about me

Marieta Caballero. Director, screenwriter and producer 

After several years of training at William Layton Acting Lab and a film course at ECAM (Madrid's Film School), at the age of 16 my friends and I created a production company. I received a scholarship to study in the United States at The Lawrenceville School and later graduated in Economics, Politics and Philosophy at the university. 

My most outstanding works as a screenwriter and director are the short film "The Collection," inspired by a feature film I wrote when I was 18 years old, and for which I received the Young Talent Award from the Community of Madrid in the short film category; and the short film "Emotional Disease" which was selected in Medina del Campo and in several international festivals.

I have produced stories supporting creators such as Rush Smith ("La Vieja," which has exceeded 14 million views on YouTube) or Jorge Iguaz ("Cantando en Chino", selected in Medina del Campo and subsidized by the Community of Madrid). Professionally, I have worked as a scriptwriter for branded content fiction series for digital media.

With my production company Talkoo Films I organize the Meeting de Cine, a networking event for filmmakers to share projects, resources and talent. In that same spirit, I have written the book "Instinto Cineasta" where I collect the learning of my first years of my trajectory. 

In 2019, I received the "Premio Talento Carné Joven" from the Community of Madrid for my cultural contribution. In 2020 I was nominated in the Fugaz Awards for Best Production Direction for the short film Malpartida, a historic fiction short film subsidized by the Community of Madrid and the ICAA (the official Spanish Institute for Audiovisual Arts and Film).

I currently work in my production company Talkoo Films while developing my own projects, such as the series Extinction Rebellion, with which I was a finalist in the II edition of the Spanish Film Academy Residencies in 2020. 

I want to work on stories that have a positive impact on society and work for the integration of new filmmakers in the ecosystem. Oh, and I am a member of CIMA, a female filmmakers’ association.