Mark Pellington ( born March 17, 1962, Baltimore) is an American filmmaker, screenwriter and producer.
| Mark Pellington | |
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| Mark pellington | |
| Date of Birth | March 17, 1962 (57 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Baltimore , Maryland , USA |
| Citizenship |  USA |
| Profession | film director , screenwriter |
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Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 Personal life
- 3 Selected filmography
- 3.1 Cinema
- 3.2 Television
- 4 Selected Videography
- 5 Awards and nominations
- 6 notes
- 7 References
Biography
Pellington was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He graduated from the University of Virginia in 1984, where he received a sports scholarship thanks to his participation in the Lacrosse team .
He worked for MTV from 1984 to 1990 as a promotional producer.
Since 1984, Pellinton has been acting as a screenwriter and director of music videos. His first work is a video on the song Leonard Cohen's Dance Me to the End of Love.
Having tried himself in directing on television, Pellington made his film debut in 1997. Debut - Tragicomedy Fellow travelers with the participation of Jeremy Davis , Ben Affleck and Amy Lokane .
Personal life
He was married to Jennifer Barrett, who worked as a costume designer on his projects. In 2004, she died at the age of 42. The couple has one child left.
Selected Filmography
Cinema
- Travel Companions (1997)
- Road to Arlington (1999)
- The Moth Man (2002) [1]
- U2 3D (2008)
- Henry Poole is already here (2008)
- I'm tired of you (2011)
- The last word (2017)
- Nostalgia (2017)
Television
- Words in person (1991)
- Slaughter Department (1997)
- Detective Rush (2003-2007)
- Red Widow (2013)
- Cocaine Cowboys (2014)
Selected Videography
- Leonard Cohen - Dance Me to the End of Love (1984)
- U2 - One (1992)
- Pearl Jam - Jeremy (1992)
- Nine Inch Nails - We're in This Together (1999)
- Keane - Everybody's Changing (2005)
- Bruce Springsteen - Girls in Their Summer Clothes (2008)
- Michael Jackson - Hold My Hand (2010)
- Demi Lovato - Skyscraper (2011)
- Linkin Park - Final Masquerade (2014) [2]
- Ruth B - Lost Boy (2016)
- Imagine Dragons - Next to me (2018)
Awards and nominations
- CableACE Award (1989)
- Best Director in Comedy or Music Video ( Stevie Wonder's Characters ) - Nomination
- Prime Time Emmy Award (1993)
- Outstanding individual achievements in the field of graphic design and title screen saver ( “Slaughter department” ) - nomination
- MTV Europe Music Awards (1994)
- Best Director ( Whale ) - Victory
- Sundance (1997)
- The main prize of the jury ( "Companions" ) - nomination
- Paris Film Festival (1999)
- Grand Prix ( Road to Arlington ) - nomination
Notes
- ↑ Mothman Death List / The Mothman Curse (link not available) . Lorencoleman.com. Date of treatment February 27, 2013. Archived December 26, 2012.
- ↑ Linkin Park, Final Masquerade (Mark Pellington, dir.) . VideoStatic