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Márcio D'Astrain (Switzerland, March 9, 1993) is a Portuguese director, screenwriter, writer and actor.

Biography
Márcio D'Astrain was born on March 9th, 1993 in Le Sentier, Switzerland and he's one of the most promising directors and screenwriters of Portugal. At the age of 5, he moved to Pombal, Portugal. He studied at the semi-private school Instituto D. João V and it was there that he started writing and acting in plays. One of them was The Werewolf King (2011) which earned him the prize for Best Play in the XV Theater Festival of Pombal and honor during his remaining school years.

In 2012 he enrolled for the Artistic Studies course at Universidade de Lisboa, it was there that he joined the "GTL - Grupo de Teatro de Letras" as a writer/producer, later on, he started in a film production company Marginal Filmes with director José Carlos de Oliveira. In 2016 Márcio was part of the project Tudo Vai Melhorar (2016), a LGBTQ+ themed project which was positively received by the community. In 2018, Márcio started the web series D'Astrain at the Cinema (2018), featuring work from in which he discusses the upcoming movies in Portugal and interviews passersby about the movies.

In 2020, the film Floripes (2020) is released - Márcio's first documentary film. Floripes (2020) received good reviews and was also a semifinalist at the New Cinema - Lisbon Monthly Film Festival.

In winter 2020, Márcio D'Astrain premiered his new micro-film, "O Som do Fim", participating in more than 10 international festivals and winning the Winter Award for Best Short Film at the Couch Film Festival in Toronto.

In 2022, D'Astrain is promoting his new short film, "Saudade: The Lisbon I Never Knew", with its premiere scheduled for this winter. The film has the participation of Tom Mustin, winner of three Emmys and with a soundtrack created by Mara Nunes.

In April 2022, Márcio D'Astrain announced on his social media that Cordel D'Prata will launch his first children's work "Serei a Vilã da Minha Própria História?".

Career
 References  Category:Swiss actors Category:Portuguese actors Category:Portuguese directors Category:1993 births