Marc Forster
Born	1969 Ulm, Germany
Years active	1995 - present

Marc Forster (born 1969 in Ulm, Germany) is a Swiss film director and screenwriter. Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... For other uses, see Ulm (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Ulm (disambiguation). ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Screenwriters, scenarists or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies and television programs are made. ...

Life and career

He was born the son of a Swiss doctor and a German architect and grew up in Davos, a winter resort in eastern Switzerland. Although he was born in Germany, he considers himself Swiss. The first film he saw in a cinema was Apocalypse Now by Francis Ford Coppola, when he was 12. He was so excited about it, that from that time on he didn't hesitate when asked about his dream job: "Director". Davos viewed from air Davos is a town in eastern Switzerland, in the canton of Graubünden, on the Landwasser River. ... Apocalypse Now is a 1979 Academy and Golden Globe award winning American film set during the Vietnam War. ... Francis Ford Coppola (born April 7, 1939) is a five-time Academy Award winning American film director, producer, and screenwriter. ...

In 1990, when he was 20 years old, Forster moved to New York. For the next three years, he attended New York University's film school, making several documentary films. In 1995, he moved to Hollywood and shot an experimental low budget film ($10,000) called Loungers, which won the Slamdance Audience Award. Forster's first motion picture was the psychological drama Everything Put Together, which was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. This article is about the state. ... New York University (NYU) is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university in New York City. ... ... The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival in the United States, and ranks alongside the Cannes, France, Venice, Italy, Berlin, Germany, and Toronto, Canada festivals as one of the most prestigious in the world. ...

His breakthrough film was Monster's Ball (2001), in which he directed Halle Berry in her Academy Award-winning performance as the wife of a man on death row. His next film, Finding Neverland (2004), was based on the life of author J.M. Barrie. The film was nominated for five Golden Globe Awards and seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Forster received BAFTA, Directors Guild of America, and Golden Globe nominations for his direction. Monsters Ball is a 2001 American drama/romance film. ... Halle Maria Berry (IPA: ) (born August 14, 1966[1]) is an Academy Award-winning American actress. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... For information about the Record company see Death Row Records For information about the computer game see Deathrow (game) Death Row is a term which refers to the section of a prison that houses individuals awaiting execution. ... Finding Neverland is a Academy Award-winning film that released in 2004, starring Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet. ... Sir James Matthew Barrie, Baronet, Scottish author Sir James Matthew Barrie, Baronet (May 9, 1860 - June 19, 1937), more commonly known as J. M. Barrie, was a Scottish novelist and dramatist. ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... // The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Academy Awards, awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which are voted on by others within the industry. ... Winners of the BAFTA Award for Best Direction presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. ... The Directors Guild of America Awards are issued annually by the Directors Guild of America. ... Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture has been awarded annually since 1944 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. ...

The thriller Stay (2005) was poorly received by critics, despite a complex visual style and an experienced cast, which included Ewan McGregor and Naomi Watts. ^[1] The film grossed a scant $4 million (USD) in the United States. ^[2] Stranger than Fiction (2006), a surreal romantic comedy starring Will Ferrell, was a modest success at the box office, earning approximately $40 million off a $30 million budget. ^[3] The thriller is a broad genre of literature, film, and television. ... Stay is an American film directed by Marc Forster and written by David Benioff. ... Ewan Gordon McGregor (born March 31, 1971) (IPA pronunciation: [1]) is a Scottish actor who has had significant success in mainstream, indie and art house films. ... Naomi Ellen Watts (born September 28, 1968) is a British-Australian actress known for her roles in Mulholland Dr., the film remakes of The Ring and King Kong, as well as her Academy Award-nominated role in the film 21 Grams. ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ... Stranger than Fiction is a 2006 American comedy-drama film. ... A romantic comedy may be a film or novel, presenting a story about romance in a comedic style. ... John William Will Ferrell (born July 16, 1967[1]) is an Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated American comedian, impressionist, writer and actor who first established himself as a cast member of Saturday Night Live, and has since gone on to a successful film career. ...

Forster's next film is an adaptation of Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner, scripted by repeat collaborator David Benioff and starring British newcomer Khalid Abdalla. The film follows an Afghani-American man who returns to his war-ravaged country to save the son of his former best friend. Its release is scheduled for November 2, 2007. Khaled Hosseini (Persian: خالد حسینی)(IPA pronunciation: [1])(born March 4, 1965) is an American novelist and physician, who is an ethnic Tajik from Afghanistan. ... The Kite Runner is a 2007 film directed by Marc Forster based on the novel by Khaled Hosseini. ... David Benioff (born circa 1970 in New York City) is an American writer. ... Khalid Abdalla (born 1981 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a British actor of Egyptian heritage. ... Anthem SurÅ«d-i MillÄ« Capital (and largest city) Kabul Official languages Pashto, Persian (DarÄ«)1 Government Islamic Republic  -  President Hamid Karzai  -  Vice President Ahmad Zia Massoud  -  Vice President Karim Khalili Independence from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland   -  Declared August 8, 1919   -  Recognized August 19 1919  Area... is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

The director has also signed onto the next James Bond film, under the working title Bond 22. Though pre-production has just begun, it is scheduled for release on November 7, 2008. ^[4] “007” redirects here. ... Bond 22 is the working title of a future EON Productions James Bond film, the sequel to the 2006 film Casino Royale, which rebooted the Bond franchise. ... Pre-production is the process of preparing all the elements involved in a film, play, or other performance. ... is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2009, Forster may direct Land of Roses, about a Kurdish immigrant who was wrongfully imprisoned as a terrorist by the Department of Homeland Security. ^[5] Languages Kurdish Religions Predominantly Sunni Muslim also some Shia, Yazidism, Yarsan, Judaism, Christianity Related ethnic groups other Iranian peoples (Talysh Baluch Gilak Bakhtiari Persians) The Kurds are an ethnic group who consider themselves to be indigenous to a region often referred to as Kurdistan, an area which includes adjacent parts... The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is a Cabinet department of the federal government of the United States that is concerned with protecting the American homeland and the safety of American citizens. ...

Humanitarian efforts

Marc Forster was, together with Renée Zellweger, part of the 2005 HIV prevention campaign of the Swiss federal health department. He's shown smiling and making the V sign with his hand and the text "Don't take semen or blood into the mouth" and "Penetrate only with preservatives". [1] Renée Kathleen Zellweger (born April 25, 1969) is an Academy Award-winning American film actress. ... Species Human immunodeficiency virus 1 Human immunodeficiency virus 2 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS, a condition in humans in which the immune system begins to fail, leading to life-threatening opportunistic infections). ...

Selected filmography

• Bond 22 (2008)
• The Kite Runner (2007)
• Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
• Stay (2005)
• Finding Neverland (2004)
• Monster's Ball (2001)
• Everything Put Together (2000)

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• Marc Forster - von Davos nach Hollywood (2005) documentary

Notes

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External links

• Marc Forster at the Internet Movie Database
• http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0910565/