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Tony Mark
Independent Producer
Faculty / Producer
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Biography
Tony Mark has produced almost 40 films that range from art house to commercial studio fare. His films have appeared in numerous festivals including Venice, Berlin, Cannes, Toronto, Telluride, and Sundance. Most recently, he Executive Produced Kathryn Bigelow's "The Hurt Locker." It received 9 Academy Award nominations and won 6 Oscars including Best Picture, Director, and Screenplay for 2009. Other Academy Award nominated films that Tony has been involved with as a producer include "The Mirror Has Two Faces" and "The Fisher King."
Also in 2009 Tony produced Lifetime's "Georgia O'Keeffe" (filmed entirely in New Mexico) which was nominated for 3 Golden Globes including Best Picture, PGA and DGA Awards for Best Picture and won the WGA Award for Best Screenplay. Emmy nominations have come for "Witness Protection" and "Starring Pancho Villa as Himself," both for HBO. He won the 2004 Imagen Award (established to recognize the positive portrayal of Latinos in media) for producing "Pancho Villa."
Tony has written scripts for MGM, ABC, NBC, Showtime and USA Networks and has directed second unit on numerous films for HBO, CBS and Dimension. Notable filmmakers he's worked with include Ms. Bigelow, Robert Rodriguez, Robert Wise, Bruce Beresford, Terry Gilliam, Barbara Streisand, Bob Rafelson, and John Avildsen.
Pitching To This Producer
Interested in: "good stories well told," powerful characters, the human comedy.
Not interested in: exploitation, ultra-violence, effects for effects' sake.
The Hollywood Connection Events
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Pitch Sessions
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Pitch Sessions
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Panel Description:
The second panel will be moderated by SCSFe 's Director of the Hollywood Connection, Matt Dixson. The panel members may change but the format stays the same. Be ready with your questions.
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