Mark, a European Film Academy nominated writer/director from the midlands of Ireland, has made a name for himself in the industry with his award-winning films.
His first feature, "You're Ugly Too", premiered at the 65th Berlinale in 2015 and went on to be nominated for a European Film Academy Young Audience award. The film screened at over a hundred film festivals worldwide, earning numerous accolades including the Directors Guild of America Finder's Series in Los Angeles, Best Screenplay Awards in Tokyo and Athens, Best Feature Screenplay from the Writers Guild of Ireland, Best Debut Feature at the Galway Film Fleadh, and Best Breakthrough Feature at Boston.
In addition to his feature work, Mark has also ventured into documentary filmmaking with "Kevin Roche: The Quiet Architect", which was selected for the Venice Biennale in 2018 and acquired for distribution in North America by Kino Lorber and Germany by Salzgeber.
Mark has been recognized for his talents through various awards and fellowships. He is an alumnus of Berlinale Talents (2011) and Toronto Film Festival Talent Lab (2016),and has received writing fellowships from the Centre Culturel Irlandais Paris (2016),the Nipkow/Berlinale Programm in Berlin (2019),and Pustnik Screenwriters residency in Romania (2021).
Mark has also been mentored by Peter McKenna, writer of "Kin", in the writing of his first original TV pilot script, which earned him a place on the 2023 BBC Writersroom. He is a member of the European Film Academy and the Screen Directors Guild of Ireland.
