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Mark A. France

  • Special Effects
  • Actor
  • Writer
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A former high school football star starts to notice strange things at the annual weenie roast. As the line between reality and illusion blurs, the only thing you can count on is the body count.
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Weenie Roast Massacre (2007)
Mark A. France is an independent filmmaker from lower, Southeastern Michigan, and has been involved in the local film industry for over twenty years. Having started out as a special effects assistant on the science fiction horror film, "Mosquito", Mark eventually branched off and learned various aspects of filmmaking, from on-set photography to producing and directing.

Over the past several years, Mark has worked on various projects, from comedy to horror, as well as delving into several dramatic shorts and features. He has worked on over fifty short and feature films and recently teamed up with several other Michigan artists to create Crooked Limb Films.

Aside from his work on film, Mark has also worked on various stage productions, supplied seminars at a number of high schools for Special FX work in film, as well as giving seminars at the Thriller! Chiller! Film Festival and Michigan Film Festival for Special FX work in micro-cinema.

Mark is an award-winning filmmaker and special effects artist who strives to create 'realistic' effects by working alongside area forensic specialists.

He is also an avid photographer.
BornJanuary 5, 1973
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    • Awards
      • 14 wins & 8 nominations total

    Known for

    Mark A. France, A.H. Fimblewinter, Troy Randall-Kilpatrick, John Tynan Jr., Elizabeth Ajluni, Kevin Mattson, Terri Partyka, Mackenzie Beckman, Shirley Moon Koebbe, Heather Fairbanks, Louise France, Walker Fairbanks, Laura Johns, Connie Kincer, John Vella, Brenda Bennett, Dominic Strange, Greg Rea, Sue Kernish, Ramona Schwalbach, Mike Harris, Jerry Gilbert, Eileen Hatzos, Larry D. Vedder, Allison Harris, Zac Willey, and Victoria Putzig in Descend (2022)
    Descend
    8.2
    • Special Effects(as Mark France)
    • 2022
    Tom Ashton, Mark A. France, Troy Randall-Kilpatrick, Michael G. Petersen, and John Beagley in Scarecrow (2016)
    Scarecrow
    • Special Effects(as Mark France)
    • 2016
    Mark A. France, Michael G. Petersen, The Xperiment, Terri Partyka, Bernadette Kathryn, David Hosack, Jamie Groves, Stacy Grutza, Donna Stinson, Kristyn Shelley Olson, and Hope Smith in Haven Hill (2013)
    Haven Hill
    Short
    • Special Effects(as Mark France)
    • 2013
    Cemetery Stories (2022)
    Cemetery Stories
    4.0
    • Special Effects(as Mark France, Segment "Beggar's Remorse")
    • 2022

    Credits

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    Special Effects



    • Cemetery Stories (2022)
      Cemetery Stories
      4.0
      • special effects supervisor (as Mark France, Segment "Beggar's Remorse")
      • 2022
    • Mark A. France, A.H. Fimblewinter, Troy Randall-Kilpatrick, John Tynan Jr., Elizabeth Ajluni, Kevin Mattson, Terri Partyka, Mackenzie Beckman, Shirley Moon Koebbe, Heather Fairbanks, Louise France, Walker Fairbanks, Laura Johns, Connie Kincer, John Vella, Brenda Bennett, Dominic Strange, Greg Rea, Sue Kernish, Ramona Schwalbach, Mike Harris, Jerry Gilbert, Eileen Hatzos, Larry D. Vedder, Allison Harris, Zac Willey, and Victoria Putzig in Descend (2022)
      Descend
      8.2
      • special effects supervisor (as Mark France)
      • 2022
    • Ain't Ready for the Graveyard Yet (2016)
      Ain't Ready for the Graveyard Yet
      Short
      • special effects makeup (as Mark France)
      • 2016
    • Tom Ashton, Mark A. France, Troy Randall-Kilpatrick, Michael G. Petersen, and John Beagley in Scarecrow (2016)
      Scarecrow
      • special effects makeup (as Mark France)
      • 2016
    • Zachary Hunt and Taylor Denby in Beggar's Remorse (2015)
      Beggar's Remorse
      Short
      • special effects supervisor (as Mark France)
      • 2015
    • Mackenzie Beckman and Ben Spratt in XOXO: Hugs & Kisses (2014)
      XOXO: Hugs & Kisses
      Short
      • special effects supervisor (as Mark France)
      • 2014
    • Richard Raphael, Jonathan Leigh West, Jeffrey Hart Peterson, Chris Brown, and Kelly Cassise in Crosscurrent (2014)
      Crosscurrent
      Short
      • special effects (as Mark France)
      • 2014
    • Mark A. France, Michael G. Petersen, The Xperiment, Terri Partyka, Bernadette Kathryn, David Hosack, Jamie Groves, Stacy Grutza, Donna Stinson, Kristyn Shelley Olson, and Hope Smith in Haven Hill (2013)
      Haven Hill
      Short
      • special effects supervisor (as Mark France)
      • 2013
    • Love in Dead Places (2013)
      Love in Dead Places
      Short
      • special effects supervisor (as Mark France)
      • 2013
    • Amish Vengeance (2013)
      Amish Vengeance
      Short
      • special effects (as Mark France)
      • 2013
    • The Last Vampyre on Earth (2013)
      The Last Vampyre on Earth
      3.9
      • special effects assistant (as Mark France)
      • 2013
    • The Last Broadcast (2010)
      The Last Broadcast
      TV Series
      • special effects makeup (as Mark France)
      • 2013
    • The Yaw
      Short
      • special effects
      • 2011
    • The Girl with Blue Eyes
      Short
      • special effects supervisor (as Mark France)
      • 2011
    • Handlebar (2010)
      Handlebar
      5.4
      • special effects (as Mark France)
      • 2010

    Actor



    • Trish's Place
      Short
      • Al (as Mark France)
      • 2019
    • Yan Birch, Scout Taylor-Compton, Mel Novak, Richard Tyson, Billy Wirth, Vida Ghaffari, Shane Hagedorn, Ken Alter, Erika Hoveland, Harley Wallen, Kaiti Wallen, Damien Chinappi, Calhoun Koenig, and Angelina Danielle Cama in Eternal Code (2019)
      Eternal Code
      3.4
      • Suit #4 (as Mark France)
      • 2019
    • Joe vs. Joe (2018)
      Joe vs. Joe
      9.5
      TV Movie
      • Distraught Auditioner (as Mark France)
      • 2018
    • Tara Reid, Dennis Haskins, Aphrodite Nikolovski, Victoria Mullen, Harley Wallen, Calhoun Koenig, Nancy Oeswein, La'Kenya Howard-Luster, Arielle Olkhovsky, Aleksandra Luca, Michael Kettenbeil, Lucas Yessayan, Kaizad Patel, Morgan Nimmo, Rees Curran, and Da'Mya Gogoua in United Colors of Bennett Song (2018)
      United Colors of Bennett Song
      4.3
      • Audience member
      • 2018
    • Two for the Show (2016)
      Two for the Show
      7.6
      Short
      • Jock (as Mark France)
      • 2016
    • Love in Dead Places (2013)
      Love in Dead Places
      Short
      • Detective Scott Crimmin (as Mark France)
      • 2013
    • Kill Me Again (2012)
      Kill Me Again
      5.1
      Short
      • Zombie (as Mark France)
      • 2012
    • The Girl with Blue Eyes
      Short
      • (as Mark France)
      • 2011
    • Handlebar (2010)
      Handlebar
      5.4
      • Cuban Nectie Victim (as Mark France)
      • 2010
    • Fairview St. (2010)
      Fairview St.
      7.1
      • Crime Scene Investigator (as Mark France)
      • 2010
    • Blue Plate Special
      Short
      • Al the Cook
      • 2009
    • The Point
      7.6
      Short
      • Crowd Extra (uncredited)
      • 2009
    • Weenie Roast Massacre (2007)
      Weenie Roast Massacre
      3.0
      • Party Extra
      • 2007
    • Mark A. France, Shirley Clemens, Anthony E. Griffin, Troy Randall-Kilpatrick, Ken M. Clark IV, and Robert L. Brown in Eclipse (2007)
      Eclipse
      8.7
      Short
      • Todd Milton (as Mark France)
      • 2007
    • Beyond Midnight
      7.6
      Video
      • Peter Starks (as Mark France)
      • 2006

