Mark Sawers
Mark Sawers is a Canadian film and television director.[1] Best known for his feature films and No Men Beyond This Point,[2] he is also a four-time Genie Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama for his films Stroke at the 13th Genie Awards,[3] Hate Mail at the 14th Genie Awards, Shoes Off at the 19th Genie Awards[4] and Lonesome Joe at the 24th Genie Awards. Shoes Off also won the Canal+ Award at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival.[5]
As a television director, his credits have included segments of The Kids in the Hall, and episodes of Alienated,[6] Alice, I Think, About a Girl, The Assistants, Mr. Young and Anticlimax.
From Vancouver, British Columbia, Sawers is a graduate of the University of British Columbia.[7]
References[]
- ^ "A short life in Cannes : Vancouver film-maker Mark Sawers enjoys acclaim at the world's most famous film festival -- and obscurity at home. That's the price he pays for making short films". Vancouver Sun, May 21, 1999.
- ^ "Director Mark Sawers explores extinction in humourous [sic] No Men Beyond This Point". The Georgia Straight, September 23, 2015.
- ^ "French-Canadian films steal Genie show: Cronenberg's Naked Lunch leads the pack with 11 nominations". The Globe and Mail, October 14, 1992.
- ^ "They dream of Genies". Halifax Daily News, December 8, 1998.
- ^ "Belgian movie wins top prize at Cannes ; Toronto's Egoyan misses ceremony when film shut out". Toronto Star, May 24, 1999.
- ^ "Sci-fi TV comedy filmed in Saanich opens on New VI". Victoria Times-Colonist, September 4, 2003.
- ^ "Film-maker Mark Sawers tastes big time in Cannes". Vancouver Sun, May 12, 1993.
External links[]
- Mark Sawers at IMDb
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