Mark is an award winning writer/director. His 2nd feature as director, Dead on the Vine was awarded Best Film, Actor and Ensemble by indie icon Kevin Smith at his Smodcastle Film Festival and Best Film and Director at the BIFA qualifying Unrestricted View Film Festival and is now available on DVD & Streaming across the USA/Can through Brian Yuzna's Dark Arts Entertainment. His debut feature Guardians is available on Sky Store and won multiple awards at festival such a Genreblast and the Rome Independent Cinema Festival. His latest project as writer, Video Killed The Radio Star starring Bridgerton's Harriet Cains and Interview With the Vampire's Luke Brandon Field is in post. He is currently developing numerous projects with Video Killed... director Brad Watson, Host producer Jed Shepherd and Director Anthony Neale.

Dead on the Vine is a UK thriller set on a vineyard on the south coast. Inspired by the Coen brothers it is a darkly comic story of the vineyards two female owners and their desperate attempts to save not only their business but their lives when two mysterious men arrive on their doorstep asking for help but bringing chaos and violence.

Produced by Laura Rees on a shoestring budget during Covid the film was pulled together expertly by a dedicated team that have been constantly jumping hurdles to get the film over the line.

The film swept awards at the BIFA-qualifying Unrestricted View Film Festival in London — including Best Film, Director, Actor, and Actress — and was an official selection at the Fangoria-sponsored Dead Northern Film Festival.

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