Mark Amin
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Mark Amin is an Iran
ian-American
motion picture producer and distributor. He formed Vidmark Entertainment in the early 1980s which handled mainly video releases, and was a pioneer in home video entertainment. In 1985, Amin changed the name of Vidmark to Trimark Holdings Inc. This company eventually formed home video divisions, as well as Trimark Pictures, Amin's own independent theatrical motion picture production and distribution company.
As Chairman and CEO of Trimark Pictures, Amin's company specialized in producing and distributing genre films including Demonwarp
(1988) starring Academy Award winning actor, George Kennedy
, which was the first film executive produced by Amin, Warlock
(1988) starring Julian Sands
in the title role, which followed with a successful 1993 sequel, Warlock: The Armageddon
(1993). Other noteworthy films that Amin distributed under his Trimark banner to great success included Leprechaun
(1993), which spawned five sequels; The Dentist
(1996), which became a surprise hit on HBO, Eve's Bayou
(1996) starring Samuel L. Jackson
and Frida
(2002), which was nominated for six Academy Awards, winning two.
In 2000 Trimark Pictures merged with Lionsgate Entertainment Lionsgate, in which Amin became the largest single shareholder. Mr. Amin presently sits on the board of directors for Lionsgate, and serves as Vice Chairman.
In 2001 he started his own independent production company, Sobini Films, which has produced independent films including The Prince and Me
(2004), starring Julie Stiles and Peaceful Warrior
(2006), starring Nick Nolte.
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Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian-American
United States
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motion picture producer and distributor. He formed Vidmark Entertainment in the early 1980s which handled mainly video releases, and was a pioneer in home video entertainment. In 1985, Amin changed the name of Vidmark to Trimark Holdings Inc. This company eventually formed home video divisions, as well as Trimark Pictures, Amin's own independent theatrical motion picture production and distribution company.
As Chairman and CEO of Trimark Pictures, Amin's company specialized in producing and distributing genre films including Demonwarp
Demonwarp
Demonwarp is a 1987 science fiction/horror film directed by Emmett Alston and starring George Kennedy.-Plot:The film begins with Kennedy's character talking to his daughter inside their cabin. Suddenly a Bigfoot-like animal brakes in and takes away the girl. Some teenage campers arrive and they too...
(1988) starring Academy Award winning actor, George Kennedy
George Kennedy
George Harris Kennedy, Jr. is an American actor who has appeared in over 200 film and television productions. He is perhaps most familiar as the convict Dragline in Cool Hand Luke , airline troubleshooter Joe Patroni in the Airport series of disaster movies from the 1970s and...
, which was the first film executive produced by Amin, Warlock
Warlock
The term warlock in origin means "traitor, oathbreaker".In early modern Scots, the word came to be used as the male equivalent of witch ....
(1988) starring Julian Sands
Julian Sands
Julian M. Sands is an English actor, known for his roles in the Best Picture nominee The Killing Fields, the cult film Warlock, A Room with a View, Arachnophobia, Vatel, the television series 24 and as Jor-El in the television series Smallville.-Career:Sands began his film career appearing in...
in the title role, which followed with a successful 1993 sequel, Warlock: The Armageddon
Warlock: The Armageddon
Warlock: The Armageddon, is a 1993 American horror film directed by Anthony Hickox, and produced by Peter Abrams. It is considered a sequel in-title-only to the 1989 film Warlock, and it stars Julian Sands returning in the title role....
(1993). Other noteworthy films that Amin distributed under his Trimark banner to great success included Leprechaun
Leprechaun (film)
Leprechaun is a 1993 horror film directed by Mark Jones, starring Warwick Davis and Jennifer Aniston in her first film role. The film was shot in Saugus, California...
(1993), which spawned five sequels; The Dentist
The Dentist
The Dentist is an American horror film released in 1996. It was directed by Brian Yuzna and written by Dennis Paoli. Corbin Bernsen stars as Dr. Alan Feinstone, Linda Hoffman as Brooke Feinstone and Ken Foree as Detective Gibbs...
(1996), which became a surprise hit on HBO, Eve's Bayou
Eve's Bayou
Eve's Bayou is a 1997 American drama film written and directed by Kasi Lemmons, who made her directorial debut with this feature. Samuel L...
(1996) starring Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel Leroy Jackson is an American film and television actor and film producer. After becoming involved with the Civil Rights Movement, he moved on to acting in theater at Morehouse College, and then films. He had several small roles such as in the film Goodfellas before meeting his mentor,...
and Frida
Frida
Frida is a 2002 biographical film which depicts the professional and private life of the surrealist Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. It stars Salma Hayek in her Academy Award nominated portrayal as Kahlo and Alfred Molina as her husband, Diego Rivera....
(2002), which was nominated for six Academy Awards, winning two.
In 2000 Trimark Pictures merged with Lionsgate Entertainment Lionsgate, in which Amin became the largest single shareholder. Mr. Amin presently sits on the board of directors for Lionsgate, and serves as Vice Chairman.
In 2001 he started his own independent production company, Sobini Films, which has produced independent films including The Prince and Me
The Prince and Me
The Prince and Me is a 2004 romantic comedy film directed by Martha Coolidge, and starring Julia Stiles, Luke Mably, and Ben Miller, with Miranda Richardson, James Fox, and Alberta Watson...
(2004), starring Julie Stiles and Peaceful Warrior
Peaceful Warrior
Peaceful Warrior is a 2006 drama film starring Scott Mechlowicz, Nick Nolte, and Amy Smart. Released on June 2, 2006, it is based on the novel Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman.The film is set in U.C. Berkeley but is shot elsewhere...
(2006), starring Nick Nolte.
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