Mark Shaba is an emerging filmmaker who is passionate about exploring cultural, familial and personal bonds in his work. He graduated from JMC Academy where he won 'Best Documentary' for his project 'Two of a Kind' (2017) at the Martini Film Awards. Mark has mainly acquired experience within producing, directing and distributing short animations, documentaries and films. His short documentary 'The World Rests with the Youth' played at the Australian Centre for Moving Image during the ‘Melbourne Highlights’ and 'Cultural Diversity Week' programs in 2017 and 2018. His short animation 'Hope with a Leaf' (2020) was made in association with the Australian Childhood Foundation. Lastly, Mark's graduation film 'Rosie' (2021) explores child neglect and anxiety in a dreamlike and poetic way.
Filmography
Editor (5 Credits)
Hope with a Leaf
Animation, Short
Rosie
Short, Student
The Bustle in a House
Experimental, Short
The World Rests With The Youth
Documentary, Student
Two of a Kind
Documentary, Student
Producer (5 Credits)
Hope with a Leaf
Animation, Short
Rosie
Short, Student
The Bustle in a House
Experimental, Short
The World Rests With The Youth
Documentary, Student
Two of a Kind
Documentary, Student
Director (5 Credits)
Hope with a Leaf
Animation, Short
Rosie
Short, Student
The Bustle in a House
Experimental, Short
The World Rests With The Youth
Documentary, Student
Two of a Kind
Documentary, Student
Writer (5 Credits)
Hope with a Leaf
Animation, Short
Rosie
Short, Student
The Bustle in a House
Experimental, Short
The World Rests With The Youth
Documentary, Student
Two of a Kind
Documentary, Student
Acting (1 Credit)
The Bustle in a House
Experimental, Short
14 Awards & Selections
Official Selection Rosie
Carmarthen Bay Film Festival (BAFTA Qualifying) Llandeilo
2023
Official Selection Rosie
Durham Film Festival Durham
2022
Official Selection Rosie
FOCUS Wales Film Festival Wrexham
2022
Official Selection Rosie
Sparrowland Short Film Festival Brisbane
2022
Official Selection Rosie
Ocean City Film Festival Ocean City
2022
Official Selection Rosie
Deptford Cinema Film Festival London
2022
Official Selection Hope with a Leaf
Mister Vorky Ruma
2021
Official Selection Rosie
Festival Angaelica Pasadena
2021
Official Selection Rosie
Festival de Cine Independiente de Sogamoso FECISO Sogamoso
2021
Best Foreign Student Film Rosie
Reel East Texas Film Festival Kilgore
2021
Official Selection Rosie
UNDEREXPOSED Adelaide Adelaide
2021
Official Selection Rosie
Richard Harris International Film Festival (IFTA Qualifying) Limerick