Bruce Marchfelder Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, British Columbia

Teach film and media studies. Recently added business classes in media production including "Project Management for Digital Entrepreneurs". In addition, lead professional development workshops for secondary private schools in Media Literacy.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

A not for profit organization dedicated to DEI-informed transformation within the academy and cultural institutions.

Vancouver, Canada Area

- Responsible for communication initiatives that consistently receive major media coverage and result in industry partnerships, capital investment, and policy change- Contribute KMb/Kx strategic plans for major grant applications- Create pitch decks with high value media assets (animations, etc.) for important industry, government and grant presentations- Coordinate closely with other communication and media relations units to leverage traditional/social/emerging distribution platforms- Designed and built new research websites: e.g., cerc.ubc.ca, research.apsc.ubc.ca, climateaction.collabphd.ubc.ca- Communication initiatives consistently featured in leading industry journals and mainstream news outlets: Forbes, Huffington Post, Bloomberg, CBC National, MSNBC, among others - Produced segments for broadcast documentary featuring the BioProducts Institute and the new Boreal Alliance- Produced multiple research stories receiving national and international media coverage with more than 20 million views- Coproduced, wrote and co-directed CBC/Radio-Canada simulcast at UBC's Chan Centre commemorating 30e anniversaire de la tragédie de l’École Polytechnique- Run thought-leadership and media literacy workshops for professors and researchers; have worked with over 80 professors, researchers, directors and deans; introductory workshops often exceed 125 participants

Vancouver, Canada Area

- Identifying industry and technology partners to advance research within the Clean Tech sector- Designed and produced a major interactive media installation for the German Pavilion at Canada 150, including the Bertha Benz documentary, celebrating women and innovation- Clients include the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS), Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS), MITACS, Mercedes-Benz Fuel Cell Division, Coastal First Nations Stewardship Network (CFN) and the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Study (PWIAS).

Vancouver, British Columbia

- Responsible for strategic communication initiatives across the UBC campus- Developed brand strategies and created marketing assets for both internal and external strategic partners- Coproduced multiple broadcast documentaries with the Coastal First Nations that led to policy change in the resource management within the nations' territories; also helped stop the grizzly bear trophy hunt- Developed curricula and production expertise for next generation pedagogy (MOOC’s, Flexible Learning, etc.), including coproductions with Stanford University- Innovated and implemented VR/AR/MR technologies with dedicated production space

Vancouver, British Columbia

Co-founded UBC Studios, the first of its kind, state-of-the-art production facility dedicated to supporting next generation pedagogySecured and supervised the $1 million renovation of the studio facilitiesDeveloped and produced multiple recruitment campaigns for the university, writing and producing digital media assets that garnered millions of views on YouTube, FB, Instagram, and other social media platforms

Vancouver, Canada Area

Wrote and directed eight high-concept communication pieces for UBC's international recruitment initiative. Worked directly with the deans of the faculties and 24 researchers.https://research.ubc.ca/sites/research.ubc.ca/files/vpri/UBC-intl-strat-plan-2011.pdfDirectly contributed to UBC International Strategic Plan: Place and Promise, a decisive turning point in UBC's efforts to raise its international presence.

Developed, articulated and instructed a fully accredited undergraduate Media Arts and Film Studies Program. Film 100, Film 210 (Silent Era), Film 220 (Studio Era), Film 283 (Screenwriting) and numerous graduate seminars at St. Mark's.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Responsible for researching and developing a business plan for a new media production companyPrivileged to work with Al Sikes, former Chairman of the FCC and Ralph Winter, Producer at 20th Century Fox (X-Men and Star Trek franchises)

Vancouver, British Columbia

Overhauled directing curriculum placing an emphasis on script analysis and director/actor workshops using the Weston technique. Introduced "History of Film for Filmmakers" on Monday evenings, which attracted industry professionals from Vancouver, as well as guests from NYC and LA

New York City, New York

Subsidiary of Kouri Capital. New York City's first new media production studio. Clients included The Criterion Collection, Nickelodeon, HBO, Radical Media, MASS MoCa, and Paper Magazine to name a few. Directed documentaries with artists Yoko Ono, Chuck Close, Andres Serrano, William Wegman, Lothar Baumgarten and Rebecca Horn.

New York City, New York

Established $60 million line-of-credit with the Finnish merchant bank Kouri Capital. Financed and produced six feature films in Europe and South America. Successfully secured worldwide distribution, including North American theatrical. Produced "Buster's Bedroom"​ with director Rebecca Horn starring Donald Sutherland and Amanda Ooms. Nominated for Best Feature at the German Film Awards. Executive Produced "Amazon" directed by Mika Kaurismaki starring Rae Dawn Chong; premiered at the Berlin Film Festival. Set in the Amazon rainforest partnered with indigenous communities. Consultant Producer, "Me and Veronica" starring Elizabeth Montgomery and Patricia Wettig.Hired by Ned Beatty Productions to write the screen adaptation of Frederick Buchner's novel Lion Country.Collaborated with Arianna Huffington on a documentary to showcase successful, privately operated homeless shelters in NYC; as a result, received support and subsidies from the city.

Newport, Rhode Island And Melbourne, Florida

Master’S Degree, Philosophy

Yale School of Drama - Screenwriting

Bachelor’S Degree, Philosophy

Higher National Diploma

Activities and Societies: Toured with King's College/St. John's College choirs, first place intercollegiate music competition (beat.