M. A. Fortin | |
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Born | Mark Alexandre Fortin August 11, 1978 |
Education | Emerson College (BFA) Harvard University (MFA) |
Occupation(s) | Screenwriter producer |
Years active | 2014–present |
Partner | Joshua John Miller (2013–present) |
Mark Alexandre Fortin (born August 11, 1978) is a Canadian screenwriter and producer. In tandem with Joshua John Miller, he has written the screenplay for the 2015 horror comedy The Final Girls , and the pilot of the USA Network drama series Queen of the South .
Fortin was born in Montreal, Quebec, and raised in Oakville, Ontario. He is an alumnus of Emerson College, from which he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2000. [1] He graduated with a Master of Fine Arts from the American Repertory Theater / Moscow Art Theatre Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Harvard University. [2] He is gay, and as of 2013 is in a relationship with fellow screenwriter Joshua John Miller. [3]
Fortin frequently co-writes with Joshua John Miller. Their first collaboration was on the short film Dawn, which was directed by actress Rose McGowan. The short premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. [4] The two then wrote and executive produced the horror comedy film The Final Girls , which was directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson and stars Taissa Farmiga and Malin Åkerman. The film had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 13, 2015, [5] and was given a limited release in the United States on October 9, 2015.
Fortin and Miller wrote the pilot of the USA Network drama series Queen of the South , which premiered on June 23, 2016, and for which they also serve as executive producers. [6]