INTERNATIONAL
Award-Winning
SINGER-SONGWRITER,
ACTOR, FILMMAKER & Writer
Powerful, Heartfelt, Vulnerable, Soulful, Disturbing, Thought-provoking, ...
Tinker Bell transformed by Tim Burton ~ Le Monde
Melissa Mars received major notice in the US after appearing alongside John Travolta in From Paris With Love produced by Luc Besson (Lucy), winning multiple awards as an actor, a screenwriter and a filmmaker, and having her song “Beautiful” picked up by Coca-Cola Music.
She is well-known in France for her pop music career, with 3 solo albums (Polydor - Universal Music), and the hit "1980" as well as her leading role in the smash hit musical Mozart the Rock Opera...
AS SEEN IN
Equation of the week:
Lara Croft + Vanessa Paradis
= Melissa Mars
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Mars gives a spectacular performance, honest
and exposed.
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Mars is driven to make her mark like Serge Gainsbourg and his contemporaries did in the 60s.
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RECENT NEWS
Last update: June 9 2023
CONCERT LES RETROUVAILLES
Les Retrouvailles, which translates to The Reunion, is truly one…
Les Retrouvailles is a reunion of French hit musicals! Cast members from The 10 Commandments, The Sun King, Romeo & Juliet, 1789 and Mozart The Rock Opera will come together to perform hit songs from each show.
The show is also my own reunion with music, stage and my colleagues from Mozart the Rock Opera as well as with my beloved character Aloysia Weber, I brought to life with passion.
I was blessed to take part in a performance at the Parisian iconic concert hall, the Olympia, last fall with Les Retrouvailles and will have the pleasure to join the show on November 20 2023 at the CASINO DE PARIS and the 2024 TOUR! More info coming soon!
AWARD-WINNING SCREENPLAY
MY ANCESTORS' SONG
written by Melissa Mars
I have been honored with a Best Screenplay award at Bridgeport Film Festival 2022, and multiple accolades, second round at Screencraft Film Fund 2022, semifinalist at Hollyshorts 2022 as well as London's Outstanding Screenplays 2023 for my script My Ancestors’ Song, a short drama that tells the poignant story of Nayla Bel, an Algerian-French actress trying to make it in Hollywood while struggling to embrace her heritage.
In a "powerful story" sprinkled with light humor, the story is a reflection on the struggle of integration in a new country while confronting the lack of diversity that exists in an industry rife with stereotypes.
Writing the screenplay provided me a channel to explore my roots and reconnect to my own ancestors. Female Filmmakers, particularly female filmmakers of color, are still carving out their territory and their place in the film industry. I would be honored to represent my Algerian roots by making this film that I'm now developing as a feature. To be followed...
EXIT ZERO SEMIFINALIST AT SCREENCRAFT
HORROR FEATURE SCREENPLAY
I am proud and honored to be part of an amazing collective of NJ screenwriters and we just completed together a first draft of a horror feature screenplay, an anthology of eerie tales a grandfather tells his granddaughter while driving her on NJ Garden State Parkway to perform a harrowing family ritual.
We are at the early - and very exciting - stages, and our screenplay has made it to the semifinals of the Screencraft Horror Competition! Woohoo!!!
MY MUSIC IS BACK ONLINE!
All my albums are available on all platforms!!
I have the pleasure to announce that all my albums are finally back on the musical digital platforms such as iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, Deezer, Youtube Music... and even on Tik Tok, Instagram, Facebook for your reels!!
Discover or Re-discover my pop-electro songs, in French and in English. Type my name in your favorite music platform or click the buttons below...
AWARD-WINNING DYSTOPIA:
THE LAST TOUCH ON VIDIVERSE!
written and directed by Melissa Mars
And the winner is...
The Last Touch, “Disturbing”, “Powerful” (ESO network), is a short dystopia I wrote and directed. It has garnered an enthusiastic response at festivals, having won Best Sci-Fi Short at the Hollywood Boulevard Film Festival 2021, Crypticon Minneapolis 2021, Crypticon Kansas City 2021 and Best Social Distanced Production Runner-up at Miami International Science Fiction Film Festival 2021, an Honorable Mention at Atlanta Sci Fi Film Festival 2021 and multiple other nominations at U.K's Unrestricted View Film Festival 2021, Paris Art & Movie Awards 2021 and Stranger Days Independent Film Festival 2021! What an honor and a blessing! And that's not it...
VIDIVERSE, a revolutionary streaming platform, created and launched recently by Alex Proyas, acclaimed director who helmed The Crow, iRobot, Dark City, is now the new home of The Last Touch !
Check out all the updates on THE LAST TOUCH WEBSITE.
PERFECT CHAOS - Episode 10
written and directed by Melissa Mars
Totally #stayathome approved & #socialdistancing respected.
I was invited by Anthony Sharpe & Set Apart Pictures to participate to the movie chain Perfect Chaos.
I wrote, directed, edited, and starred in this short film during the lockdown.
I’d like to highlight the fact that I was able to stage myself with my scene partner, respecting the social distancing way beyond the 6 feet requirement, we stayed 10,353 miles apart! From NY to Melbourne…
The new way of filmmaking post-covid?…
I hope you enjoy watching it as much I did making it.
POLLY IS ONLINE NOW
* BEST ACTRESS AWARDS *
The heart-breaking short movie POLLY, for which I had the honor to receive multiple awards for my performance and that garnered also multiple best film and director awards is now available on Youtube. Special thanks to producer Ashla Soter, director Marco Bottiglieri, writer Gary Jones, and the festivals.
Winner Best Actress
Actors Awards L.A, 2019
Festigious, 2019
L.A Cinema Festival of Hollywood 2019
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Nomination Best Actress of the Year
Actors Awards L.A, 2019
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Winner Best Duo
New York Film Awards, 2019
3 pages (p12-14) in the World London Filmmakers Magazine. The Last Touch garnered a Gold Selection at the World London Film Festival.
Mars talks about the making of The Last Touch... “What is true connection? How is technology connecting us and how does it threaten the existence of connection as we know it?”
French Interview. I had the honor to give an interview (in French this time) to the prolific French penciller and author of notable comics including MES 2 PAPAS ET MOI [My 2 Dads and Me], LES D’JEUNES [The Youngz]... 🇫🇷~ J’ai eu l’honneur de répondre à 3 questions de Mikl Mayer, le fameux dessinateur et auteur des BDs MES 2 PAPAS ET MOI, LES D’JEUNES (Si vous ne connaissez pas, à découvrir d’urgence!)… On a parlé de MOZART L’OPÉRA ROCK, de “1980”, de mon rôle idéal, du film POLLY...
3 pages (p12-14) in the World London Filmmakers Magazine. The Last Touch garnered a Gold Selection at the World London Film Festival.
RECENT INTERVIEWS
WLFF, We Are Moving Stories, Authority Magazine...
Check out my recent interviews for blogs and outlets such as Dan's Movie Report, Authority Magazine, Thrive Global... including topics behind the scenes stories of
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John Travolta on From Paris With Love,
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Mozart The Rock Opera
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Or my movie The Last Touch...
To read the interview, click on each picture of the slide gallery (to the left on the desktop version or above if you're on a mobile).
