The winner of seven Goya Awards and eight Gaudí Awards be-gins a new chapter leading the internationally renowned short film festival
Badalona, February 25, 2025 | Marc Orts, a film sound mixer with an outstan-ding international career, will be the new artistic director of the FILMETS Badalona Film Festival. The longest-running festival in Spain, now in its 51st edition, is a major reference in the world of short films and a key festival in the Goya Awards circuit.
Marc Orts: «The level of FILMETS is very high, and the commitment is to keep it just as high, or even higher: to have good judgment with the goal of selecting the best films».
A career of excellence in film sound
Born in Barcelona in 1973, Marc Orts is one of the most recognized professionals in the field of cinematic sound. Throughout his career, he has been awarded seven Goya Awards and eight Gaudí Awards for his excellence as a sound mixer in renowned films such as «Society of the Snow» (2023), «The Impossible» (2012), «REC 2» (2009), and «The Orphanage» (2008). He has collaborated with prestigious directors such as Pedro Almodóvar, Juan Antonio Bayona, Jaume Balagueró, Alejandro Amenábar, Isaki Lacuesta, Daniel Monzón, and Paco Plaza, among others.
A benchmark in audiovisual training and the industry
Currently, Marc Orts is the head of the fiction sound department at Telson, the post-production studio for image and sound of Grupo Mediapro. Previously, he worked for over nine years at Deluxe Spain as head of the artistic sound team.
Marc Orts, with the young talents of the FILMETS Campus 2024
A strong connection with FILMETS
In 2024, the FILMETS Badalona Film Festival honored Marc Orts for his career and contribution to the world of film sound. On that occasion, he also participated in the Filmets Campus session, sharing his experience with students from Catalan film schools. Committed to training new generations of professionals, he teaches at the Escola Superior de Cinema i Audiovisuals de Catalunya (ESCAC), the Bande à Part Film School in Barcelona, and the ECAM in Madrid, in addition to giving master’s classes and specialized lectures. Since 2021, he has also served as president of the Association of Audiovisual Sound Professionals (APSA). Furthermore, he is a member of the Catalan, Spanish, and Hollywood film academies.
With this appointment, FILMETS strengthens its commitment to artistic and technical excellence, placing at the helm of the festival an internationally renowned professional with extensive experience in the audiovisual industry.
A transition in artistic direction
Marc Orts takes over from Agustí Argelich, who was one of the key figures in reviving the festival in 2001. Since then, the festival has become a major internati-onal reference in the short film market. Argelich has also been a producer and coordinator of documentary co-productions at 3Cat and is currently the director of the BCN Sports Film Festival. Additionally, he is a programmer and collaborates with other festivals such as the FICVI in Vila-seca, the Subtravelling International Short Film Fest BCN-SEOUL, and the Mostra Internacional de Curtmetrat-ges CurtÀneu.
