Biography
Marian Mathias is a director based in Brooklyn, New York. Her short film, Give Up The Ghost, premiered as an Official Selection at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival and was made with the support of Kodak and Film Factory in Paris. Her first feature, Runner, was selected for the 2018 Cannes Cinéfondation Residence, the Venice Film Festival Production Bridge Program, and the Torino Feature Lab in Italy. Runner was also the recipient of the Creative Europe Co-Production Prize and the New York Foundation for the Arts NYC Women’s Fund. Runner premiered at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival and the San Sebastián International Film Festival, where it won the Jury Prize. Marian is also the recipient of the 2023 Ingmar Bergman International Debut Award presented by the Göteborg Film Festival and the Ingmar Bergman Estate. She is currently packaging her second feature film, American Creature, and attended the 2025 Berlinale Talents Program with the project.
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