Mark Ordesky
Mark Lowell Ordesky (born April 22, 1963) is an American film producer and film studio executive. He is best known for executive producing the Oscar-winning The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
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[edit] Personal life
Ordesky was born in Sacramento County, California. In 1985, Ordesky graduated from the USC Annenberg School for Communication with a degree in print journalism. He was editor of the university newspaper, the Daily Trojan, and a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity. In 2008, he was honored with Chi Phi's Walter Cronkite Congressional Award.
Ordesky supports the Anti-Defamation League as a Regional Board Member and Chair of its Entertainment Industry Committee. He is also a board member of the American Cinematheque, and a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
[edit] Career
During 20 years at New Line Cinema, Mark Ordesky acquired or executive produced over 60 films, including the company's first Best Picture nominee (Shine), its first major-category Oscar winner (Geoffrey Rush, Best Actor, Shine), its first Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival (Lars von Trier's Dancer In The Dark), and the most-nominated film in history to win every Oscar for which it was tapped (The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King).
During a five-year stint as President of Fine Line Features, a specialty films division of New Line, Mark acquired acclaimed films such as Saving Grace and State & Main, as well as Oscar nominees Before Night Falls, Tumbleweeds, The Sweet Hereafter, and American Splendor.
In 1996, Mark helped introduce U.S. audiences to Jackie Chan with the break-out hit Rumble In The Bronx.
In 2009, Ordesky launched his own company, Amber Entertainment, with partners Ileen Maisel, Jane Fleming, and Lawrence Elman.
[edit] Filmography
FILM
PRODUCER
- Critters 3 (1991): Associate producer
- Critters 4 (1991): Associate producer
- Sunset Grill (1993): Executive producer
- The Hidden II (1994): Executive producer
- Mother Night (1996): Executive producer
- Pecker (1998): Executive producer
- Roseanna's Grave (1998): Executive producer
- State & Main (2000): Co-producer
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001): Executive producer
- Ripley's Game (2002): Executive producer
- For Mature Audiences Only (2002): Executive producer
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002): Executive producer
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003): Executive producer
- The Sleeping Dictionary (2003): Executive producer
- A Dirty Shame (2004): Executive producer
- Birth (2004): Executive producer
- The New World (2005): Executive producer
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006): Executive producer
- The Golden Compass (2007): Executive producer
- Inkheart (2008): Executive producer
MISCELLANEOUS CREW
- Poison Ivy: The New Seduction (1997): Special thanks
- Man of the Century (1999): Thanks
SECOND UNIT DIRECTING
- The Long and Short of It (2003): Second unit director
