Mark S. Levin

Mark Levin was born in Kishinev, Moldova. His father was a military officer and mother was a teacher. Mark Levin graduated from VGIK, Moscow Film School and for ten years worked as Line Producer at Gorky Film Studio in Moscow. Then in 1989 he started the first privately owned production company in the Soviet Union called Podarok and produced the movie The Dark Nights at the Black Sea. (Directed by Vassily Pitchul, starring Natalia Negoda). The film participated in Official Selection of the Cannes Film Festival in 1990, and was a huge success in Russia. The same year Mark started his business education at the George Washington University, School of Government. After Graduating in 1991 he moved to Los Angeles, and became actively involved in distribution of American films to growing Russian Market. At the same time he attended Independent Producers Program at UCLA. In 1996 Mark returned to Russia, and became involved in distribution of Warner Bros. Home Video product in Russia, as VP of PIDP, Inc, official licensor for WBHV at that time. In 1999-2003 he created and produced 250 episodes teen series The Simple Truth for Russian State TV. Then he produced several motion pictures and TV series for children and teens. His recent limited series Djuna, about famous Russian healer was a big hit on Channel 1 in the fall of 2015 and was sold to several foreign territories. i