MARCUS CHEONG-WAI CHAN
Editor | Post-Production

Marcus was born and raised in Hong Kong. After law school, he practiced real estate financing law for nearly a decade before moving to pursue an MFA in film directing at UCLA.

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He has written, directed, produced and/or edited numerous feature films, television shows, shorts and commercials that have screened theatrically, streamed and/or screened at prestigious films festivals around the world. His short, "Palace," executive produced by James Franco and starring Whoopi Goldberg, won the Best International Short Award at the New Renaissance Film Festival in London, where it was also honored with nominations for Best Screenplay and Best International Director.

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Apart from writing and directing, Marcus also works extensively as a film editor. He co-edited the feature film "Memories to Choke On, Drinks to Wash Them Down" with the film's directors. The film was honored with a Best Screenplay Award from the Hong Kong Film Critics Society and premiered at the Rotterdam International Film Festival. Marcus was the post-production supervisor of "2020: Chaos and Hope," a feature length documentary directed by Emmy winner June Beallor and is currently available on Peacock.

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Most recently, he reunited with Emmy winner June Beallor as an Associate Producer and Post-Production Supervisor for the Holocaust documentary "Discovering Ruth." He is currently working on a True Crime Doc Series that is in production.

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Marcus has also edited content for Amazon, Google, Blizzard, Microsoft XBox, Subaru, the Apollo Theater, the Salvation Army, the Geffen Acaedemy at UCLA, among many other top brands and organizations. He is also the Multimedia Chair at the Asian Professional Exchange, a professional body based in Southern California, and a judge for the Social Justice Film Festival and LA Diversity Film Festival.

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Between 2016 and 2020, he was part of BAFTA LA's Newcomers Program, an initiative by BAFTA to help promising British nationals fully realize their potential in the industry.