Mark Jones
We met Mark Jones at the Aarli in the heart of Chinatown in Broome as part of the original Coastal Walkabout Project. Mark was a well know filmmaker and professional crocodile hunter having worked for years with Malcolm Douglas and his massive croc farm outside of Broome. Mark opened doors and took us places we did not know existed for all our filmmaking trips. And we have continued to support his and the aboriginal film projects to document and maintain their way of life in the Kimberley.
Mark Jones Films
Mark has been living and working extensively in the Kimberley for 27 years and started out as a camera operator with adventure film maker Malcolm Douglas. His curiosity led him into the edit suite and then into developing stories and creating films with deep underlying messages that reflect his very special part of the world. Mark has collaborated with some of the greats in Australian film and television over the years and has branched out into fixing and producing for some of the larger international TV broadcasters including the BBC(UK) and NHK(Japan). His ability to plan and implement shoots in difficult places with logistics, as well as permitting through the government and institutions is invaluable to overseas producers who are looking for something different.
Not just satisfied with the small screen, Mark is starting to collaborate with producers from the "Feature" realm and is exploring opportunities in the long form. It has been an unorthodox path in Mark's "27 year " as he likes to call it. He has worked as a one man band right through collaborating with big crews. He is hands on and has worked in most facets of the industry and has great love of overcoming obstacles, which was the deep lesson he learned from his friend and mentor Malcolm Douglas.
The Kimberley is regarded as the greatest cultural landscape on Earth which houses thousands of rock art sites and millions of heritage sites. Its natural beauty and dramatic coastlines are a cinematic area,. It is little wonder that Mark has chosen to call this place home and raise this family.
For more information go to https://www.markjonesfuilms.com.au
Mark Jones Story from the film "Keeping Country"
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