Mark is an Oscar and Bafta nominated writer and director from Manchester, UK. His breakthrough came in 2012 with the The Voorman Problem, a whimsical dark comedy starring Martin Freeman and Tom Hollander. The film was nominated for an Oscar in 2014 and a BAFTA in 2013. The film has played at over 45 Official Selections including BFI London, Aspen ShortFest, Clermont-Ferrand and Rhode Island Film Festivals. It has picked up numerous awards in the UK, USA and Europe.
Mark’s debut feature ‘England Is Mine’, which he co-wrote and directed is based on the early life of Morrissey, icon and lead singer of seminal UK band The Smiths.
Work as Writer/Director includes:
RAVENS Upcoming
Filming set to begin in Japan in the Spring of 2022.
Chronicles the life of legendary Japanese photographer Masahisa Fukase.
THE BROADCAST In Development
Feature Film adaptation of the
James Smythe novel ‘The Testimony’
Co-Writer / Director
Riverstone / Honlodge
ENGLAND IS MINE Released 4th August 2017
Feature Film
Co-Writer / Director
Honlodge / Hanway Select
Closing the Edinburgh Film Festival 2017
Nominated for the Michael Powell Award for Best British Feature Film at the EIF
FULL TIME 2013
Short Film
Co-Writer / Director
Honlodge Productions
Winner: Best Film (Grand Short) & Best Actor – Shanghai Film Festival 2014
Nominated: Best Film – Colchester Int Film Festival
Nominated: Jury Award – Leuven Int Short Film Festival
THE VOORMAN PROBLEM 2012
Short Film
Co-Writer / Director
Honlodge Productions
Nominated: Best Live Action Short – Academy Awards 2014
Nominated: Best Short Film – BAFTA Awards 2013
Winner: Best Film – Colchester Film Festival
Winner: Best Fiction Film – Let’s All be Free Film Festival
Winner: Best Screenplay – Corona International Film Festival
Winner: Best Live Action Short – St Louis International Film Festival
Theatre credits Include:
WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF
Assistant Director to David Thacker
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
POETRY ON A PLATE: WAR AND CONFLICT
Director
Octagon Theatre, Bolton