Mark Horowitz is a freelance consultant, lecturer, and teacher specializing in helping filmmakers successfully navigate the worlds of independent film and television from early stages of development through commercial release and beyond. He has over thirty years of experience in the international sales, distribution, marketing, and financing of feature films. His experience ranges from commercial big budget films with high profile cast to independent art house from burgeoning directors. Films that Mr. Horowitz have distributed have been nominated for Academy Awards, Golden Globes, Spirit Awards, and European Film Awards, and have been selected for festivals including Cannes, Venice, Berlin, and Toronto. In addition, Mr. Horowitz is involved in the development and acquisition of films from script stage to completed projects. Some of the films he has been involved with include BLUE VELVET, David Cronenberg’s CRASH, POLLOCK, HALF NELSON, DOGTOWN AND THE Z-BOYS, SAMOAN WEDDING, HAROLD AND KUMAR GO TO WHITE CASTLE, HOTEL RWANDA, and FATELESS.