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Mark Smyth

Film + TV Director
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Filmography
  • Long Way Home
    2023 — Short Film — 15 mins
  • Fair City
    2021-2023 — TV Series 37 × — 25 mins
  • The Bridge
    2019 — Short Film — 15 mins
  • Everything Looks Better in the Sunshine
    2019 — Short Film — 15 mins
  • Leap of Faith
    2017 — Short Film — 15 mins
  • Phoenix Park
    2017 — Short Film — 12 mins
  • Soulless
    2015 — Short Film — 22 mins
  • The Body
    2010 — Short Film — 21 mins
Awards
  • 2022 — Winner
    Irish Film Festa — Audience Award. The Bridge
  • 2020 — Winner
    OFFline Film Festival — Audience Award. The Bridge
  • 2020 — Nominee
    Emerging Director Awards — Best Short Film. The Bridge
  • 2020 — Nominee
    Dublin International Short Film & Music Festival — Best Comedy. Everything Looks Better in the Sunshine
  • 2020 — Nominee
    Still Voices Film Festival — Best Children's Film. Everything Looks Better in the Sunshine
  • 2020 — Nominee
    Foyle Film Festival - Light in Motion Award — Best Irish Short Film. The Bridge
  • 2019 — Winner
    The Richard Harris International Film Festival — Newport Beach Competition. The Bridge
  • 2019 — Nominee
    The Richard Harris International Film Festival — Best Midwest Film. Everything Looks Better in the Sunshine
  • 2018 — Winner
    Underground Cinema Awards — Best Editor. Leap of Faith
  • 2018 — Winner
    Spookscreen Film Festival — Best Irish Film. Leap of Faith
  • 2018 — Winner
    Clones Film Festival — Best Fiction Short Film. Leap of Faith
  • 2018 — Nominee
    Emerging Director Awards — Best Short Film. Leap of Faith
  • 2018 — Nominee
    Kinsale Shark Awards — Best Irish Short Film. Leap of Faith
  • 2018 — Nominee
    Belfast Film Festival — Best Short Film. Leap of Faith
  • 2017 — Winner
    Dublin International Short Film & Music Festival — Best Film. Leap of Faith
  • 2017 — Winner
    AerLingus Filmmaker Competition — Best Film. Leap of Faith
  • 2017 — Winner
    IMRO/RTÉ Scoring Competition — Best Film. Leap of Faith
  • 2017 — Nominee
    Foyle Film Festival - Light in Motion Award — Best Irish Short Film. Leap of Faith
  • 2017 — Nominee
    Kerry Film Festival — Best Short Film. Leap of Faith

Mark Smyth is a multi award winning writer/director with a love for collaboration, visual storytelling and the element of surprise. Mark focuses on blending the magic of life with heartfelt realism through cinematic genre stories with diverse, empathetic and misunderstood characters who are compelled to explore their innermost desires and fears against a backdrop of colourful and imaginative worlds.

Mark’s work has screened at film festivals across the globe, scooping numerous awards and nominations along the way. His films have been distributed and licensed globally to several international broadcast and digital platforms including HBO, AerLingus and RTÉ.

Mark is currently in development on his debut feature sci/fi, mystery film “Will It Be a Kind God?”.