Marc Handler

Marc Handler is an American writer, producer and voice director best known for his work on Cowboy Bebop, Astro Boy, FLCL, Stitch & AI, and Voltron. He is a pioneer in bringing Asian animation to Western audiences, and is the first American to work in Japan as a story editor on a Japanese anime series, Tetsuwan Atomu.[1][2]

For the former Disney Vice President of Sales & Marketing, see Mark Handler.
Marc Handler
Born
Los Angeles, California
OccupationExecutive producer, script writer, voice director

Early life

Marc was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. As a young adult, he formed the Subject To Change Theatre Troupe, which was active in political causes such as support for Nelson Mandela in South Africa. He studied at the University of Southern California where he earned two Master's degrees in directing theatre and writing for film and television.[3]

Career

Marc wrote original episodes for American animation series such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Widget the World Watcher, and Denver, the Last Dinosaur. He became involved in the first major wave of imported anime for Western audiences, writing English language scripts and adaptations for Voltron, Saber Rider and Transformers. As anime evolved, he worked as a writer and voice director on projects such as Cowboy Bebop (TV series and film), FLCL, Ghost in the Shell, Steamboy, and Metropolis. He also voice directed Stephen Chow in Hong Kong for the English language version of Shaolin Soccer, and wrote episodes for the 2011-2012 successful revival of Power Rangers based on the Japanese Super Sentai series.[2][3][4] Marc was later involved in bringing original Chinese and Korean animation to the West, including Stitch & Ai (Disney, China); Peking Duckling (UYoung, China/ Little Airplane, USA); Kioka (Goldilocks, Korea); and Mix Master Final Force (Sunwoo, Korea).

Marc was a guest speaker at the Conference On Dialogue Of Asian Civilization in Beijing in 2019;[5] which was hosted by President Xi Jinping. Marc also spoke at The Great Hall of the People for the Beijing Film Academy in 2019, and he has been a judge for the Canadian BANFF awards; a guest speaker at Tokyo University; a guest speaker at San Diego Comic-Con and Anime L.A., and has organized and led a series of annual workshops in the U.S. for Chinese Animation professionals hosted by Disney, China and Disney, Burbank..

He has written two books on writing and presentations which were published by Beijing University Press in China and Freelec Publishers in Korea.[6]

Personal life

Marc is married to Annet Yorn; they have one son, Kai Handler. They live alternately in Shanghai, China and Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Awards
YearTitleAwardPositionResult
2017Stitch & AICCG Award - Best Animation Series in ChinaExecutive Producer, Writer, Voice Director & Consulting ProducerWon
2017Stoney & RockySMG Award - Best International CollaborationExecutive Producer, Writer, Voice Director & Consulting ProducerWon
2003Astro BoyTokyo International Animation Fair: Best TV AnimationExecutive Story Editor & WriterWon
2004Astro BoyTokyo International Animation Fair: Best TV SeriesExecutive Story Editor & WriterWon
2012KiokaShanghai TV Festival: Best Pre-School Animation Series[7][8]Voice DirectorWon
2013KiokaCynopsis Kids Awards, NYC[9]Voice DirectorNominated
2007FLCLAmerican Anime Awards: Best Comedy[10]ADR Writer & Voice DirectorWon
2007FLCLAmerican Anime Awards: Best Short Series[10]ADR Writer & Voice DirectorWon
1998The New World of the GnomesPremios Midia Awards: Best Animated Series in Latin America/SpainWriting StaffWon
1990De DondeL.A. Dramalogue Award for Stage DirectingDirectorWon

ADR / voice director

Script writer / adapter

Story editor

Casting

Actor

References
  1. "FLCL Interview with Marc Handler". Anime News Network. 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
  2. "Anime World Order Podcast: Anime World Order Show # 37 - Interview with Marc Handler, Writer for Voltron and Lots More". Animeworldorder.blogspot.com. 2006-10-13. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
  3. "2012-02-16 MARC HANDLER INTERVIEW – WRITING DUB ANIMATION (2002, 2009)". 2012-02-16. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
  4. "Interview with Marc Handler". Rangercrew.com. 2013-05-16. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
  5. "Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations". english.2019cdac.com. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  6. "Books". Marc Handler. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
  7. "KBS 3D animation Kioka winner of Shanghai TV Festival 2012". Retrieved 2013-09-16.
  8. "Kioka – Winner of Shanghai TV Festival 2012". English.kbs.co.kr. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
  9. "Cynopsis Kids Announces !magination Awards Finalists, Kids People Awards and Luncheon Details". Prweb.com. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
  10. "American Anime Awards Winners". Anime News Network. 2007-02-24. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
  11. "Anime Tourist Interview: Behind the Scenes of FLCL". Anime Tourist. 2002. Archived from the original on 2002-03-28.
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