Director Biography - MARK TRIFUNOVIC

Mark Trifunovic is a filmmaker from Leeds, U.K., now living and working in Toronto, Canada. Mark writes, directs, produces and edits his own films.

Mark has always been a huge fan of horror films, from as far back an age as his parents would probably like to deny. Curtains is Mark's fourth horror short, and he plans to continue making more!

Mark's filmmaking career started in the U.K. after graduating Law school. He started working as a production assistant and assistant director on various music videos, short films, TV dramas, documentaries and feature films, during which time he started making films of his own. He received support from Leeds' BAFTA award winning Executive Producer Kay Mellor to make his short film, DRIP, after working with her on Rollem Productions' The Syndicate II.

In 2015, Mark produced his first feature film, Busking Turf Wars, working closely with his younger brother Peter Trifunovic who co-wrote and directed the film. After a packed out premiere screening at Leeds' Hyde Park Picture House, Busking Turf Wars went on screen at film festivals in the USA, Canada and England, winning several awards including the coveted Audience Choice award at No Gloss Film Festival when it returned to screen in Leeds in October 2016.

Besides horror films, Mark has had a number of collaborations with actors from the Deaf community, including 2 films of his own featuring all deaf casts. He is working towards his goal of having Deaf and hearing actors performing alongside each other on screen, as he believes there is much to be learned from these types of collaborations.