At present, I ´m Founder and Head of Cinematography department in La Base, Escuela de cine del mediterráneo. Other schools where I have taught: Centro de Estudios Ciudad de la Luz de Alicante, Efti, Puerta Bonita, La Marxadella, CEU
I have also photographed numerous short films to name but a few, El Ultimo peldaño, Un asunto pendiente y Una extraña mirada by José Manuel Quiroga, Las Superamigas… by Domingo Gonzalez, Eduardo Peláez by Nick Igea, Ruth está bien by Pablo Valiente, Tempo by Ignacio Salazar, La Isla de la Tortuga by Jesús del Cerro, Al di la del Mare by Nina Mimica , Ciclo by Tristán Ulloa .
I have worked in publicity filming spots for El Corte Inglés, Grupo Pascual, Valencia Club de fútbol, Famosa, Moltó, Consellería de la Comunidad Valenciana, Feber, Smovy…
I usually work in documentaries and video-clips.