Mark Mahon

Mark Mahon started out at a young age and successfully completed examinations with the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. At the age of 22, he was severely injured in an accident and had to spend several months in hospital. Confined to a wheelchair for three years, Mark turned his passion for the industry to writing feature films. In 2005, he won the 'Best Screenplay Unproduced' Award at the International Action On Film Ceremony in Los Angeles for 'Freedom Within The Heart'. Soon after the win, 'Hollywood Scriptwriter' magazine carried a two-page article on his achievement. Later the same year, Mark set up his production company 'Maron Pictures,' which now has offices in Ireland and Los Angeles. Always wanting to direct and not being able to find a director who shared his vision, Mark decided that he would be at the helm of his first project himself. In 2006, he went to London and received his Director's Diploma from the Raindance Organization. Then, Mark set about producing and directing his debut feature, which he also had written. Strength & Honour starred Michael Madsen, Vinnie Jones, Patrick Bergin, and Richard Chamberlain. In 2007, Mark made the cover of Hollywood Scriptwriter and was honoured by the AOF by having 'The Mark Mahon Award of Excellence in Writing' named after him. Later the same year, Strength & Honour won the 23rd Boston Film Festival and he was nominated for an Irish Film and Television Academy award. In 2008, many more honours followed for his first feature. Amongst them was the film's selection by the Beijing Olympic Council and the Chinese Film Archive to open their 'Sports Film Screening Week.' The film was to notch up 24 wins and over 36 nominations/official selections from festivals all across the world, including some of the world's most prestigious, non-competitive festivals such as Cairo, Cambridge, Portugal, Moscow, Rome, Seville, and Shanghai. In 2009, Strength & Honour was selected to screen at the Writers Guild of America and later the same year, Michael Madsen and Mark Mahon appeared on NBC's TODAY show in New York. In 2010, Mark was invited and hosted by Prince Albert of Monaco to a Royal screening of his film at the Palace of Monaco for the Royal family. Mark is a member of the Irish Film and Television Academy and Screen Directors Guild of Ireland. He currently has a slate of various movie projects at different stages of development and is planning his next feature film.