Gregory Marquette Producer / Director / Screenwriter / DGA/WGC Member                                       GREGORY MARQUETTE, a Canadian citizen working in Los Angeles, is a graduate of the renowned British Columbia Institute of Technology.  He currently works and lives in Los Angeles producing, directing, and writing for television and motion pictures.  He has been a Producer, Director, and Writer since his time at national television networks in Canada. His directing and writing career began in journalism and soon moved into series drama and variety television.  Marquette served as a Television Producer/Director and/or Writer for CTV (Canadian Television Network), CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Network) and Global Television in network news and television.  He produced, directed and/or wrote over 130 hours of network television. Upon leaving the television networks he formed the prolific production house, Polaris Entertainment Corporation, moving full-time into television production, television commercials, and motion pictures for eight years, where he served as President and Producer/Director. The company represented fourteen Directors plus eleven Directors of Photography, exclusively. The company earned a sizable international reputation in television commercials, music videos, and film production. Upon moving to Los Angeles, he commenced as Director and Screenwriter in motion pictures and television.  He wrote and directed the award-winning film about Vietnam featuring Oliver Stone and Ed Harris entitled “LEGACY OF WAR” for the American Veterans’ Foundation. He directed for Disney, a George Lucas and Lucasfilm co-production entitled: "INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF THE FORBIDDEN EYE".   With 26,947 entrants Marquette won "BEST DIRECTOR" award at the annual CLIO AWARDS, which recognizes innovation and creative excellence as judged by an international panel of advertising professionals.  He was Director and Screenwriter for the theatrically released motion picture, "INNOCENTS", starring Connie Nielsen, Frank Langella, Mia Kirshner, and Anne Archer, which was released by First Look Pictures, Cinerenta and UFG.  He developed a reputation as Director and/or Writer for hire and was commissioned to write a science fiction TV series (90-minute pilot episode + 5 episodes) of “ICE PLANET” for Space Works Films, CTV Television (Canada), and producer Philip Jackson (“STARHUNTER”). He wrote & produced the television special called "AN EVENING OF GRACE" starring David Foster, Patti LaBelle, Jane Seymour, Charice, Brian McKnight which was broadcast on BET (for VIACOM).  And he was Director and Writer of 6 episodes of the television series, “FRAUD SQUAD”, for FSTV Productions and Global Television. He shot "MONARCH OF THE MOON" for production company, DARK HORSE ENTERTAINMENT, (renowned for the motion pictures: "300", "PREDATOR", "SIN CITY", and "HELL BOY".) He was Screenwriter for renowned Russian film Director, Alexei Uchitel at Rock Films in Moscow, the large-scale World War II movie screenplay, “HOUSE OF CHURCHILL”, currently in development.  Marquette traveled to Russia to research, develop, and write the original screenplay for this international co-production. Later he was hired in Tokyo, where he was screenwriter of the international theatrical motion picture release of “OBA: THE LAST SAMURAI” (World War II drama about the invasion of Saipan) which was distributed theatrically by Nippon and Toho Distribution worldwide and premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.  He shot the Second Unit Action sequences and Directed Aerial sequences for "THE DEATH AND LIFE OF BOBBY Z" starring Paul Walker, Larry Fishburne, Olivia Wilde for Millennium Pictures, Eclectic Pictures, Equity Pictures Medienfonds GmbH.  And he was Consulting Producer of "THE SIX WIVES OF HENRY LEFAY" starring Tim Allen, Andie McDowell, Elisha Cuthbert, and Jenna Elfman.  