Marcus Khoudair is a screenwriter from the Dharug lands of South West Sydney who dedicates his work to the spirit of his grandparents.
Marcus’ films have screened in Palm Springs International Short Fest, CinefestOZ, Flickerfest, and Lebanese Film Festival Australia. His short Dependent won the 2025 Panavision Award for Film of the Year at LFFAU and he was previously nominated by the AWG for his script Nothing, Number 2 at the 2026 AWGIEs. Marcus holds a master’s in screenwriting from AFTRS, teaches high school English, and co-judges the Dr Charles Malik Literary Awards for the World Lebanese Cultural Union. In 2026, a feature film he co-wrote with Veniamin Gialouris, Adonia, was shortlisted for the AWG’s Emerging Writers’ Awards.
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