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Marc Ostrick
Marc Ostrick, born 1973, is an American born filmmaker and content creator, specializing in television, documentaries and emerging media. He attended the prestigious New World School of the Arts in Miami, Florida for High-School before attending the New York University Tisch School of the Arts for his Undergraduate in Film & Television Production and English Literature. His 18 minute thesis film, Pressure Drop (16mm, 1994), which he co-wrote, produced and directed with Ezra Soiferman, was the recipient of a Warner Brothers Film Production Award and went on to play at over 20 film festivals and is known as the first medical cannabis comedy.

Career Highlights
24: Conspiracy was the first narrative series made specifically for mobile devices in 2005. Dubbed "mobisodes" by Lucy Hood at News Corp. 24: Conspiracy was a digital spin off to the television series 24 and was nominated for an Emmy Award in the Broadband Entertainment category. Ostrick was the first Producer/Director to be embedded in a television production to create and oversee a Transmedia Storytelling experience fully for the HBO series, John From Cincinatti (2006 - 2007), created by David Milch, and Kem Nunn. In 2009 Marc Ostrick launched eGuiders, one of the first websites to curate and recommend the best videos across the internet from industry experts.

Marc Ostrick's other recent career highlights include:
 * Discovery Channel's Shark Week - Producer on the following programs: Deadliest Sharks (2016), Shark Vortex (2017), and Lair of the Sawfish (also Directed by). (2017)
 * Nat Geo Wild - Co-Executive Producer and Co-Director on the Mega Hammerheads TV Documentary Special. (2016)
 * Roku, Inc. - Showrunner for Roku Recommends Interactive TV series. (2014 - 2016)
 * Fabien Cousteau's Mission 31 - Producer of the original content created on the expedition. (2014)


 * MacGillivray Freeman Films - Launched and oversaw original content created for the One World One Ocean multi-platform campaigning. (2011 - 2013)

Additional Film & TV Credits

 * People Magazine Investigates - Story Producer for season 2, episode 204 and 205 with Radley Studios (2017)
 * American Society of Civil Engineers - Sustainability Series (2014 - 2015) (producer/director)
 * Homeland Season 3 - Blu-ray, Behind The Scenes Documentary (2014) (editor)
 * Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey - Interactive Cosmic Calendar - (2014) (producer / editor)
 * Soul Of The South Television Network - Branding and network ID promotional video campaign for launch (2013) (post-producer and editor for Radley Studios)
 * The French Connection 2 - Blu-Ray DVD: Frankenheimer In Focus (2008, documentary, 2009) (producer/director)
 * The Cheetah Girls 2, When In Spain - Promos and Behind The Scenes (2006) (producer, camera)
 * Hollow Man 2 - DVD (2006) (producer/director)
 * Racing Stripes - DVD (2005) (co-producer/director/editor)
 * 24 Season 3 - Behind The Scenes Documentaries (2005) (producer, director, camera, editor)


 * 24: Season 4 - Behind The Scenes Documentaries (2006) (producer, director, camera, editor)
 * It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia - Online Promo Campaign (2006) (director)
 * Open Hearted - (2002) (director / producer)
 * Without A Net: Creating NYPD Blue - Feature Documentary (2000) (director, writer, camera, editor)