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Omri Marcus (born 1979) is a comedy writer and the founder of Comedy for a Change - an international conference on the power of comedy to drive forward social change. [1]
Marcus was formerly a development partner at ProSiebenSat.1's Red Arrow Entertainment Group. [2] Prior to that he was a senior writer on Israel’s top comedy panel show, as well as a consultant of Israeli production companies in analyzing global TV and new-media trends.
As a director in the development department for Israel’s leading TV network, Channel 2 Reshet, Marcus is credited with the creation of the original dating show Buzz Off, [3] recently optioned to France, Spain, Ireland and China. [4]
Over the last 15 years, Marcus has been involved in the development and writing of numerous major entertainment shows on Israeli TV. Among his successes is Eretz Nehederet (What a Wonderful Country), enjoying regular ratings of over 30% and winning four Israeli Academy Awards. [5]
Marcus also writes regularly for numerous leading American and European papers and blogs ( Huffington Post, Tablet, MediaPost etc.) about Israeli current affairs and TV business.
In 2009 the Format Academy for Entertainment, Television & New Media ( EMC), granted Marcus its prestigious fellowship, given to professionals involved in designing the media of the future. [6]
In his spare time, Marcus runs a unique Israeli-Palestinian tech venture and volunteers at Eye from Zion, a humanitarian organization that performs free medical surgeries in third-world countries. [7]
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Omri Marcus (born 1979) is a comedy writer and the founder of Comedy for a Change - an international conference on the power of comedy to drive forward social change. [1]
Marcus was formerly a development partner at ProSiebenSat.1's Red Arrow Entertainment Group. [2] Prior to that he was a senior writer on Israel’s top comedy panel show, as well as a consultant of Israeli production companies in analyzing global TV and new-media trends.
As a director in the development department for Israel’s leading TV network, Channel 2 Reshet, Marcus is credited with the creation of the original dating show Buzz Off, [3] recently optioned to France, Spain, Ireland and China. [4]
Over the last 15 years, Marcus has been involved in the development and writing of numerous major entertainment shows on Israeli TV. Among his successes is Eretz Nehederet (What a Wonderful Country), enjoying regular ratings of over 30% and winning four Israeli Academy Awards. [5]
Marcus also writes regularly for numerous leading American and European papers and blogs ( Huffington Post, Tablet, MediaPost etc.) about Israeli current affairs and TV business.
In 2009 the Format Academy for Entertainment, Television & New Media ( EMC), granted Marcus its prestigious fellowship, given to professionals involved in designing the media of the future. [6]
In his spare time, Marcus runs a unique Israeli-Palestinian tech venture and volunteers at Eye from Zion, a humanitarian organization that performs free medical surgeries in third-world countries. [7]