An international mongrel of Australian and Canadian descent. Filmmaker, sculptor, sometimes surfer. Marc is based in Canada’s Capital Region.

Press

Canadian Animation Blog: Liquid Ego

Work:

2023: Digitising/Image Processing Slides, Museum of Nature, Ottawa

2018 – 2020: Digitising/Image Processing Slides, Private Collection

2016: Designer, “Lazoo”, TV series, TVO

2012 – 2015: Designer, “Julius Jr”, TV series, Saban

2012: Designer, “Fuzzy Tales”, TVO

2009 – 2010: Animator, “Glenn Martin DDS”, TV series, Tornante Animation

2008: Animator, “A Misers’ Brothers Christmas”, special, Warner Brothers Animation

2007: Animator, “Celebrity Deathmatch”, TV series, MTV
Animator/Consultant, “City Lights”, Sprint, TV commercial

2006 – 2008: Animator, “Rick and Steve”, TV series, Teletoon

2006 – 2007: Animator, “Jojo’s Circus”, TV series, Disney

2005: Animator, “Little People”, TV series, Fisher Price

2005: Consultant, “What it’s Like Being Alone”, TV series, CBC

2004: Animator/Co-director: “Young Lions”, The Constantines, music video

2003: Animator, “Buck’s Big Bang”, Short film
Animator: “Bad Luck”, Royal City, music video

2002: Animator, “Henry’s World”, Alliance Atlantis

1998: Production assistant, “Prodigal Son”, Canuck Creations
Production assistant, “Ned’s Newt”, Teletoon
Production assistant, “Stickin’ Around”, YTV

Awards

Robota(2005)

* Best Art Direction – Chicago Short Film Festival, Chicago, IL, USA
* Best Canadian Film – Resfest 2005
* Best Animation – Deep Fried Film Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
* Audience Award – 24 Hour Film Festival, New York, USA
* Outstanding Achievement Award – New Haven Underground Film 
  Festival, Hartford, CT, USA

Tous les Deux(2001)

* First Prize: Spazio Immagini Competition, Morbegno Film Festival, Italy,
  2002
* Special Acknowledgement: Best Film/Video Relating to Black
   Experience/Marginalised People, 27th Black International Cinema
   Festival, Berlin  and Dusseldorf, Germany, 2002
* Runner-Up: Best Animation, First Glance 5, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 2002
* Humanitarian Award: Toronto Online Film Festival, Canada, 2001

Festival Screenings

Independent Films

Film Title: “Cowmunity” co-production with Melanie Lafrance (2024)
RT: 1 minute Animation

Festival Screenings
2024 – Small Town Shorts Film Festival, Campbellford, Ontario

Film Title: “Playmobil Surfer” (2010) RT: 10sec Animation

Festival Screenings
2010 – Toronto Animated Image Society, ON, Canada
– Naked Frames Film Festival, Toronto, ON, Canada

Awards

  • Audience Award, Toronto Animated Image Society, ON, Canada

Film Title: “The Animator” (2010) RT: 3:00min Live-action/Animation

Festival Screenings
2010 – Nuit Blanche, Toronto, ON, Canada
– Toronto Animated Image Society, ON, Canada

Film Title: “Dry-Light” (2009) Co-production with Beriln-based artist, Anna
Matheja, RT: 3:00min Animation

Festival Screenings
2009 – Nuit Blanche, Toronto, ON, Canada
– Toronto Animated Image Society, ON, Canada

Film Title: “The Last Feast” (2008) RT: 6:00min Animation/Live-action Puppets

Awards

  • Best in Show – Wildsound Film Festival, Toronto, ON, Canada
  • Competition: Third Place – Toronto Animated Image Society, ON, Canada

Festival Screenings
2009 – Planet in Focus Film Festival, Toronto, ON, Canada
– NSI Online Short Film Festival, Canada
– Wreck Beach Film Festival, Seaforth, ON, Canada

2008 – Toronto Short Film Stories Festival, ON, Canada
– Wildsound Film Festival, Toronto, ON, Canada
– Toronto Animated Image Society, ON, Canada

Broadcast
Bravo!FACT Presents

Film Title: “Raised by Wolves – The Mercurymen” (2008) RT: 3:00min Animation/Live-action Puppets

