Martin grew up between Paris and Barcelona, studied cinema in NY and currently resides in Paris.
He is a storyteller with a strong focus on aesthetics. Each of his films recreates a universe of its own. Colours, spaces, rhythm… He likes to play with genres, a passion that is reflected in the variety of his work.
Scali has directed Music Videos for Major Lazer, Nicki Minaj, Yael Naim, OrelSan and Stromae, ranging from narrative to visual, but always with sharp art direction. These projects got him shortlisted at Cannes Young Directors Award and the Shots Awards in 2018.
Martin has been a close collaborator of Wes Anderson on six films, including 2nd Unit Director on The Grand Budapest Hotel, The French Dispatch and the upcoming Asteroid City.
He is now developing his advertising reel. Among others, he directed the official Paris 2024 Olympic Games campaign, shot in four different countries. He is most interested in tackling projects that demand expressive visuals and canny storytelling.
In addition to his commercial work, Martin is writing and developing fiction projects. One oft them his short film Canyon that was screened at the 2020 Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, and was so positively received that France’s National Centre for Cinema and the Moving Image are backing Scali’s upcoming feature debut.