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'''Mark Mahon''' (born 1 April 1973) is an Irish film director, writer and producer from [[Cork (city)|Cork]] city. |
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==Biography== |
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At the age of twenty two, Mark was severely injured in an accident and had to spend several months in hospital recovering. During this time, he turned his love of acting and his passion for the industry to writing feature films. |
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To date, he has written five scripts (all Hollywood Analyst Recommended screenplays) and one graphic novel (in conjunction with Atlantis Studios) called Freedom Within the Heart.<ref>[http://www.freedomwithintheheart.com/]</ref> Since then, he set up a film production company: ''Maron Pictures''.<ref>[http://www.maronpictures.net Maron Pictures website]</ref> |
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In 2005, Mark Mahon flew into Long Beach, Los Angeles, as a nominee for the International Action On Film Awards.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1732017/bio]</ref> "''Freedom Within The Heart''" was honored by being selected as one of the five finalists for the Best Screenplay Unproduced Award.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1732017/bio]</ref> Due to his achievements since this nomination, Mark Mahon has had an award named after him, ''The Mark Mahon Award of Excellence in Writing''. He presented this award at the Action on Film Festival in July, 2007. |
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''[[Freedom Within The Heart]]'' has since been adapted into a Graphic Novel in conjunction with Atlantis Studios. |
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In 2006, Mark received his Director's Diploma from the Raindance Organization in London.<ref>[http://www.freedomwithintheheart.com/]</ref> The following June, Carolyn J. Firestone wrote a two page article about Mark's win at the International Action on Film Awards.<ref>[http://www.aoffest.com/hollywood_scriptwriter_story.pdf aoffest.com/hollywood_scriptwriter_story.pdf]</ref> In 2007, Mark also appeared on the front cover of ''Hollywood Scriptwriter'' in the April edition.<ref>[http://www.freedomwithintheheart.com/]</ref> |
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Later, he directed his first feature length film, ''[[Strength and Honour]]'' starring Michael Madsen, Vinnie Jones, Patrick Bergin and Richard Chamberlain.<ref>[http://www.strengthandhonorthemovie.com "Strength And Honour" movie website]</ref> |
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STRENGTH AND HONOUR tells the story of an Irish-American boxer, Sean Kelleher (Michael Madsen), who accidentally kills his friend in the ring and promises his wife that he will never box again. However, years later, when he discovers that his only son is dying of the same hereditary heart disorder which has taken his wife, he is forced to break his promise in order to raise the substantial funds needed for the surgery that could save his son’s life. |
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It was released on the 20th of November 2007 in Ireland and was tested on a limited capacity in the United States on the 7th of December 2007. Mark Mahon was nominated for an I.F.T.A. (Irish Film and Television Academy Award) for his efforts. It was given a 15A rating in Ireland. |
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After the U.S. testing, the film was re-cut taking 13 minutes off it. It then went on to win the followings awards: |
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Winner – Festival Prize – 23rd Boston Film Festival |
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Winner – Best Feature – 23rd Boston Film Festival |
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Winner – Michael Madsen, Best Actor – 23rd Boston Film Festival |
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Winner – Best Feature – 2008 Downtown Los Angeles Film Festival |
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Winner – Michael Madsen, Best Actor – 2008 Downtown Los Angeles Film Festival |
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Winner – Best Feature – 2008 New York International Film Festival |
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Winner – Best Director – 2008 New York International Film Festival |
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Winner – Michael Madsen, Best Actor – 2008 New York International Film Festival |
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Winner – Best Score – 2008 New York International Film Festival |
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Winner – 56th Annual Columbus International Film Festival (Chris Awards) |
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Winner – Best American Independent Feature – 2008 Mount Shasta International Film Festival |
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Winner – Best Performance in a Feature – 2008 Mount Shasta International Film Festival |
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Winner – Best Foreign Feature – 2008 International Action On Film Festival |
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Winner – Best Director – 2008 International Action On Film Festival |
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Winner – Best Screenplay – 2008 Alan J. Bailey Excellence Award |
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Winner – Best Supporting Actor – 2008 Alan J. Bailey Excellence Award |
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Winner – Best Soundtrack – 2008 Malibu International Film Festival |
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Winner – Best Picture – 2008 Apra Foundation for Film, Music and Art (AFFMA) |
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Winner – Best Director – 2008 23rd Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival |
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Writers Guild of America Selection in Pete Hammond’s Screening Series |
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Winner – Best Picture – 2009 Aurora Awards |
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Winner – Best Picture – 2009 Moscow Sports Film Festival |
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Strength and Honour also had official selections from film festivals all across the globe, including selection for some of the world’s most prestigious non-competitive festivals such as Cairo, Cambridge, Portugal, Moscow, Rome, Seville and Shanghai. A great honour was the Film’s selection by the Beijing Olympics Committee for their Sports Film Screening Week in 2008. |
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In 2009, the Film was selected to screen at the Writers Guild of America and received a review in the Los Angeles Times that described it as ‘another Slumdog Millionaire’. Later the same year, Michael Madsen and Mark Mahon appeared on the TODAY show in New York, as there was such strong word of mouth about the Film. |
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On March 17th, 2010 , Mark Mahon and the film’s main cast were invited by Prince Albert of Monaco to a private Royal screening at the Palace of Monaco. |
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== References == |
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{{Reflist}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mahon, Mark}} |
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[[Category:Irish film directors]] |
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[[Category:Irish screenwriters]] |
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[[Category:People from Cork (city)]] |
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[[Category:1973 births]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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