Tony Mark Explained

Birth Name:	Anthony Mark
Birth Place:	New York City, USA
Years Active:	1991–present

Tony Mark (also known as Anthony Mark) is an American film producer, director and screenwriter.^[1] He has worked with Kathryn Bigelow and Robert Rodriguez.^[2]

Mark was a producer of And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself, which won an Imagen Award in 2004 as "Best Movie for Television".^[3]

Biography

Early life

Mark worked at WEOK-FM as a disc jockey for a late-night jazz/blues program.^[2] He worked for Wakeford-Orloff and Dick Miller Associates, where he made television commercials for Coca-Cola, GE, IBM, Texaco and others.^[2]

Selected filmography

As producer

• The Hurt Locker (2009)
• Georgia O'Keeffe (2009)
• Fire Bay (2008)
• Bordertown (2007) (co-producer)
• Ultraviolet (2006) (executive producer)
• Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003) (co-producer)
• Scary Movie 2 (2001) (co-executive producer)
• Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (2000) (TV) (producer)
• 8 Seconds (1994) (co-producer)
• The Fisher King (1991) (associate producer) (as Anthony Mark)
• Zelly and Me (1988) (producer)
• Billy Galvin (1986) (producer)

As Production Manager

• The Hurt Locker (2009)
• Bordertown (2006) (unit production manager)
• Scary Movie 2 (2001) (unit production manager)
• The Wedding Planner (2001) (unit production manager)
• Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (2000) (TV) (unit production manager)
• The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996) (unit production manager)
• Desperado (1995) (unit production manager)
• 8 Seconds (1994) (unit production manager)
• Nowhere to Run (1993) (unit production manager)
• The Fisher King (1991) (unit production manager) (as Anthony Mark)

As Second Unit Director

• Scary Movie 2 (2001) (second unit director)
• Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (2000) (TV) (second unit director: New York/Canada)
• Earthly Possessions (1999) (TV) (second unit director)

Awards and honors

• The Hurt Locker (2009) – Venice Film Festival – SIGNIS Grand Prize – Best Film
• The Hurt Locker (2009) – Venice Film Festival – Human Rights Film Network Award – Best Film
• The Hurt Locker (2009) – Venice Film Festival – Arca Young Cinema Award – Best Film Venezia 65
• The Hurt Locker (2009) – Venice Film Festival – Sergio Trasatti Award – Best Film
• And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003) (TV) – Emmy Nomination "Outstanding Made for Television Movie"
• The Fisher King (1991) – 5 Oscar nominations, 1 win ("best actress" Mercedes Ruehl),
• The Fisher King (1991) – Won 3 Golden Globes (Jeff Bridges, Mercedes Ruehl, and Robin Williams), nominated for best director and best motion picture^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tony Mark . IMDB.
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20031003231841/http://www.hbo.com/films/panchovilla/cast/tony_mark.html HBO.com "And Starring Pancho Villa as himself" TONY MARK (Producer) bio
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20070503130754/http://www.imagen.org/awards/19/winners 19th Annual Imagen Awards Gala 2004 Imagen Awards announced Imagen.org