Mark Dennis (director)

Mark Dennis (born May 13, 1982) is an American director, editor, producer and composer. His debut feature, Strings, won him Best Director awards at the Tulsa International Film Festival and Long Island International Film Expo (shared with collaborator Ben Foster) and was an Official Selection at the Hollywood Film Festival, Austin Film Festival, Gotham Film Festival, and Ventura Film Festival.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Mark Dennis
Mark Dennis (right) attending the 14th Annual Hollywood Awards Gala with Ben Foster (left) and Olivia Draguicevich (Center)
Born
San Antonio, Texas, United States
OccupationFilm Director, Film Producer, Editor, Composer
Years active2007–present

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]

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. https://web.archive.org/web/20111227003403/http://stringsmovie.com/. Archived from the original on December 27, 2011. Retrieved January 24, 2012. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "RTF Alums Debut Thriller at Austin Film Festival | The Alcalde". Alcalde.texasexes.org. 2011-10-20. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  3. "Tulsa IFF. - Winners". Tulsafilmfestival.org. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  4. "New York film festival Best Director award goes to San Antonio-Austin filmmakers". EnergizedSanantonio.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  5. "2011 Films | Hollywood Film Festival: Awards, Films, Indies, Hollywood - HollywoodFilmFestival.com". Hollywoodfest.com. 1936-08-18. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20120115031229/http://aff.bside.com/2011/films/strings_markdennis_aff2011. Archived from the original on January 15, 2012. Retrieved January 25, 2012. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. "STRINGS | GSIFF New York 2011 International Film Festival | New York City | October 13 thru 23, 2011". Gsiff.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  8. "'Strings' to Debut at Bellmore Movies on Sunday - Bellmore, NY Patch". Bellmore.patch.com. 2011-07-09. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  9. "Jeanne Jakle: Local stars are making presence known in Hollywood - San Antonio Express-News". Mysanantonio.com. 2011-10-26. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  10. "The Silver City Film Festival". Silvercityfilmfest.org. Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  11. Archived December 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  12. "White Sands Film Festival winners announced - Las Cruces Sun-News". Lcsun-news.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-01. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  13. "Zach Anner flattens 'Next Oprah' competition | The Daily Texan". Dailytexanonline.com. 2010-06-15. Archived from the original on 2011-11-26. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  14. "Strings in Austin". Uweeklyaustin.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  15. "Welcome to the WSIFF Site". Wsiff.com. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  16. "Route 66 Film Festival this weekend". Sj-r.com. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
  17. "Tulsa International Film Festival winners announced". Tulsa World. 2011-09-26. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  18. "Tulsa International Film Festival winners announced". Tulsa World. 2011-09-26. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  19. Time Trap, retrieved 2018-11-21. IMDb
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