Mark Millhone
P. O. Box #218, Haines Falls, NY 12436
Mark@MarkMillhone.com • 917.561.7148
Education
Columbia University.
Degree:
Master of Fine Arts in Film (Directing & Screenwriting), 1998.
Honors/Awards:
Davis Fellowship, Milos Foreman Screenwriting Fellowship, New Line Cinema
Award, Rosenblum Comedy Award, Research Fellow, Faculty Selects (10 Best
Films), 1997 Academy Award for Best Student Film.
The College of William & Mary.
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts with Highest Honors (English & Theatre), 1992.
Honors/Awards:
Highest Honors (Only student in my concentration to receive this distinction in
my graduating class.) Martin Jurow Award for Theatrical Excellence, Dean's List,
National Academic Honor Society, President of Theatre Students Association.
Teaching Experience
New York University
Dramatic & Visual Writing I, Dramatic & Visual Writing II, Storytelling Strategies.
Preparing the Feature (2005 – Present)
New York Film Academy
Production Workshop, Director’s Craft, Acting for Film, Directing Actors, From Stage to Screen
(2010 – present)
Columbia University
Non-linear Editing Seminar (1998)
College of William & Mary
Production Seminar (1992)
Publication
Books
The Patron Saint of Used Cars & Second Chances. Personal Memoir. Rodale Press, 2010.
Screenplays, produced:
Minuteman. (International Title: Universal Squadrons) Feature film. Distributed by Archstone, 2010.
Christmas in New York. Academy Award, Best Student Film. Fluent Mundo Motion Pictures, 1997.
Publication, continued:
Film/Video as director:
Minuteman. Feature film. Distributed by Archstone, 2010.
The Patron Saint of Used Cars & Second Chances. Book Trailer. Rodale Books, 2010
My Girl. Nationally-aired music video. Blackland Records, 2009
Ex Libris. Commissioned short film. Ripfest, 2006.
This is Not About You. Short film which premiered on PBS’s acclaimed American Playhouse Series.
NannaRella Productions, 1999.
Christmas in New York. Academy Award, best student film. Fluent Mundo Motion Pictures, 1998.
Far Rockaway. Experimental short film. Fluent Mundo Motion Pictures, 1997.
Screenplays, currently optioned / in development:
Serenity Falls. Originally developed by Konrad Productions (Scream 2, Walk the Line). Currently
under option by Dreamfly Productions (Homestretch, Minuteman). Cast attached: Sam Shephard, Omar
Epps, Dylan Baker, Edward James Olmos.
The Other Jennifer. Based on my magazine story Hunting Your Great Lost Love (Men’s Health
Magazine, June 2005). Originally developed for Tollin / Robin Productions (Smallville, One Tree Hill)
Currently under option by Dreamfly Productions. Cast Attached: Ben Walker, Mamie Gummer.
Minute Sixteen. Dreamfly Productions.
Untitled Science Fiction Project. SYFY Cable Network.
Professional Experience
Contributing Editor. Men’s Health Magazine. Personal essays and humor articles. 2005 – present.
Producer/Director. Maguire/Reeder, Ltd. Produced interactive content based on information
technology and virtual reality simulation. 1996.
Program Associate. American Playhouse/Playhouse International Pictures. Coordinated a staff of freelance readers while serving as in-house story analyst developing new material for feature films and
television. 1993 – 1996.
Producer. The Passing, Zone IV Productions. Award-winning 35mm film. 1994.
Unit Production Manager. Mommy & Daddy Productions. Supervised production of 35mm feature
film, The Girl in the Watermelon that screened at the New Directors, Sundance and Cannes film
festivals. 1993.
References available upon request.