Greg Marcks

Greg Marcks serves as a Director in Residence for the College of Motion Picture Arts. Greg first joined the College in 2018, after a career as an L.A.-based independent writer/director spanning two decades, during which time he directed such feature films as 11:14 starring Oscar-winner Hilary Swank and Echelon Conspiracy starring Emmy-winner Martin Sheen. He has also taught previously at the UCLA Extension and NYFA Burbank and has participated in numerous panels and workshops at other institutions, industry events and film festivals. He earned his MFA in Directing from FSU and his BA in Creative Writing from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. He also teaches Screenwriting, is the author of over a dozen feature screenplays and TV pilots, has experience working in VR, and is 3D-certified from Sony Pictures. A devoted cinephile, he has seen over 20,000 films and is currently writing a book on writer/directors.