# Mark Gill

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{{Short description|English screenwriter and film director}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| image         = Mark Gill.jpg
| alt           = Mark Gill
| occupation    = Screenwriter, director
| years_active  = 2011–present
| notable_works = {{unbulleted list | {{ nowrap| ''[Ravens](/source/Ravens_(2024_film))''<br />''[England Is Mine](/source/England_Is_Mine)''<br />''[The Voorman Problem](/source/The_Voorman_Problem)''}} }}
| website       = www.markgill.co.uk
}}

'''Mark Gill''' is an English screenwriter and film director. He is from [Stretford](/source/Stretford) in [Manchester](/source/Manchester).

Gill graduated from [University of Central Lancashire](/source/University_of_Central_Lancashire) in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uclan.ac.uk/news/mark_gill_oscars.php|title=UCLan graduate nominated for an Oscar |publisher=University of Central Lancashire |author=Lyndsey Boardman |accessdate=2017-05-12}}</ref> Gill has won numerous awards, including a [Royal Television Society Award](/source/Royal_Television_Society_Award). In 2014 Gill was nominated for an [Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film](/source/Academy_Award_for_Best_Live_Action_Short_Film) for his film ''[The Voorman Problem](/source/The_Voorman_Problem)'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://oscar.go.com/nominees |title=Oscar Nominees |accessdate=4 June 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130110203809/http://oscar.go.com/nominees |archivedate=10 January 2013 }}</ref> as well as receiving a [BAFTA Award for Best Short Film](/source/BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Short_Film) nomination in 2013<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2014-05-09/morrissey-biopic-being-developed-by-makers-of-the-voorman-problem|title=Morrissey biopic being developed by makers of The Voorman Problem|publisher=|accessdate=4 June 2016}}</ref>

Gill co-wrote and directed ''[England Is Mine](/source/England_Is_Mine)'', a biopic based on the early life of [Morrissey](/source/Morrissey). It premiered at the closing gala of the [Edinburgh Film Festival](/source/Edinburgh_Film_Festival) on 2 July 2017, and went into wide release in the UK in August 2017.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mumford |first1=Gwilym |last2=Pulver |first2=Andrew |last3=Bradshaw |first3=Peter |title=Summer 2017's best movies: from Scarlett Johansson's hen night to Morrissey's teen years |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/jun/15/summer-2017-best-movies |website=The Guardian |date=15 June 2017}}</ref>

Gill's second feature, ''[Ravens](/source/Ravens_(2024_film))'', a darkly surreal love story based on the life of [Masahisa Fukase](/source/Masahisa_Fukase) and his wife Yoko, was released in 2024. ''Ravens'' premiered at the [Austin Film Festival](/source/Austin_Film_Festival) in October 2024.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/austin-film-festival-lineup-1236115395/ | title='The Piano Lesson,' 'Ravens' and More Headline First Wave of Films Unveiled at Austin Film Festival (EXCLUSIVE) }}</ref> ''Ravens'' stars Golden Globe winning (''[Shōgun](/source/Sh%C5%8Dgun_(2024_TV_series))'') actor [Tadanobu Asano](/source/Tadanobu_Asano). ''Ravens'' premiered at the 2024 Austin Film Festival and won the Marquee Film Audience Award.

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