Marcus Anthony Thomas
Writer / Director
Film, TV & Theatre
Marcus completed the NFTS Directing Fiction MA course in 2021 and his films have since been screened and won awards at several BAFTA and Oscar Qualifying film festivals. His horror/thriller The Retreat garnered industry attention as it released on Short of the Week and Alter, and his graduation film Caterpillar landed at several major festivals, winning Best Student Film at Norwich Film Festival and also an RTS Award.
Upon graduating Marcus was selected for an elite 16month mentorship scheme with Warner Bros. Discovery where he shadowed Showrunner Miguel Sapochnik and the episodic Directors on Season 1 of HBO's House of the Dragon, finishing in July 2022. Since then Marcus has co-created The Director's Take Podcast which aims to demystify the pathway to becoming a working director and his next project, SPACE PLUG was chosen to be made in partnership with Disney and the National Film & Television School.
SPACE PLUG is an exceptionally ambitious existential science fiction film about a baby human that grows up in a blank white room floating through the vastness of space, which was completed in 2023 and premiered at BFI London Film Festival the same year. It has just had its online premiere on Director's Notes and Short of the Week after a successful festival run. From here Marcus is developing several feature projects and after training in HETV, is available for TV Directing opportunities.
Television
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
THE HOUSE OF THE DRAGON 2021 - 2022 | HBO / Warner Media | - Production Associate / Director Mentee |
Short Films
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
SPACE PLUG 2024 | Disney / NFTS | - As Writer & Director - Made in partnership with Disney & the NFTS |
CATERPILLAR 2021 | NFTS | - Graduation Film as Writer & Director |
THE RETREAT 2020 | NFTS | - Director |
SWING 2019 | NFTS | - Writer & Director |
NO EXPOSURE 2019 | - Writer & Director | |
BUBZY 2016 | - Writer & Producer |