Maria-Crystal Melo

Maria-Crystal Melo born in Toronto Ontario Canada co-directed the Award winning short film ‘Lake Memoirs’ for W.A.S.T.E FILMS back in 2009. It was premiered in the York Region Film festival to spread awareness for the lakes of Ontario. She portrayed the role of Nadia in a short film WAVE Premiered Vancouver International Film Festival, and screened at Aesthetica Short Film Festival, UK. Directed by Jasmine Mozaffari and Caitlin Grabham. The short film TWISTED received a MERIT AWARD From the Canada short film festival and premiered at the Los Angeles CINE film festival 2016. Maria Crystal Melo also appeared in the award winning web series The Spell Tutor which screend a Seoul Web Fest in Korea. The short film A Bloody Mess premiered at over 35 film festivals internationally including Florence Film Festival, Queen Palm International

Film Festival, LA Edge Film Awards, and PRISMA Film Festival. Maria-Crystal recently appeared in a narrative short film drama AHU which also screened at the Tehran International Film Festival in Iran, as well as The Reel World Film Festival 2022. directed by Mahsa Razavi. Maria-Crystal just completed her first short film as a writer and producer "The Healer" which has gone accepted to 8 film festivals involving the Lift Off Global Network. Her second short film "HOMEBOUND" is in post production. Maria-Crystal Melo is an ACTRA member.

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