Mark Joffe is one of Australia's leading film and television
directors, having directed six feature films to critical acclaim and
commercial success and over one hundred and twenty hours of quality
television drama. Mark's features include The Man Who Sued God
(starring Billy Connolly and Judy Davis); the critically acclaimed and
commercially successful Cosi (starring Toni Collette, Rachel
Griffiths, Ben Mendelsohn, David Wenham and Jacki Weaver) and the
multi-award-winning Spotswood (starring Anthony Hopkins and Toni
Collette, in her first role) both for Miramax; and for Working Title,
The Matchmaker (starring Janeane Garofalo). The Man Who Sued God was
an international hit achieved No.1 over consecutive weeks and grossed
over $8.5 million at the Australian box office. Mark directed the
feature film Grievous Bodily Harm (earning Best Film and Best Director
nominations at the Australian Film Industry (AFI) Awards); and the
children's short feature Boy Soldiers which was nominated for an
International Emmy and won the Liv Ullmann Peace Prize, Chicago
Children's Film Festival.In 2016â€"2018 Mark directed multiple
episodes for the renowned and top rating Jack Irish mini-series for
the ABC, starring Guy Pearce. He directed the mini-series House of
Bond, the Nine Network's signature drama event for 2017; and the House
of Hancock starring Sam Neill, screening to huge ratings and critical
plaudits and receiving an ADG Best Director nomination.Mark received
his first award for the first mini-series he directed â€" Great Bookie
Robbery winning the AFI Best Mini-Series and Best Director. Other
television work includes the BBC Worldwide telefeature Dripping in
Chocolate(nominated Most Outstanding Drama 2013 ASTRA Awards), the
popular mini-series A Place to Call Home Mark has also directed
numerous rock film clips, documentaries and further mini-series.Mark's
most recent film is the feature documentary Working Class Boy which he
both directed and produced (with leading Australian production house
CJZ). Based on the childhood of Australia's greatest rock star, Jimmy
Barnes, the film was released by Universal Pictures in August 2018,
receiving unprecedented critical acclaim and achieving the biggest box
office opening for an Australian documentary in cinema history.
directors, having directed six feature films to critical acclaim and
commercial success and over one hundred and twenty hours of quality
television drama. Mark's features include The Man Who Sued God
(starring Billy Connolly and Judy Davis); the critically acclaimed and
commercially successful Cosi (starring Toni Collette, Rachel
Griffiths, Ben Mendelsohn, David Wenham and Jacki Weaver) and the
multi-award-winning Spotswood (starring Anthony Hopkins and Toni
Collette, in her first role) both for Miramax; and for Working Title,
The Matchmaker (starring Janeane Garofalo). The Man Who Sued God was
an international hit achieved No.1 over consecutive weeks and grossed
over $8.5 million at the Australian box office. Mark directed the
feature film Grievous Bodily Harm (earning Best Film and Best Director
nominations at the Australian Film Industry (AFI) Awards); and the
children's short feature Boy Soldiers which was nominated for an
International Emmy and won the Liv Ullmann Peace Prize, Chicago
Children's Film Festival.In 2016â€"2018 Mark directed multiple
episodes for the renowned and top rating Jack Irish mini-series for
the ABC, starring Guy Pearce. He directed the mini-series House of
Bond, the Nine Network's signature drama event for 2017; and the House
of Hancock starring Sam Neill, screening to huge ratings and critical
plaudits and receiving an ADG Best Director nomination.Mark received
his first award for the first mini-series he directed â€" Great Bookie
Robbery winning the AFI Best Mini-Series and Best Director. Other
television work includes the BBC Worldwide telefeature Dripping in
Chocolate(nominated Most Outstanding Drama 2013 ASTRA Awards), the
popular mini-series A Place to Call Home Mark has also directed
numerous rock film clips, documentaries and further mini-series.Mark's
most recent film is the feature documentary Working Class Boy which he
both directed and produced (with leading Australian production house
CJZ). Based on the childhood of Australia's greatest rock star, Jimmy
Barnes, the film was released by Universal Pictures in August 2018,
receiving unprecedented critical acclaim and achieving the biggest box
office opening for an Australian documentary in cinema history.
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