Mark Stancato - Film
Film Festivals & Awards
FARO
Selected for screening at the 2021 Festival de Cannes Court Métrage
Official Selection Dances with Films Festival
Before 9pm
Winner Best Actor Golden Plume Student Film Festival
Winner Best Actor New York Movie Awards
Winner Best Actor Venice Film Awards
Finalist Best Actor Hollywood Gold Awards
Winner Best Drama Florence Film Awards
The Monsters Club
Best Mystery at The Los Angeles Film Awards
Winner Best Short Venice Film Festival
Winner at Top Shorts Film Festival
Winner at the IndieX Film Fest
On The Run
Official Selection Queen Palm International Film Festival
SXSW Film Festival Premier
‘Rebel Without A Crew’ TV Documentary
Tartartus (The Devil’s Basement)
Gold Remi Award Winner
Official Selection Action on Film International Film Festival
Official Selection Austin Revolution Film Festival
Best Texas Horror Short Austin Revolution Film Festival
Official Selection World Fest Houston
Official Nominee The Prison City Film Festival
Darksome Desert
Official Selection Los Angeles Film Awards
Official Selection Indie Short Fest (Los Angeles International Film Festival)
The Ride Home
Official Selection Indie Short Fest (Los Angeles International Film Festival)
Official Selection ALTFEST New York 2019
Official Selection LA CINEFEST
Official Selection Independent Short Awards
Official Selection Young Filmmakers New York 2019
Case by Case
Semi-Finalist Los Angeles CineFest
Along the Creek Road
Official Selection Austin Indie Fest
The Call
Official Selection Rockport Film Festival
Official Selection The Lonestar Film Festival
Undone
Remi Award Winner – Best Music Video
FILM |
TITLE | CHARACTER | DIRECTOR |
Faro | Emil (Lead) | Matthew M. Johnson / UCLA MFA |
On The Run | Luxury Car Owner (Supporting) | Bola Ogun, Exec Prod: Robert Rodriguez |
Tartarus – The Devil’s Basement | Detective Spence (Principal) | RJ Nevens / Black 17 Productions |
Case By Case | Detective Shaun Brady (Lead) | Russell Reed / ViLITE FILMS |
Breaking The Loop | Kelly Dunham (Principal) | Joel Moody / Indp. Feature |
Blake Rose Music Video | Dad (Supporting) | Sean Hollihan |
Objection | Seth (Supporting) | Harry Goldstein |
No Offense | Stonewall Price (Supporting) | Jerry Belitch / JB Comedy Productions |
Starmaze, Episodic | Mark (Principal, Recurring) | Samuel Moores |
Joan | Ted (Principal) | Giovanna Molina/UCLA MFA |
Before 9pm | Anthony (Lead) | Yiran Chen/Loyola Marymount MFA |
Long Count | Him (Principal) | Raquel Hagman/UCLA MFA |
Rolling Hills | Record Label Manager (Supporting) | Mic Dahl / Fullerton Arts Project |
Fences | Travis (Lead) | Brad Hansen |
Darksome Desert | Vuy (Lead) | Robby Dewey |
Pig Island: A Love Story | TV Reporter (Supporting) | Allison Wolf / Pig Island Productions |
Big Feat | Bill (Supporting) | Amy Sears |
In Hunter's Room | Ivan (Supporting) | Owen Kaye / UCLA MFA |
Memoria | Calvin Stratlin (Principal) | David Preute / USC |
The Apostasistas | Father Mallard (Supporting) | Jasmine Siddall / Chapman MFA |
The Monster's Club | Adult Jackson Sosa (Principal) | Federica Carlino / NY Film Acad. Thesis |
Nightmares | Jonathan (Principal) | Irzam Mubarik & Zaigham Mubarik / Columbia College |
The Call | Cory Capella (Principal) | Colton Constanza / Univ. of Texas Thesis |
The Life of Alex Grimly | Alex Grimly (Lead) | Nick Gonzalez |
The Ride Home | Ted (Lead) | Elijah Kimmel / UCSB |
The Last Call | Ted (Lead) | Brent Buda / USCB |
Hall Investigations (Episode Series) | Cain (Co-Lead) | Christian Sanchez / Manuel Vargas |
Devil To Pit | Teacher (Supporting) | Rahul Babu / NY Film Academy |
Rebel Without a Crew (Documentary) | Self (Featured) | Robert Rodriguez / EL Ray Networks |
Cutthroat | Markus (Supporting) | Katreeva Phillips |
Nightswimming for Daydreamers | Bullock Townsend (Principal) | Mason McCabe |
The BAD Company | Atmospherico (Lead) | Samantha Ditto / CSUN |
The Man | The Man (Lead) | Hailey Battipaglia / Columbia C. Hollywood |
Eighteen Thousand Points | Detective Martz (Lead) | Seth Orpheus Castro/Coumbia C.Hollywood |
Ashes | Hank (Supporting) | Neriah Brewer |
Dennis Likes Olivia | Young Dad (Supporting) | Jorge A. Ramos / Univ. Texas Thesis |
Along the Creek Road | Father (Supporting) | Russell Reed / Serg Garcia / ViLITE FILMS |
Typewriter | James (Lead) | Brett DeCicco |
Undone Music Video (Remi Award Winner) | Husband (Supporting) | Tim Tse |
The Place in Between | Abe (Supporting) | Laura Perez |
48 Hour Film Festival | Chuck Tennant / Beat Poet (Supporting) | Nicholas Castronuova |
Psychopathic Tendencies | Norman Boger (Lead) | Logan Green |
TRAINING (ACTING) |
T. Schreiber Studio – Terry Schreiber (Advanced) |
American Conservatory Theater - Summer Program |
Herbert Berghof Studio – Salem Ludwig (Advanced) |
Santa Barbara Actors Theatre – Norman B. Schwartz (Advanced) |
Private Coaching - Kip Walton |
TVI Actors Studio (CA) - Acting for the Camera / Scene Study (Advanced) |
TRAINING (VOCAL) |
Don Lawrence (NYC) |
SPECIAL SKILLS |
Vocalist, Guitarist (Acoustic, Electric, Bass), Songwriter, Audio Engineer, Snow Skier, Snowboarder, Motorcycling, Rollerblade, Class C Driver’s License, Drive Stick Shift Dialects: Italian American (Mafioso), Irish-American, Bostonian Accent, Standard British, Southern-American |