Mark Sawers
After writing and directing films for fifteen years, Mark Sawers has accumulated an impressive list of credits and awards. He recently wrapped up the second season of the half-hour comedy/sci-fi television series, Alienated which he created for Chum Television. His film, Shoes Off! won a Best Short Film prize at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival, while his latest effort, Lonesome Joe, was nominated for a Genie Award for Best Live Action Short Film – Sawers’s fourth Genie nomination. His other directing credits include the independent feature, Best Wishes, Mason Chadwick, as well as episodes of several television series, including The Kids in the Hall. Sawers has numerous film and television projects in development through his company, Driftwood Productions, including the feature film, Condemned.