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Marcus Cole
Marcus Cole has worked in Australia, the United States and Europe and has experience as a film and television director, writer, script editor, actor and educator. He has been a freelance script assessor and, in 2008, worked as a Project Manager for the Australian Film Commission.
Marcus has directed episodes of All Saints, All The Way, GP, Kings, Packed To The Rafters, Punishment, Rafferty’s Rules, Richmond Hill, Taurus Rising, The Flying Doctors and The Sullivans. He has directed six internationally screened Australian mini-series and was also story and script editor on two of them - the AWGIE-winning mini-series Spit MacPhee and the acclaimed television mini-series A Fortunate Life.
In the US he directed 12 movies for television, including From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, Guilty Hearts, Narrow Escape, The Jimmy V Story, Three Secrets, Timepiece and Yesterday’s Children, and won the Christopher Award for The Christmas Box.
Marcus returned to Australia in 2002 where his award-winning children’s television series include: Bluewater High (Series 1, 2 and 3): AFI nominee, 2006; AFI Best Children’s series winner, 2008); Holly’s Heroes, AFI Best Children’s series winner, 2006; Snobs (winner Best Director in the Live Action Television category at the Chicago International Children’s Film Festival, 2004) and Don’t Blame the Koalas (series nominated for a BAFTA Award).
His episode of Ship To Shore 2, “Marty Flies Solo”, won a Silver Plaque at the Chicago International Children’s Film Festival, 1996). Mission Top Secret (an international co-production shot in England, Germany and Poland) was nominated for an AFI award and his episode, “The Polish Pony Puzzle”, was nominated for the Prix Jeunesse.
Marcus Cole has twice been Acting Head of the Directing Workshop at the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS).