Mark Bamford
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Mark Bamford was born in Louisville, Kentucky, but raised mostly in New York. He graduated from New York University (NYU) in 1989 with a double major in French Literature and Linguistics and a minor in Anthropology. After working for several years in Los Angeles as a freelance screenwriter
, Mark wrote and directed the award-winning 2000 short film Hero
, which won him the Atom Films
"Director to Watch" Award in 2001. "Hero
" sold worldwide for television and aired in the U.S. on Public Broadcasting Service
(PBS) Public television. 2004's Cape of Good Hope
is his first feature.
Bamford is married to his co-writer and producer, Suzanne Kay; they have two children together. In 2004, Bamford and his family moved to Cape Town, South Africa. They currently live in London, England. Mark Bamford is a Bahá'í.
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, Mark wrote and directed the award-winning 2000 short film Hero
Hero (2000 film)
Hero is a short subject film directed and written by Mark Bamford. His wife wrote and produced the film. Hero played at numerous international film festivals and subsequently sold worldwide for television...
, which won him the Atom Films
Atom Films
Atom.com is a broadband entertainment network offering original short subject films, animations, and series by independent creators...
"Director to Watch" Award in 2001. "Hero
Hero (2000 film)
Hero is a short subject film directed and written by Mark Bamford. His wife wrote and produced the film. Hero played at numerous international film festivals and subsequently sold worldwide for television...
" sold worldwide for television and aired in the U.S. on Public Broadcasting Service
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
(PBS) Public television. 2004's Cape of Good Hope
Cape of Good Hope (film)
The Cape of Good Hope is a 2004 South African comedy drama film written and produced by Suzanne Kay Bamford and her husband Mark Bamford under the direction of Mark Bamford...
is his first feature.
Bamford is married to his co-writer and producer, Suzanne Kay; they have two children together. In 2004, Bamford and his family moved to Cape Town, South Africa. They currently live in London, England. Mark Bamford is a Bahá'í.