MARTÍN KALINA is an Argentinean director, based in Barcelona, whose work in advertising has won a number of prestigious awards including multiple Gold Lion Awards at Cannes and two LIA Awards. After attending the Film Director program at Buenos Aires Fundación Universidad del Cine, Martín quickly transitioned into advertising working with some of the world’s biggest brands including IKEA, Budweiser, McDonald’s, Ford, Renault, and Paypal.

Martín has written, produced and directed two short films Los Palidos and the acclaimed Las Mil Millas de Luca which earned him a Gold Film Lion at Cannes and saw him recognised as one of the three most awarded directors in the world by Gunn Report. He has lived in Barcelona since 2014 where he is developing his feature film which was selected in the Torino Scriptlab and in the San Sebastian Festival Co-Production forum.