Mark Hartley is a renowned filmmaker who has won numerous prestigious awards, including multiple ARIA awards and an AFI award. His debut feature film, "Not Quite Hollywood", was a highly acclaimed documentary that premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival in 2008. The film was released theatrically in Australia through Madman Entertainment and received widespread critical acclaim.
At the 2008 Australian Film Institute Awards, "Not Quite Hollywood" won the award for Best Documentary, and Hartley was honored with the inaugural "AFI Documentary Trailblazer" award. He also received an AFI nomination for Best Editing. The film went on to win the 2009 Filmink award and the Film Critics Circle Association (FCCA) award for Best Documentary, voted by a national body of professional film critics in Australia.
Before embarking on "Not Quite Hollywood", Hartley was a prolific music video director, having directed over 150 promos for local and international artists, including Powderfinger, The Living End, Sophie Monk, The Cruel Sea, and Joe Cocker. He has received a total of 8 ARIA nominations, winning two statuettes, and has also won a Tui for "Best Music Video" at the New Zealand Music Awards.
In addition to his work in film and music, Hartley has directed a number of long-form documentaries on classic Australian films, working in collaboration with renowned filmmakers such as Peter Weir, Bruce Beresford, Gillian Armstrong, Fred Schepisi, and Phillip Noyce. These documentaries have been released internationally through Criterion in the United States and Second Sight in the United Kingdom.
Hartley has also been involved in the production of the International Blu-ray release of "Baraka" and has created content for Severin Films and Blue Underground in the United States.
