Mark Dennis (director) Last updated June 30, 2025 Life and career Dennis was born in San Antonio, Texas . He attended Northwest Vista College and the University of Texas at Austin . [ 9] Dennis directed, produced, and edited (along with Ben Foster) the independent film, Strings , which won Audience Awards at the Breckenridge Film Festival , White Sands International Film Festival , and Silver City Film Festival . [ 1] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12] Based on his own life experiences, Dennis wrote the screenplay for Strings while working at TSTV , the student television station at the University of Texas where he created and acted as show runner for the award-winning sketch comedy program, That's Awesome! starring Zach Anner . [ 2] [ 9] [ 13] [ 14]
Projects Mark Dennis is a director and writer, known for Time Trap (2017), Strings (2011) and The Alternate (2008).
Awards and nominations Strings (2011)Breckenridge Festival of Film: Winner Audience Award [ 11] White Sands International Film Festival: Winner Audience Award [ 12] [ 15] Route 66 International Film Festival: Winner Best Thriller [ 16] Long Island International Film Expo: Winner Best Director (with Ben Foster) [ 8] Long Island International Film Expo: Nomination for Best Feature Long Island International Film Expo: Nomination for Best First Feature [ 4] Tulsa International Film Festival: Nomination for Best Feature [ 17] Tulsa International Film Festival: Winner Best Director (with Ben Foster) [ 18] Time Trap (2017)Hollywood Film Festival: Winner Jury Prize, Most Innovative Narrative feature (with Ben Foster and Pad Thai Pictures) [ 19] References 1 2 Strings Trailer 1–3 . Archived from the original on December 27, 2011. 1 2 "RTF Alums Debut Thriller at Austin Film Festival | The Alcalde" . Alcalde.texasexes.org. October 20, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2012 . ↑ "Tulsa IFF. - Winners" . Tulsafilmfestival.org. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved February 14, 2012 . 1 2 "New York film festival Best Director award goes to San Antonio-Austin filmmakers" . EnergizedSanantonio.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2012 . ↑ "2011 Films | Hollywood Film Festival: Awards, Films, Indies, Hollywood - HollywoodFilmFestival.com" . Hollywoodfest.com. August 18, 1936. Retrieved February 14, 2012 . ↑ "Strings" . aff.bside.com . 2011. Archived from the original on July 7, 2012. ↑ "STRINGS | GSIFF New York 2011 International Film Festival | New York City | October 13 thru 23, 2011" . Gsiff.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2012 . 1 2 "Strings to Debut at Bellmore Movies on Sunday - Bellmore, NY Patch" . Bellmore.patch.com. July 9, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2012 . 1 2 "Jeanne Jakle: Local stars are making presence known in Hollywood - San Antonio Express-News" . Mysanantonio.com. October 26, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2012 . ↑ "The Silver City Film Festival" . Silvercityfilmfest.org. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2012 . 1 2 Archived December 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine 1 2 "White Sands Film Festival winners announced - Las Cruces Sun-News" . Lcsun-news.com. Archived from the original on September 1, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2012 . ↑ "Zach Anner flattens 'Next Oprah' competition | The Daily Texan" . Dailytexanonline.com. June 15, 2010. Archived from the original on November 26, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2012 . ↑ "Strings in Austin" . Uweeklyaustin.com. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2012 . ↑ "Welcome to the WSIFF Site" . Wsiff.com. Retrieved February 14, 2012 . ↑ "Route 66 Film Festival this weekend" . Sj-r.com. Retrieved November 24, 2013 . ↑ "Tulsa International Film Festival winners announced" . Tulsa World. September 26, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2012 . ↑ "Tulsa International Film Festival winners announced" . Tulsa World. September 26, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2012 . ↑ Time Trap , retrieved November 21, 2018 . IMDbThis page is based on this
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