Mark commenced his role as Manger, Studio Operations at Screen Queensland in July 2022. He is responsible for the Operations of Brisbane and the soon to open Cairns Studios. Mark has over 25 years’ experience in entertainment and sports operations management. Before coming to Screen Queensland Mark was the Festival Director of Vision Splendid Outback Film Festival in The Hollywood of the Outback, Winton (Outback Queensland), where he grew attendance by 311% over his nine years and implemented education pathways in partnership with Griffith Film School while leading the major event. Mark’s other executive positions have included Operations Manager for the 2021 Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF) and 15 years at Queensland Rugby where he was Head of Operations for eight years following other senior roles. As a long-time Director of his firm MDM Consulting Group, some of Mark’s high-profile clients were major radio and television network Southern Cross Austero, Queensland Cricket and community broadcaster Briz 31. His passion for industry development has led to the creation of the Film Intensive Script to Screen for Queensland emerging crew.