Mark A. Altman

Mark A. Altman is a film producer, screenwriter and actor. In 1998, he won Best New Writer at AFI Fest. His credits include:

• DOA: Dead or Alive (producer)
• The Specials (producer, actor)
• Free Enterprise (writer, producer, actor)
• House of the Dead (writer, producer)
• House of the Dead 2 (writer, producer, actor)
• Room 6 (writer, producer, actor)
• The Thirst (producer)
• All Souls Day (writer, producer)
• Dead And Deader (writer, producer)

Previously, he was a writer and editor of books and magazines relating to science fiction. Editor and co-creator, with Chris Gore, of Sci-Fi Universe magazine, Altman later, through his Mindfire Entertainment published CFQ (formerly Cinefantastique).

In the summer of 2007, Altman added another film to his resume with the production of the adaptation of the best selling video game DOA: Dead or Alive The film cost $30 million to produce which was done so by The Weinstein Company's Dimension Films.

In addition to theatrical films, Altman has worked on some television projects, including writing and producing Dead And Deader starring Dean Cain, Susan Ward, and Guy Torry. The movie was played on the SciFi channel. He was also credited with directing the second unit.

He is also Chief Executive Officer for Maltman Entertainment where he manages and keeps track of all films and television series in production. He has plenty of experience doing so, he was previously the CEO for Mindfire Entertainment for ten years.

He currently resides with his wife Naomi in Los Angeles, California.

Altman has hosted numerous panels at San Diego Comic Con, including the humorous "Starship Smackdown" panel on the last day of the convention.

External links

• Mark A. Altman at the Internet Movie Database