Mark Sawers is a Canadian film director and writer. Best known for his feature films ''

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No Men Beyond This Point ''No Men Beyond This Point'' is a 2015 Canadian comedy film directed by Mark Sawers. It was shown in the Vanguard section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival and acquired for distribution by Samuel Goldwyn Films (worldwide rights ex ...

'', he is also a four-time Genie Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama for his films '' Stroke'' at the

13th Genie Awards The 13th annual Genie Awards were held on November 22, 1992, and honoured Canada, Canadian films released in late 1991 and 1992. They were dominated by the Canadian/United Kingdom, British/Japanese co-production ''Naked Lunch (film), Naked Lunch''. ...

, ''

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'' at the

14th Genie Awards The 14th Genie Awards were held on December 12, 1993."Glenn Gould Still Scoring Prizes". ''The Globe and Mail'', March 13, 1993. In a bid to increase the visibility of the Genie Awards in the francophone market in Quebec, the ceremony was held in ...

, '' Shoes Off!'' at the

19th Genie Awards The 19th Genie Awards were held on February 4, 1999 to honour Canadian films released in 1998. It marked only the second time in the 1990s, after the 16th Genie Awards in January 1996, that the awards were held in the winter of the year ''followin ...

and '' Lonesome Joe'' at the 24th Genie Awards. ''Shoes Off'' also won the Canal+ Award at the

1999 Cannes Film Festival The 52nd Cannes Film Festival was held from 12 to 23 May 1999. Canadian filmmaker, actor and author David Cronenberg was the Jury President. The Palme d'Or went to the French– Belgian film ''Rosetta'' by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. The festi ...

. As a television director, his credits have included segments of ''

The Kids in the Hall The Kids in the Hall is a Canadian sketch comedy troupe formed in 1984, consisting of comedians Dave Foley, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin McDonald, Mark McKinney and Scott Thompson. Their eponymous television show ran from 1989 to 1995, on CBC, ...

'', and episodes of '' Alienated'', '' Alice, I Think'', '' About a Girl'', ''

The Assistants ''The Assistants'' is a Canadian sitcom created by Will McRobb and Chris Viscardi. In the United States, the series aired on The N. Premise Gillian, an aspiring actress, has become an assistant to film producer Zak Del Toro in the hopes of jump ...

'', '' Mr. Young'' and ''Anticlimax''. From

Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...

, Sawers is a graduate of the

University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is British Columbia's oldest university. The university ranks among the top thre ...

."Film-maker Mark Sawers tastes big time in Cannes". ''Vancouver Sun'', May 12, 1993.

Filmography

*''Absolute Trash: A Recycling Story'' - 1980 *''The Middle Child'' - 1989 *'' Stroke'' - 1992 *''

'' - 1993 *'' Shoes Off!'' - 1998 *'' Lonesome Joe'' - 2002 *''Exposed'' - 2010 *''

'' - 2012 *''

'' - 2015 *''Call from Josie'' - 2017

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sawers, Mark Canadian television directors Canadian male screenwriters Film directors from Vancouver Writers from Vancouver University of British Columbia alumni Living people Year of birth missing (living people)