Mark Ordesky Producer              Full Name: Mark Lowell Ordesky Birthplace: Sacramento County, California, United States of America Birth Date: 22nd April, 1963 Trivia: Was a member of the Chi Phi fraternity in California and in 2008 he was honoured with the fraternities Walter Cronkite Congressional Award Spent 5 years as President of Fine Line Features, a speciality film division of New Line Cinema Currently is a partner of Amber Entertainment, a company he launched in 2009 Is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Graduated in 1985 from the University of Southern California with a BA in journalism Has a brother, Joel who is an executive in the entertainment, media and technology industry Supports the Anti-Defamation League as a regional board member and Chair of its Entertainment Industry Committee During his 20 years at New Line Cinema, he aquired or executive-produced over 60 films including the company’s first Best Picture nominee, Shine which also provided New Line with it’s first major category winner; Best Actor for Geoffrey Rush Was the editor of his university's paper, The Daily Trojan Attended Beverly Hills high school As well as being a producer, he also directed some of the second unit for The Lord of the Rings He was awarded the Anti-Defamation League Distinguished Entertainment Industry Award in 2004 Notable Projects: Inkheart (2008) The Golden Compass (2007) Roseanna’s Grave (1997) Current Projects: Chariots of the Gods (2014) The Murders of the Brandywine Theater (2014) The Wanderer King (2016)   < <Back to crew biographies index