    Writer



    • Cemetery Stories (2022)
      Cemetery Stories
      4.0
      • Segment "Beggar's Remorse" (as Mark France)
      • 2022
    • Mark A. France, A.H. Fimblewinter, Troy Randall-Kilpatrick, John Tynan Jr., Elizabeth Ajluni, Kevin Mattson, Terri Partyka, Mackenzie Beckman, Shirley Moon Koebbe, Heather Fairbanks, Louise France, Walker Fairbanks, Laura Johns, Connie Kincer, John Vella, Brenda Bennett, Dominic Strange, Greg Rea, Sue Kernish, Ramona Schwalbach, Mike Harris, Jerry Gilbert, Eileen Hatzos, Larry D. Vedder, Allison Harris, Zac Willey, and Victoria Putzig in Descend (2022)
      Descend
      8.2
      • Writer (as Mark France)
      • 2022
    • Ascension
      • Writer (as Mark France)
      • 2019
    • Mark A. France in Make My Food Awesome (2017)
      Make My Food Awesome
      TV Series
      • Writer (as Mark France)
      • 2017
    • Tom Ashton, Mark A. France, Troy Randall-Kilpatrick, Michael G. Petersen, and John Beagley in Scarecrow (2016)
      Scarecrow
      • story
      • writer (as Mark France, as Mark France)
      • 2016
    • Zachary Hunt and Taylor Denby in Beggar's Remorse (2015)
      Beggar's Remorse
      Short
      • story
      • writer (as Mark France, as Mark France)
      • 2015
    • Uncommunicated
      Short
      • story (as Mark France)
      • 2015
    • Mackenzie Beckman and Ben Spratt in XOXO: Hugs & Kisses (2014)
      XOXO: Hugs & Kisses
      Short
      • story
      • writer (as Mark France, as Mark France)
      • 2014
    • Mark A. France, Michael G. Petersen, The Xperiment, Terri Partyka, Bernadette Kathryn, David Hosack, Jamie Groves, Stacy Grutza, Donna Stinson, Kristyn Shelley Olson, and Hope Smith in Haven Hill (2013)
      Haven Hill
      Short
      • story
      • written by (as Mark France, as Mark France)
      • 2013
    • Love in Dead Places (2013)
      Love in Dead Places
      Short
      • writer (as Mark France)
      • 2013
    • Hooked
      Short
      • Writer (as Mark France)
      • 2012
    • Mark A. France, Shirley Clemens, Anthony E. Griffin, Troy Randall-Kilpatrick, Ken M. Clark IV, and Robert L. Brown in Eclipse (2007)
      Eclipse
      8.7
      Short
      • Writer (as Mark France)
      • 2007
    • Beyond Midnight
      7.6
      Video
      • Writer (as Mark France)
      • 2006

    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Videos2

    An Apology to the Dead Trailer
    Trailer 1:56
    An Apology to the Dead Trailer
    Weenie Roast Massacre
    Trailer 1:15
    Weenie Roast Massacre
    Weenie Roast Massacre
    Trailer 1:15
    Weenie Roast Massacre

    Personal details

    • Official sites
      • MySpace
      • Sandstorm FX & Productions, LLC.
    • Alternative name
      • Mark France
    • Height
      • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
    • Born
      • January 5, 1973
      • Pontiac, Michigan, USA
    • Other works
      Has worked on numerous Haunted House projects in the Michigan area since 1991.
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Interview
      • 1 Article

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Won Third place in the Zombie Makeup contest at the 25th Anniversary of Night of the Living Dead Expo in 1993.
    • Quotes
      I can't help but wonder why it is so hard for people to understand the aesthetics of horror films.
    • Trademark
      Using fake blood to an extreme. When an actor is being told that they will be covered in a large amount of karo syrup blood, fellow filmmakers tell them, "you're about to be 'Franced'"

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