Omri Marcus

Omri Marcus (born 1979) is a comedy writer and creative director based in Tel Aviv, Israel, currently working under an exclusive, multi-year deal with the European media conglomerate ProSiebenSat.1.[1]

Marcus was a senior writer on Israel’s top comedy panel show, as well as a consultant of Israeli production companies in analyzing global TV and new-media trends.

As a director in the development department for Israel’s leading TV network, Channel 2 Reshet, Marcus is credited with the creation of the original reality series Buzz Off,[2] recently sold to France, Spain, Ireland and China.[3]

Over the last 10 years, Marcus has been involved in the development and writing of numerous major entertainment shows on Israeli TV. Among his successes is “Eretz Nehederet” (“What a Wonderful Country”), enjoying regular ratings of over 30% and winning 4 Israeli Academy Awards.[4]

Marcus also writes regularly for numerous leading American and European papers and blogs (Huffington Post, TV Gawker, Jewcy etc.) about Israeli current affairs and TV business.

Over the last year he gave lectures about TV at NYU (New-York, USA), MIP (Cannes, France), at the NY TV Festival (New York, USA) at the IMA Summit (Tel-Aviv, Israel), at the IDC's content lab (Herzelya, Israel), at the HIT (Holon, Israel) and the last TALA Master-Class in Tel-Aviv. He was a juror in several TV festivals and awards such as the Rose D'or and International Emmy awards.

In 2009 the Format Academy for Entertainment, Television & New Media (EMC), granted Marcus its prestigious fellowship, given to professionals involved in designing the media of the future.[5]

In his spare time Marcus volunteers in ONE VOICE, a peace organization that conducts cultural events with Arabs and Jews. He is also in charge of PR for Eye from Zion – a philanthropic organization that performs free medical surgeries in third world countries.


Notes

  1. ↑ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/red-arrow-does-format-deal-22401
  2. ↑ NRG
  3. ↑ Worldscreen
  4. ↑ New York Times
  5. ↑ MIP Blog

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