MARC FURMIE

 

Marc began his writing and directing career after graduating from UNSW’s College of Fine Arts in Sydney. He has since directed commercials and branded content for major brands including McDonalds, Telstra, Sony, Volkswagen and Amnesty International. Marc’s extensive music video work has includes cutting-edge clips for Charmes, Valentino Khan, Havana Brown, Samantha Jade, Rogue Traders, Dead Letter Circus and Ricki-Lee. His videos for Timomatic and Justice Crew have earned ARIA nominations. Marc’s Screen Australia and Screen NSW-funded shorts Death’s Requiem and Dark Horse have played in over 50 international film festivals scooping an array of awards at Flickerfest, Shriekfest, MethodFest, St. Kilda and the Byron Bay Film Festivals. His most recent short A Perfect Circle picked up the audience award for Best Short at the 2020 Method Fest. His SyFy web-series Airlock picked up awards at Sicily and Melbourne Webfests.

 

In 2015, Marc co-wrote and directed Terminus, a sci-fi feature film released globally by Vertical Entertainment. He also co-wrote In Like Flynn, directed by Russell Mulcahy and based on the life of Errol Flynn, released in 2019, and the thriller Sweet River, a Netflix Australia Original. Marc’s screenplay for Harlem 58 based on the 1958 attempted assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr was a Top 3 finalist in the 2020 Final Draft Big Break. He sold his first TV pitch The Coves to Chris Hemsworth’s Thematic Entertainment. As the co-founder and executive producer of Rezistor Films in Los Angeles, Marc is overseeing a slate of films with international writers and directors.