Happy Monday and welcome back to the Discover Indie Film Podcast!
Pablo Riesgo’s feature film “Marco Polo” was an official selection at BOTH Film Invasion Los Angeles and Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2024. Something you might not know is that we do allow films to be official selections in both festivals, but we do only have them play in the theater once. There’s too many great films to have the same film in the theater twice! But thanks to being an official selection twice, “Marco Polo” has a long awards list. Here it is!
FILA 2024 Grand Jury Award – Best Feature Film – Drama
Grand Jury Award – Best Screenplay – Feature Film – Pablo Riesgo Almonacid
SOFF 2024
Grand Jury Award – Best Supporting Performer – Feature Film – Jorge Zuloaga
Grand Jury Award – Best Performance by a Cast – Feature Film
Grand Jury Award – Best Cinematography – Feature Film – Marko Alonso
I know that I don’t usually list the awards this way, but hey… “Marco Polo” is a special film that is near and dear to my heart. It is an honest, painfully authentic coming of age film that includes moments of loss, addiction, family, and friendship. I highly recommend that you see this film!
Finally, Pablo is a great person. He lives in Los Angeles and has come to some of our mixers.
It is always a pleasure to talk to Pablo, which made it extra fun to get to know him better by interviewing him for the podcast.
You can follow Pablo at:
Instagram: @pabloriesgo 
(https://www.instagram.com/pabloriesgo/)
Web: www.cinederiesgo.com
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