PRODUCER - DIRECTOR - WRITER MARC MORGENSTERN Marc’s first taste of film came in 1985, in Grade 11 when he was accepted to the Peckham Centre Summer Film Program where he acted in several short films and wrote and directed the animated short Frisky Business, a spoof of the Tom Cruise movie, but instead, a bunch of cats end up throwing a party while their owner is away. He was accepted at Humber College School of Theatre at 18. In his third year, he was granted a one man show from a class of twenty. Outside of school, Marc honed his acting skills and appeared in several TV and Film productions such as Monster Match, By Way of The Stars and Pray For Death Paul Henderson. Regrouping and looking to tackle the entertainment industry a different way, He continued writing. In the year 2000, he submitted his script Open ‘Til Midnight to the Feature film program at the Canadian Film Centre. The film made it to the final three, but was unfortunately rejected. An industry contact put Marc in touch with Neil Trifunovich, a special effects supervisor on several high-profile productions. Neil was looking for his foray into directing and wanted to adapt a short story that was written in the 40’s. Neil and Marc teamed up and Marc wrote Appointment With Love. This project is currently in production and was Marc’s first commissioned assignment. In 2003 Marc graduated from the Hollywood Film Institute and immediately turned one of his scripts, The Vampire Conspiracy, into a feature film. Shooting over ten gruelling days, this labour of love wouldn’t knock Marc down. Amongst those, a twenty-hour shoot day and a key member getting very ill. After shooting was done on The Vampire Conspiracy, he immediate took the reigns at directing no less then three music videos, the first video being Whatever Happens on the Road for a local artist Aleah D’Kos. With a keen eye and a shrewd budget, he managed to shoot the video in one day, utilizing fifteen extras, a dance scene, and numerous photographs being set on fire. Marc’s second Music video was for The Backline, called Pounding Eight Legs, A dark and disturbing ride into the imagination of a child. Although just a performance video, the style and execution pulls the content off. The third Music video in Marc’s repertoire is entitled What Makes A Man. Written by Len Susman and Greg Wyard and performed by Greg. It follows the journey a boy makes to become a man and how it is paramount with the help of his father. In 2005, Marc was hired to write and direct the short film Attack of the Mutant Germs, an educational short video on teaching children how to properly wash their hands. The client loved the concept so much, a half hour television pilot is in the works. In addition to music videos and short films, Barternetwork Ltd. and Chasers Juice commissioned a 30 second commercial to use in display booths and electronic ad space in malls. Marc utilized stock photography and design to create a thirty second commercial from scratch. On October 30, 2005, Marc premiered The Vampire Conspiracy at the Royal Cinema in downtown Toronto. The film spun out into several merchandising items such as a graphic novel, a sound track and a novel adaptation. As well, York Entertainment, a distribution company out of California, has picked up the worldwide distribution rights. Just after the premiere of the film, Marc was made Producer of the television show HouseCapades for Magnolia Stone Productions. HouseCapades deals with the fun part of buying and selling homes. Mike Bullard has been attached to host and production begins at the end of February. Currently, Marc is developing the animated series Space Coppers, which he wrote the pilot. As well as developing the comedy series Sympathy For The Devil.