Festival Screenings
2009 – Naked Frames Film Festival, Toronto, ON, Canada

Film Title: “Robota” (2005) RT: 10:00min Animation

Awards

  • Best Art Direction – Chicago Short Film Festival, Chicago, IL, USA
  • Best Canadian Film – Resfest 2005
  • Best Animation – Deep Fried Film Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  • Audience Award – 24 Hour Film Festival, New York, USA
  • Outstanding Achievement Award – New Haven Underground Film Festival,
    Hartford, CT, USA

Festival Screenings
2007 – St. Louis International Film Festival, St. Louis, MO, USA
– Big Sur Film Festival, Big Sur, CA, USA
– Kalamazoo Animation Festival, Kalamazoo, MI USA
– Kanagawa Animation Festival, Japan
– Sedicorto International Film Festival, Forli, Italy
– Cosmic Zoom, Copenhagen, Denmark
– Little Rock Film Festival, Little Rock, AK, USA
– Wildsound Film Festival, Toronto, ON, Canada
– Brampton Indie Arts Festival, Brampton, ON, Canada
– Brickworld 2007, USA
2006 – Chicago Short Film Festival, Chicago, IL, USA
– World Wide Short Film Festival, Toronto, ON, Canada
– NFB/TAIS Animation Showcase, Toronto, ON, Canada
– Deep Fried Film Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
– New Haven Underground Film Festival, Hartford, CT, USA
– 24 Hour Film Festival, New York, USA
– Photophobia, Hamilton, ON, Canada
– Festival du Cinema de Paris, France
– Maple Valley Digital Film Festival, WA, USA
2005 – Resfest, Canada
– Con-Can Movie Festival, Tokyo, Japan

University Acquisitions
Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA

Broadcast
Oita Cable Television, Himawari Cable Television, Nobeoka
Cable Television, Japan
DVD Compilations

2005 – Res Magazine, December Issue

Film Title: “Tous les Deux”/”Both of Them” (2001) RT: 3:08min Animation

Awards

  • First Prize: Spazio Immagini Competition, Morbegno Film Festival, Italy, 2002
  • Special Acknowledgement: Best Film/Video Relating to Black
    Experience/Marginalised People, 27th Black International Cinema Festival,
    Berlin and Dusseldorf, Germany, 2002
  • Runner-Up: Best Animation, First Glance 5, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 2002
  • Humanitarian Award: Toronto Online Film Festival, Canada, 2001

Festival Screenings
2005 – Fribourg Film Festival, Switzerland
2003 – FilmFeast, Adelaide, SA, Australia
– Mardi Gras Film Festival, Sydney, NSW, Australia
– Turin Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Turin, Italy
– Vues d’Afrique, 19th African and Creole Film Festival, Montreal, PQ,
Canada
2002 – 9th International Animated Film Festival, Hiroshima, Japan
– Morbegno Film Festival, Morbegno, Italy
– 27th Black International Cinema Festival, Germany
– Lisbon Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Lisbon, Portugal
– Newport Beach Film Festival, Newport Beach, CA, USA
– Crested Butte Film Festival, CO, USA
– Muskegon Film Festival, Muskegon, MI, USA
– Montreal Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Montreal, PQ, Canada
– First Glance 5, Philadelphia, PA, USA
– Chlotrudis Short Film Awards, Brookline, MA, USA
– Salon de la Refusals Atlantique, Halifax, NS, Canada
2001 – Toronto Online Film Festival – Toronto, ON, Canada
– Shortcuts Film Festival – New York City, USA
– Light Plays Tricks Film Festival – Kingston, ON, Canada
– Sea to Sky Film Festival – Squamish, BC, Canada

Television Screening

  • CBC TV, nation-wide programme: ZedTV; 2002

Film Title: “Intergalactic Country Fair” (1995) RT: 3:17min Animation

Festival Screenings
2002 – Giggles Short Film Festival, Toronto, ON, Canada
– Toronto Online Film festival, ON, Canada
1998 – Niagara Film Festival, St. Catharines, ON, Canada

Film Title: “School” (1993) RT: 3:10min Animation

Festival Screenings
1994 – West Australian Independent Film Festival, Fremantle, West Australia

Film Title: “Senseless Violence” (1991) RT: 1:27min Animation

Festival Screenings
2002 – Nihilist Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA, USA
– Sick Puppy Festival, San Francisco, CA, USA
– Sick and Twisted Film Festival, Seaforth, ON, Canada