Erik Mariñelarena

Erik Mariñelarena Herrera (born January 10, 1977) is a Mexican film director, screenwriter and producer. He is the founder of E Corp Studio, a production company he established in 2001.

Personal life
Mariñelarena was born in Mexico City. His mother was a kindergarten teacher and his father worked as a managing director at electronic component company. He is the oldest of seven children. While living in Mexico as a child, he also work in Canal Once as TV host, and during his middle school years, he appeared in various plays. Mariñelarena was educated at National Polytechnic Institute, one of the largest public universities in Mexico, and later studied filmmaking at University of Hartford, known for its performing arts and science curriculum. Afterward, Mariñelarena earned two majors from Film University in Screenwriting and Cinematography. Mariñelarena still lives in Mexico.

Professional career
Erik Mariñelarena was one of the Apple employees originally responsible for marketing the Macintosh second-wave in Mexico (1995 - 2004), developing imagery/video solutions and keynotes for COMDEX, MacWorld and ExpoMac. And is referred to as one of the prime Mexican Apple evangelists.

Mariñelarena established E Corp Studio in 2001, as an advertising agency and multimedia production company, developing television commercials and websites for such clients as the telecommunications companies Iusacell, Telcel and Telmex. Other commercial work has been for clients including Maybelline, Fujifilm, Magnicharters, Coppel, Edebé, Sheraton Hotels and Resorts and Pemex.

In 2005, Mariñelarena was co-founder and chief operating officer of Eru Digital, a Mexican international provider of solutions for the creation, management, post-production, delivery and access of film and video, for the Communication, Media and Entertainment industries. In 2009, he resigned from Eru.

Mariñelarena made his feature film debut with Benjamin William's J-ok'el (2007) and scored a film festival hit with Hiro Masuda's Hotel Chelsea (2009), receiving international positive job reviews. He has announced that he will be directing the upcoming thriller Spring-Hell Jim.

Awards and recognition
This films were met with very positive reviews from critics and received many nominations and awards.

2014


 * Anything Else Than Air
 * • Festival Latinoamericano y Caribeño de Cine de Margarita 2015
 * • Festival International de Films Indépendants, Genève 2015
 * • Riviera Maya Film Festival 2014
 * • IMCINE : Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad 2011
 * • Doc Meeting Argentina 2011
 * • Bolivia Lab III
 * • Iberdoc 2010
 * • Iberoamerican Film Crossing Borders 2010

2013


 * The Cosmonaut
 * • LA Web Fest 2014
 * • Richmond International Film Festival 2014
 * • Trail Dance Film Festival 2014

2013


 * Apricot
 * • 29° Rencontres de Toulouse
 * • Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin 65°
 * • Cannes Marché Du Film 2015
 * • Guadalajara International Film Festival 30
 * • International Film Festival Unasur Cine 2014
 * • Festival International de Cinema Nyon 2013
 * • Ibermedia Program 2013
 * • Morelia International Film Festival 2010
 * • Bolivia Lab III

2012


 * Ismael
 * • Cannes International Film Festival 2014
 * • 36° Festival international du Court Métrage
 * • Guadalajara International Film Festival 29
 * • Cumbre Tajin Festival
 * • Cinema Perpetuum Mobile 2014
 * • The Berlin International Directors Lounge 2014
 * • 4th San Francisco Immigrant Film Festival 2013
 * • Premio Estatal de la Juventud 2013
 * • Festival de Cortometrajes ExpoCiencia Nacional 2013
 * • Muestra Internacional de Cortometrajes Multifest 2013
 * • IV Festival de Cine : Infancia y Adolescencia "Ciudad de Bogota" 2013
 * • Travelling Festival 2013
 * • Wagon International Shortfilm Festival 2013
 * • Todos Somos Otros 2013
 * • Puebla International Film Festival 2013
 * • Toluca International Film Festival 2013
 * • Ionian International Digital Film Festival 2013
 * • Shortlatino 2012
 * • Apoyo a la Producción y Postproducción de Cortometrajes 2011

2011


 * 12th Warrior
 * • FIFA U-17 World Cup 2011 (Inauguration)


 * Octavio
 * • International Cervantes Culture Festival 2011


 * Hasta cuando?
 * • Mexico City International Film Festival 2011

2010


 * Serial Comic No. 1 : Fixation
 * • Underground Horror Filmfest 2013
 * • Macabro International Horror Film Festival 2010
 * • Morbido Fest 2010

2009


 * Hotel Chelsea
 * • Japan Film Fest Hamburg 2011
 * • Eerie Horror Film Festival 2010
 * • Rhode Island International Film Festival 2010
 * • Okanagan International Film Festival 2010
 * • Seattle's True Independent Film Festival 2010
 * • Indie Spirit Film Festival 2010
 * • Myrtle Beach International Film Festival 2009
 * • Queens International Film Festival 2009
 * • Radar Hamburg International Independent Film Festival 2009

2008


 * An Ally in Time
 * • Sundance Film Festival 2009
 * • New York International Latino Film Festival 2008
 * • Crystal Display Festival 2008


 * Mateo's Night
 * • Morelia International Film Festival 2008


 * Una copa de vino
 * • Acapulco International Film Festival 2008

2007


 * J-ok'el
 * • Park City International Music Festival 2007