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Death of filmmaker Marc Haaz: May 8, 1988 – July 30, 2021 (Bio and Filmography)

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Marc Haaz, born May 8, 1988 in Besançon, lived in Frotey-les-Vesoul, and was educated at the Jean Macé college, after graduating from Haberges high school. His teachers noticed his pronounced taste for culture: member of the Young Jury of the International Festival of Asian Cinemas, organizer of theatrical performances and sword fights.
He continued his cinema studies in Metz and took drama lessons.
From 2009, he worked in film production and appeared in television series on Arte.

In 2010, he officially joined FICA. His multiple skills and his exceptional qualities led him to become the technical director.
In 2012, he founded OSPROD Studios.
In 2011 and 2012 two of his short films Night Shadows and La Note du Pianiste were selected at the Cannes Film Festival at the Short Film Corner.
In 2021, Metronome, his latest short film, gained the attention of several international festivals.
He was to distribute John Denver Trending by Arden Roz Condez (Philippines), as well as Entre deux trains by Pierre Filmon, which is scheduled for release on November 10, 2021.

He was very involved in the associative world: Rêves, Vesulium, FICA, School of dance, … he was also an organizer of shows.

Marc Haaz was a truly bright individual as a human, professional, in his cultural qualities and his unfailing loyalty in friendship. It is an immeasurable loss for Vesoul, Haute-Saone, the associative world and the world of cinema.

About the author

Panos Kotzathanasis

Panagiotis (Panos) Kotzathanasis is a film critic and reviewer, specialized in Asian Cinema. He is the owner and administrator of Asian Movie Pulse, one of the biggest portals dealing with Asian cinema. He is a frequent writer in Hancinema, Taste of Cinema, and his texts can be found in a number of other publications including SIRP in Estonia, Film.sk in Slovakia, Asian Dialogue in the UK, Cinefil in Japan and Filmbuff in India.

Since 2019, he cooperates with Thessaloniki Cinematheque in Greece, curating various tributes to Asian cinema. He has participated, with video recordings and text, on a number of Asian movie releases, for Spectrum, Dekanalog and Error 4444. He has taken part as an expert on the Erasmus+ program, “Asian Cinema Education”, on the Asian Cinema Education International Journalism and Film Criticism Course.

Apart from a member of FIPRESCI and the Greek Cinema Critics Association, he is also a member of NETPAC, the Hellenic Film Academy and the Online Film Critics Association.

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