Mark Tilton
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Mark Tilton is a UK screenwriter
, filmmaker and musician, born 1962 in Blackpool
, England
.
Tilton is a frequent collaborator with director George Milton: Milton & Tilton’s screenplay The Truth
, a darkly comic murder-mystery satirising new age
therapy, was produced by European indie 2 Many Executives. Directed by Milton and featuring Elizabeth McGovern
, Elaine Cassidy
and Karl Theobald
amongst an ensemble cast, the film was critically acclaimed on its theatrical release in 2006.
Infidel, a drama focusing on the subject of Holocaust denial
, was awarded Best UK Short Film at Raindance Film Festival
2009. The film is part of a triptych of shorts, Sins Of London, written by Tilton and directed by Milton.
A graduate of the renowned UEA Creative Writing Course
, Tilton wrote the libretto
for Hell For Leather, a comic film opera
composed and directed by Dominik Scherrer. The film won numerous international awards, including the Prix Action Light at Locarno International Film Festival
, and featured in the notorious Sensation exhibition
at The Brooklyn Museum
in 1999.
In the late 1970s and early '80s Tilton was guitarist and singer with iconic punk
thrash band The Membranes
. He later joined Marc Riley
as guitarist in The Creepers
.
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, filmmaker and musician, born 1962 in Blackpool
Blackpool
Blackpool is a borough, seaside town, and unitary authority area of Lancashire, in North West England. It is situated along England's west coast by the Irish Sea, between the Ribble and Wyre estuaries, northwest of Preston, north of Liverpool, and northwest of Manchester...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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Tilton is a frequent collaborator with director George Milton: Milton & Tilton’s screenplay The Truth
The Truth (2006 film)
The Truth is a darkly comic murder-mystery satirising new age therapy. It was directed by George Milton, co-written by Milton and Mark Tilton and produced by Julie-anne Edwards...
, a darkly comic murder-mystery satirising new age
New Age
The New Age movement is a Western spiritual movement that developed in the second half of the 20th century. Its central precepts have been described as "drawing on both Eastern and Western spiritual and metaphysical traditions and then infusing them with influences from self-help and motivational...
therapy, was produced by European indie 2 Many Executives. Directed by Milton and featuring Elizabeth McGovern
Elizabeth McGovern
-Early life:McGovern was born in Evanston, Illinois, the daughter of Katharine Wolcott , a high school teacher, and William Montgomery McGovern, Jr., a university professor. Her paternal grandfather was adventurer William Montgomery McGovern and her maternal great-grandfather was U.S. diplomat...
, Elaine Cassidy
Elaine Cassidy
Elaine Cassidy is an award-winning Irish actress and is best known for playing the lead character Abby Mills in the American CBS TV series Harper's Island, Felicia in Felicia's Journey opposite Bob Hoskins, Runt in Disco Pigs opposite Cillian Murphy, and Lydia in The Others.-Early life:Elaine...
and Karl Theobald
Karl Theobald
Karl Theobald is an English comedian and actor, best known as Dr. Martin Dear in Channel 4 sitcom Green Wing, and for his physical comedy style....
amongst an ensemble cast, the film was critically acclaimed on its theatrical release in 2006.
Infidel, a drama focusing on the subject of Holocaust denial
Holocaust denial
Holocaust denial is the act of denying the genocide of Jews in World War II, usually referred to as the Holocaust. The key claims of Holocaust denial are: the German Nazi government had no official policy or intention of exterminating Jews, Nazi authorities did not use extermination camps and gas...
, was awarded Best UK Short Film at Raindance Film Festival
Raindance Film Festival
Raindance is an independent film festival and film school that operates from various cities including: London, New York, Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Budapest, Berlin and Brussels...
2009. The film is part of a triptych of shorts, Sins Of London, written by Tilton and directed by Milton.
A graduate of the renowned UEA Creative Writing Course
UEA Creative Writing Course
The University of East Anglia's Creative Writing Course was founded by Sir Malcolm Bradbury and Sir Angus Wilson in 1970. The M.A. is widely regarded as the most prestigious and successful in the country and competition for places is notoriously tough....
, Tilton wrote the libretto
Libretto
A libretto is the text used in an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata, or musical. The term "libretto" is also sometimes used to refer to the text of major liturgical works, such as mass, requiem, and sacred cantata, or even the story line of a...
for Hell For Leather, a comic film opera
Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
composed and directed by Dominik Scherrer. The film won numerous international awards, including the Prix Action Light at Locarno International Film Festival
Locarno International Film Festival
The Film Festival Locarno is an international film festival held annually in the city of Locarno, Switzerland since 1946. After Cannes and Venice and together with Karlovy Vary, Locarno is the Film Festival with the longest history...
, and featured in the notorious Sensation exhibition
Sensation exhibition
Sensation was an exhibition of the collection of contemporary art owned by Charles Saatchi, including many works by Young British Artists, which first took place 18 September – 28 December 1997 at the Royal Academy of Art in London and later toured to Berlin and New York...
at The Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn Museum
The Brooklyn Museum is an encyclopedia art museum located in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. At 560,000 square feet, the museum holds New York City's second largest art collection with roughly 1.5 million works....
in 1999.
In the late 1970s and early '80s Tilton was guitarist and singer with iconic punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
thrash band The Membranes
The Membranes
The Membranes were a post-punk band formed in Blackpool, Lancashire in 1977, the initial line-up being John Robb , Mark Tilton , Martin Critchley and Martin Kelly . Critchley soon left, with Robb and Tilton taking on vocals, and Kelly moving to keyboards, with "Coofy Sid" taking over on drums...
. He later joined Marc Riley
Marc Riley
Marc Riley is a British musician, alternative rock critic and radio DJ on BBC 6 Music. Formerly a member of The Fall, he had his own record label, In-Tape, and also worked as a record plugger...
as guitarist in The Creepers
The Creepers
The Creepers were an English rock music group, formed in Manchester in 1982, originally as Marc Riley & The Creepers. After being dismissed from The Fall by Mark E. Smith, Marc Riley formed his own record label with Jim Khambatta, and his own band. The first single "Favourite Sister" was...
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