Founded originally in France by award-winning international artist Melissa Mars (Mozart the Rock Opera, From Paris with Love), Made in Mars Studios is now based in New York, keeping ties to L.A, Paris, and Algiers. Specializing in film and music, Made in Mars Studios focuses on diverse, female-driven, thought-provoking, and empowering narratives.

Notable works include the groundbreaking animated musical Army of Love and the award-winning dystopian film The Last Touch.

Currently, Made in Mars Studios is collaborating on the development of the horror anthology Exit Zero, a story written by the Garden State Screenwriters group, and advancing My Ancestors’ Song, an award-winning short screenplay that’s being adapted into a feature film.

Award-winning international actress, singer-songwriter, screenwriter, and filmmaker Melissa Mars established Made in Mars Studios in her native France to bring her creative visions to life.

Born and raised in France with Algerian heritage and now based in NY, Mars gained fame through her pop music career, releasing three solo albums with Universal Music and collaborating with French pop stars such as Lara Fabian, Louis Bertignac, and Pascal Obispo on hits like the duet “1980.” She also starred as Aloysia, Mozart’s first love, in the smash hit musical Mozart the Rock Opera, directed by Olivier Dahan, the Oscar-winning filmmaker of La Vie en Rose. Described by Le Monde as “Tinker Bell transformed by Tim Burton,” Mars’ U.S. career took off after she appeared alongside John Travolta in From Paris with Love and had her song “Beautiful” featured on Coca-Cola Music’s 52 Songs of Happiness.

Mars began writing and filming at age 13. She made her official directorial debut with the music video “Love Machine” for Universal Music in 2007, and her producer debut with the groundbreaking animated musical Army of Love, where she served as co-producer, writer, and co-director. This project, featuring music from her third solo album released under the Polydor-Universal label, garnered widespread attention and was broadcast on national French networks including M6 and NRJ 12. Mars went on to direct and produce several music videos, including “Et Je Veux Danser”, as well as a range of globally-released musical compositions, EPKs, behind-the-scenes features, and narrative short films.

Her dystopian short film The Last Touch has won multiple awards, including at the Miami Sci-Fi Film Festival, and is currently streaming on Alex Proyas’ platform Vidiverse. Mars’ filmmaking has been praised for its powerful, heartfelt, thought-provoking, and disturbing storytelling.

Currently, she is collaborating on the horror anthology feature film Exit Zero, co-written by the Garden State Screenwriters group, of which she is a member. She is also developing My Ancestors’ Song, an award-winning short screenplay that is being adapted into a feature film.

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