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ABOUT
Mark has directed global and EMEA commercial campaigns for many companies. Among them - Monopoly, Play-doh, Frozen 2, Trolls, Wayfair, Furreal, Centrepoint, Lynx Golf, Barry M, Holland and Barrett and Ryobi. He has also directed, done creative (and copy) for a wide range of clients such as McDonalds, Neutrogena, John Lewis, Cisco, The Telegraph, Google Home, Joules, Visa, BT, AEG, among others.
Mark started out in theatre (on and off the stage) acting, running theatre companies, building lighting rigs and directing shows. That took him via writing and creative to become a commercial and film director.
Mark is also a professional actor and voice artist, which helps him bring great performances to the screen as a director. He has had a varied acting career that has seen him perform in many mediums, including screen, stage and radio, and across many genres. His filmography and TV credits include among others critically acclaimed Irish drama The Clinic, comedy behemoth Mrs Browns Boys, Northanger Abbey, Die Another Day, football comedy The Bromley Boys and has won various international awards for his performance in Untitled (a film).
He also has various long form projects, with 23 minute short film "Konneksies" (Connections) winning a number of awards around the world, and has various projects and Pilots in various stages of development.
Mark manages to achieve a balance between Creative daring, insightful reading of briefs, and a safe pair of production hands.
He has experience in many genres with various specialities being:
CHILDREN
PERFORMANCE
TOOLS
COMEDY
DRAMA
FASHION AND BEAUTY
LIFESTYLE
Thanks to an acting background, he has a strong sense of the performance of others. He is also a Designer in training, and has a great love of aesthetic, working hard to balance visual and narrative storytelling..
Some accolades for short film Konneksies (Connections):
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NOMINATED
BEST DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL FILM AWARDS BERLIN
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WINNER
BEST SHORT
INTERNATIONAL FILM AWARDS BERLIN
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WINNER
AUDIENCE CHOICE
SILWERSKERM FEES
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WINNER
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
BEST SHORTS CALIFORNIA
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NOMINATED
BEST SHORT
SAFTAS
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