A chemistry major, I started my career as a reporter before earning a CaixaBank-Fulbright Scholarship to attend Columbia University. I completed my MFA with the thesis film, "Harlequin Exterminator."
After five years in New York, I returned to Barcelona and shot another short film, "Intrepidíssima." I met Ana Simón Cerezo while volunteering at Arrels, and we collaborated on our first no-budget feature film, "COSTA BRAVA" (Family Album), starring Desi del Valle. This romantic comedy had a fantastic run at LGBTQ+ film festivals worldwide.
Three years later, we shot the outrageous comedy, "Honey, I've Sent the Men to the Moon!" and worked with a very talented (and generous) cast of actresses: Cookie Rufino, Laura Schrock, Claudia Carasso, Montserrat Gausachs, and once again, Desi del Valle.
Eventually, we shot a film in Catalan, "SÉVIGNÉ" (Júlia Berkowitz), starring Anna Azcona, which was awarded the Premi Nacional de Cultura.
You can now see these films on FILMIN. And ACADEMIC VIDEO ONLINE/Alexander Street. Enjoy!
El Manual de seducción de la muy ilustrada Marta Balletbò-Coll, autoridad tecnologia y lo invisible / Jennie Rodwell. Trinity College Dublin. From "CONSTRUYENDO UNA MIRADA PROPIA: MUJERES DIRECTORAS EN EL CINE ESPAÑOL".
Bilingüismo y contacto de lenguas en "Sévigné" de Marta Balletbò-Coll .Esther Gimeno Ugalde . Dialnet
La imaginació contra el poder .Guillem Terribas. Revista de Girona. Girona
I'm not, but...I am, but...Identitats lèsbiques en trànsit als films de Marta Balletbò-Coll/Elena Ortega Oroz. UOC La identitat projectada: Cinema català - openaccess.uoc.edu
"I believe there's only one kind of love, then you have the idiots who start labeling it"
Marina in "SÉVIGNÉ (Júlia Berkowitz)