Mark Smyth - Screen Directors Guild of Ireland

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?”.

Mark Smyth - Showreel

The Bridge [2019] - Trailer

Leap of Faith [2017] - Trailer

Everything Looks Better in the Sunshine [2019] - Trailer

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