TALENT SPOTLIGHT: MARSHA GREENE

2014 Bell Media Prime TV Program Alumna

Marsha Greene is an accomplished executive producer and writer and a prolific and impactful figure in the screen industry. Since completing the Bell Media Prime Time TV Program in 2014, Marsha has received multiple recognitions and awards for her talent and work in the industry, including the WIFT-T Crystal Award for Creative Excellence and the Brian Linehan Award for Outstanding Artistic Promise.

“It [the Bell Media Prime Time TV Program] absolutely helped me advance my career. I was working in unscripted TV before I went to the CFC, so I had very few contacts in the scripted world. So just on a networking level, it was incredibly useful. But also I had only written a half-hour comedy before I went to the CFC. So I really learned how to write one-hour dramas from Michael MacLennan, our showrunner in residence, and Emily Andras, my mentor. I also signed with my agent, Jeff Alpern, when I was at the CFC and we’ve had a wonderful relationship over the last 8 years.”

Marsha’s resume is filled with award-winning projects, including her most recent role as showrunner of Emmy and multiple Canadian Screen Award nominated Blackled TV series, The Porter

Inspired by real events and set in the roar of the 1920s, The Porter is a CBC and BET+ original series that follows the journeys of a group of railway workers who band together to form the world’s first Black union. This groundbreaking series, which streams on CBC Gem, explores historical and modern personal experiences of Black Canadians, and tells stories of the contributions of Black Canadians that have long been denied chapters of history in our country. These stories are long overdue on our screens and we’re grateful to Marsha and the talented creators behind and in front of the screen for bringing them to life.

“What really stands out to me as I reflect on making The Porter was how much the subject matter sustained us during the hard times. We believed in the show so much, and wanted so badly for the audience to see the lives of this community, that when things were complicated or frustrating or seemed impossible we would gain strength from our desire to bring the show to fruition.”

Next up, Marsha is focused on development, and is working on several different pitches.