Marcos Zavitsanos(I)

Los Angeles, California-based director Marcos Zavitsanos has traveled the globe directing commercials and content for some of Fortune 500's most recognized brands, along with some great non-profit organizations. Zavitsanos has helmed spots for such popular brands as Nike, Reebok, Toyota, Heineken, ADIDAS, Walmart, Nokia, NASCAR, Gatorade, Budweiser, Volkswagon, and many others. His work has garnered awards at Cannes, the London International Advertising Awards, Telly, Media, Mobius, Pencil, 4A's and other prestigious award circuits. Zavitsanos grew up in Bethesda, Maryland, where he studied advertising at a local community college. In lieu of transferring to University Of Maryland's film program, he opted to move to Los Angeles to pursue a job at the legendary production company, Propaganda Films. While there, he learned from directors such as David Fincher, Michael Bay, Antoine Fuqua, Spike Jonze and Mark Romanek. He later gravitated to and worked for other directors such as Ridley Scott, Sam Bayer and Zack Snyder, the latter co-signing his DGA initiation. During his time as a production assistant, Zavitsanos wrote, produced and directed five commercials that resulted in an award-winning spec reel. The reel was widely circulated and well-received, ultimately resulting in his signing at a top-tier production company. Over the course of his career and outside of the advertising arena, Zavitsanos has written and directed longer content pieces, including three sizzle reels for broadcast shows, a 30-minute dramatic short film and a short documentary on world-renown gastroenterologist Dr. Steven Targan. (Zavitsanos was tapped by Cedars Sinai Hospital to do a piece on the infectious disease specialist.) Zavitsanos has had the pleasure of working with such public figures as Kevin Garnett, JJ Watt, Kevin Hart, Neyo, Karl-Anthony Towns, Tony Stewart, and Kevin Harvick. Aside from directing, at times, Zavitsanos conceives, develops and executes original content.