Mark N. Hopkins is an English-American filmmaker, best known for his award-winning film Living in Emergency.[1]
Early life and education
editHopkins was born in Puerto Rico, growing up in Kenya, the UK, and other places in Europe. He is fluent in Italian having lived in Italy for 10 years as a child. After completing high school at Sevenoaks in the UK, Hopkins attended Georgetown University majoring in philosophy. During this time he spent 8 months in Vietnam studying history and he was the first student from an American university to teach English at the University of Hanoi.[2][3]
Career
editHopkins' film career began as an assistant to New York-based producer Scott Rudin working on The Truman Show, A Civil Action, Bringing Out The Dead, Angela's Ashes, Sleepy Hollow, Wonder Boys, Shaft, and other films. He left to start an independent production company with the aim of focusing on non-fiction storytelling.[citation needed]
In 2001, Hopkins began working with documentary director George Butler helping to develop and produce Butler's films. The first film was the award-winning documentary The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition, followed by Roving Mars, and included a series of shorts directed by Hopkins for Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment. Later he produced Butler’s critically acclaimed film Going Upriver: the Long War of John Kerry.[4]
In 2009, Hopkins' film Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders premiered at the Venice Film Festival, was released theatrically, and received numerous awards including the Cinequest San Jose Film Festival Special Jury Award and the Official Best of Fest Award whilst being short-listed for an Oscar for Best Documentary.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Meet the Filmmaker: Mark N. Hopkins--'Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders'". International Documentary Association. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ Rohter, Larry (28 May 2010). "Mark Hopkins's Film Explores Doctors Without Borders". The New York Times.
- ^ "MARK HOPKINS I DIRECTOR". NYCT Films. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ VanAirsdale, S. T. (3 June 2010). "Moment of Truth: Living in Emergency Gets Real With Doctors Without Borders". Movieline. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ Kay, Jeremy (2009-11-19). "Academy announces 15-strong documentary shortlist". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2014-12-04.
- ^ Director, Mark N. Hopkins; Borders', 'Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors without (10 May 2010). "Living in Emergency". The Huffington Post.