Mark JD Smyth is an award winning writer/director/editor from Ireland with a love for collaboration, visual storytelling and the element of surprise. Mark focuses on blending the magic of life with heartfelt realism through colourful and cinematic genre stories with diverse, empathetic and at times misunderstood characters in the frame.Mark’s work has screened at film festivals across the globe, scooping numerous awards and nominations along the way. His films have been distributed and licensed worldwide; selling to several international broadcast and digital platforms including HBO, AerLingus and RTÉ.Screen Directors Guild of Ireland Member | Screen Talent Europe Participant 2020 | Emerging Director Awards Shortlist | Kinsale Shark Awards Shortlist | OFFline Film Festival Audience Award Winner 2020 | RHIFF Newport Beach Category Winner 2019 | Spook Screen Winner 2018 | Underground Cinema Winner 2018 | AerLingus Filmmaker Competition Winner 2017 | DISFMF Winner 2017 | Clones Film Festival Winner 2017 | IMRO/RTÉ Competition Winner 2017 | The Irish Sponsorship Awards Winner 2016 | Filmbase/RTÉ Short Shots Winner 2016 | Film Limerick Winner 2018 | RTÉ/GFC Short Film Winner 2018.