He wrote the crime biopic “LICENSE TO STEAL”, based on the book and the true story plus the theatrical motion picture script “EL ZOMBO”, based on the cult graphic novel comic series created by author Kevin Monroe for DARK HORSE COMICS. He was commissioned to write the three-part mini-series for Blip Productions of the American Civil War entitled "SHACKLED" which is currently being packaged. Marquette was also Director and Screenwriter of the highly regarded theatrical motion picture documentary release, “GENIUS ON HOLD”, which was distributed by Free Style Releasing, licensed by NETFLIX, then licensed by AMAZON PRIME, and starring Frank Langella. Marquette wrote 4 television series pilots for production companies including: "SEDONA FALLS" (television series drama) - "ADDICTED TO CRIME" (television series drama) - "BY ONE VOTE" (television political drama) and "KEMPNER FILE” (television series action/thriller). He is also writer of the television series pilot, "SEDONA FALLS", currently in development.  Produced in Beijing, Shenzhen, and Tibet, Marquette wrote the motion picture, "BALLAD FROM TIBET”, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.  He wrote the biopic drama screenplay, "THE UNKNOWNS", being readied for 2024, and he is currently writing the racial drama, "SEPARATE BUT EQUAL" for Emmy-winning Producer, Peter Shakour. His book "THE BOMB HEARD AROUND THE WORLD" was published in 2019 by Cardinal Publishing Group and is currently being developed as a 10-part television mini-series. He is Producer & Screenwriter of the major motion picture entitled “VICTORY”, an international co-production with Britain, Canada, and Korea, based on the true story set in North Korea in 1951. He is currently producing & writing the 10-part mini-series “SPIRIT WARRIOR” for Emerald Pictures International, set for the fall (2023) production start. Director / Writer / or Producer for the following production companies:  Zhang Wei Films, Toho Distribution, Nippon Broadcasting, CBS Television, Disney, Boss Films, Robert Greenhut Productions, Henson Films, Eggers Films, Planet Films, Worldwide Films, Shooters Films, Cine-International Films, Limelight Productions, Lucas Film/ILM, Partners Films, Cielo Films, Emerald Pictures, Millennium Pictures, PMC Films, Five Times Faster Productions, Greenberg Films, Protean Image Group, Barbara DeFina Films, Paw in Print Productions, Polaris Entertainment, Royal Pictures, UFG International Film Distribution, Adagio Films, Alpine Films, Top Cat Productions, Stage Presence Productions and BSLC Films (NY). Television & Motion Picture partial list: SPIRIT WARRIOR (MINI-SERIES) (fall start) VICTORY (MOTION PICTURE) (in development) THE BOMB HEARD AROUND THE WORLD (MOTION PICTURE) (spring /2024) SEPARATE BUT EQUAL (MOTION PICTURE) (in development) BALLAD FROM TIBET (MOTION PICTURE) (in theatrical release) (Beijing/Shenzhen/Tibet) STEALING LINCOLN (TV MINI-SERIES) (in development) GIRLFRIENDS (MOTION PICTURE) (in packaging) THE UNKNOWNS (MOTION PICTURE) (winter 23/24 production) ALL THINGS BRIGHT & BEAUTIFUL (MOTION PICTURE) (in casting/winter production) BODY & SOUL: THE BILLIE HOLIDAY STORY (MOTION PICTURE) (in development) ADDICTED TO CRIME (TV PILOT) (in development) SEDONA FALLS (TV PILOT) (in development) KEMPNER FILE (TV PILOT) (in development) BY ONE VOTE (TV PILOT) SHACKLED (TV MINI-SERIES - 3 X 2 HOURS) (in development) FRAUD SQUAD (TV SERIES - 6 EPISODES - network broadcast) KEMPNER FILES (TV PILOT – SERIES) ADDICTED TO CRIME (TV PILOT - SERIES) OBA: THE LAST SAMURAI (MOTION PICTURE) (completed, distributed) ICE PLANET (TV PILOT + 4 EPISODES) GENIUS ON HOLD (MOTION PICTURE DOCUMENTARY) (distributed) THE DEATH AND LIFE OF BOBBY Z (MOTION PICTURE) (distributed) MONARCH OF THE MOON (MOTION PICTURE)(distributed) LICENSE TO STEAL (MOTION PICTURE) (in development) EL ZOMBO (MOTION PICTURE) (in development) TENNESSEE (MOTION PICTURE) (in development) INNOCENTS (MOTION PICTURE)(distributed) GOOSE ON THE LOOSE (MOTION PICTURE)(distributed) PARATROOPER (MOTION PICTURE) (in development) KNIGHT AND THE LOATHLY LADY (MOTION PICTURE) (in development) KATE & THE FIXER (MOTION PICTURE) (in development) THE MECHANIC (MOTION PICTURE) THE SIX WIVES OF HENRY LEFAY (MOTION PICTURE)(distributed) UNDERCURRENTS (MOTION PICTURE) (in development) HOUSE OF CHURCHILL (MOTION PICTURE) CALLING OF BECKETT (MOTION PICTURE) COLOSSUS (MOTION PICTURE) (in development) THE CROONER (MOTION PICTURE) LEGACY OF WAR (DOCUMENTARY)(distributed) EVENING OF GRACE WITH DAVID FOSTER (broadcast) BETTE DAVIS - HER LIFE & TIMES (TV DOCUMENTARY) THE VANCOUVER SHOW (TV PRIME TIME NETWORK NEWS) THE NEWS HOUR (TV PRIME TIME NETWORK NEWS)