Tony Mark

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Tony Mark
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Anthony Mark

Occupations
  • Film producer
  • production manager
  • assistant director
Years active1991–present

Tony Mark (also known as Anthony Mark) is an American film producer, director and screenwriter. [1] He has worked with Kathryn Bigelow [2] and Robert Rodriguez. [3]

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Mark was a producer of And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself , which won an Imagen Award in 2004 as "Best Movie for Television". [4]

Biography

Early life

Mark worked at WEOK-FM as a disc jockey for a late-night jazz/blues program. [3] He worked for Wakeford-Orloff and Dick Miller Associates, where he made television commercials for Coca-Cola, GE, IBM, Texaco and others. [3]

Selected filmography

As producer

As Production Manager

As Second Unit Director

Awards and honors

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References

  1. 1 2 "Tony Mark". IMDB.
  2. Robert Nott (July 28, 2009). Hurt Locker Producer Lauds Film Crew and New Mexico Industry. The Santa Fe New Mexican.
  3. 1 2 3 HBO.com "And Starring Pancho Villa as himself" TONY MARK (Producer) bio
  4. 19th Annual Imagen Awards Gala 2004 Imagen Awards announced Imagen.org