Bruce Marchfelder

Bruce's writing/directing debut, The Artist's Circle was selected for the 53rd Cannes International Film Festival. He was the winner of the CBC/BC Signature Shorts screenwriting competition for Casanova at 50. Bruce was also the Recipient of the Crystal Heart Award, which "honors filmmakers whose work explores the human journey by artistically expressing hope and respect for the positive values of life." In NYC, he wrote and directed four award-winning documentaries and produced three feature films including Mika Kaurismaki's Amazon, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival. Bruce also arranged financing for three other international feature productions. As new media artist, he has collaborated with Moby, Yoko Ono, HBO, MTV, BBC, The Guggenheim Museum, The Andy Warhol Museum, and Mass MoCA. He was also a Directors Guild "Crazy 8's" participant. Bruce has an MA from Yale University.

Mr. Marchfelder is head of the Film Studies Department at Corpus Christi and St Marks Colleges on the campus of the University of British Columbia and chairs the directing program at the Vancouver Film School.

TV Directing Master Class (FTV16)
TV DAY, September 26, 3.30 - 5.00 pm

The Times They Are A-Changin' (NFD01)
New Filmmakers' Day, September 27, 9.00 am - 10.30 am