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'''Marc Forster''' (born 1969 in [[Ulm]], [[Germany]]) is a [[Swiss]] [[film director]] and [[screenwriter]].
 
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".
 
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]].
 
The drama ''[[Monster's Ball]]'' (2001) was his breakthrough as a director. Halle Berry won the [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] for [[Best Actress in a Leading Role]] for her performance in this film. His next film, ''[[Finding Neverland]]'' (2004), was nominated for five [[Golden Globe Awards]] and was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including the [[Academy Award for Best Picture]] and [[Best Actor in a Leading Role]] ([[Johnny Depp]]).
 
His next film, a thriller called ''[[Stay (2005 film)|Stay]]'', was released in [[October 2005]] and was mostly poorly received by critics.<ref>[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/stay/ Collected reviews at] [[Rotten Tomatoes]]</ref>
 
His latest film is ''[[Stranger Than Fiction (film)|Stranger Than Fiction]]'', a surreal comedic romance starring Will Ferrell. Currently, he is post-production on ''[[The Kite Runner]]''.
 
He has signed on to direct the 22nd [[James Bond]] [[Bond 22|film]] to be released [[November 7]], [[2008 in film|2008]].<ref name="forster">{{cite news| url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3iccebdd9e18efe05191dda128a6adfd13| title=Forster back in action with 'Bond 22'|publisher=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=[[2007-06-19]]| accessdate=2007-06-19}}</ref>
 
Marc Forster is, together with [[Renée Zellweger]], taking part in 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". (see http://www.lovelife.ch/stopaids.php, "English" --> "Campaign")
 
 
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