Marcie MacLellan
Head of Production + Founder

Marcie is the vision behind the business. Passionate about telling stories that truly inspire, she has delivered narrative and educational content across film, TV, print, mobile and digital for over 20 years. This includes work with the UK’s biggest film funders and leading global brands.

Marcie MacLellan is founder of Frank & Lively, an independent London-based film production company. She developed and produced the BAFTA-nominated feature film, Apostasy. (Frank & Lively, iFeatures, BFI, Creative England, BBC). In 2018, she was nominated as Best Producer by the National Film Awards and Best Debut Producer by the British Independent Film Awards. In 2017, she was named ‘One to Watch’ on Campaign Magazine’s Future Female List.

Released by Curzon Artificial Eye in 2017, Marcie’s critically acclaimed debut feature, Apostasy, earned a 2018 BAFTA nomination. It went on to earn a further 17 international nominations, taking home five. Favouring stories that highlight gender inequality, and as a long-standing feminist activist, Marcie was nominated as an Entrepreneur of Excellence by the National Diversity Awards. Her directorial debut, Summer School, premiered at the Women of the World (WOW) Festival (2010) and was presented by the Gender Research Group. In 2018, she founded a consistently sold-out event series that celebrates and inspires women in media.

Marcie continues to speak at global events to challenge gender inequality in the film and advertising industry, writes for the Guardian, Financial Times, Campaign and The Drum and is proud to be named a ‘BAFTA Guru.’ With a BA in Journalism and MA in Film Production, she lectures at the Met Film and continues to support the education of young female storytellers through Film London EAN and Brighton Film School.