About Me
Mark Regan is an international award-winning writer, director and producer based in regional Western Australia.
Mark creates psychologically driven genre films that examine how trauma, identity, mental health, family relationships, and social expectations shape human behaviour.
Since 2019, Mark has written and directed six narrative short films that have screened at film festivals throughout Australia and internationally, earning multiple awards and nominations.
His recent drama Mother's Tongue continued this success with selections across the international festival circuit, while his earlier films The Memory and Harold the Plumber received numerous festival awards and recognition. Alongside his narrative work, Mark has produced six short-form documentaries and worked across a range of productions as a director, producer and cinematographer.
Mark has also completed original feature film screenplays, marking the next stage of his career as he transitions into feature filmmaking. His work is grounded in the belief that powerful stories should entertain first while encouraging audiences to reflect on their own assumptions, fears and beliefs.
A graduate of Edith Cowan University with a Bachelor of Communications (Media Studies), Mark taught film and digital media at Murdoch Institute of Technology for fifteen years, helping develop the next generation of visual storytellers.
Mark co-hosted the podcast Space Brains for five years which reviewed Science Fiction films fortnightly and has curated the Space Brains Sci-Fi Film Festival in 2022 and 2023. The purpose of Space Brains was to champion independent genre cinema and building filmmaking communities in regional Western Australia.
Working from Mandurah, Mark continues to develop distinctive Australian genre stories with the ambition of directing feature films that resonate with audiences both nationally and internationally.
"Who is Mark Regan?" (2018)
Documentary - Short Film
Who am I? Who are you? Where did we come from? Who made who?
Who is Mark Regan?
These are questions we all need answers to. Luckily, I created a short film, ”Who is Mark Regan?“. Phew, well I know the answer to “Who am I?” Your parents know the answer to “Where did you come from?” AC/DC know the answer to “Who made Who?” But do you know the answer to “Who are you?” Hopefully this film helps.
Career Victories
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2019 ADG Director's Immersive at Cinefest Oz – being selected to be part of this national competition and pitching a feature film to international renowned judges.
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Mother’s Tongue officially selected for 14 film festivals, winning 1 award and earning 2 finalist placements, 1 semi-finalist placement, 1 nomination, and 1 honourable mention (2025-2026).
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Feature Film script, One Day’s Walk, included and reviewed by industry professionals on The Black List.
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Successfully secured government funding through the Mandurah Arts Festival 2024 to create, produce, and perform Behind the Lens — a two-hour immersive live theatre and film experience.
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44, 500 views for short documentary The Belltower on Facebook.
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Harold the Plumber officially selected for 12 film festivals, winning 4 awards along with 1 nomination and 2 honourable mentions (2022-2023).
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The Memory officially selected for 15 film festivals, winning 3 awards and receiving 1 finalist placement, 3 nominations, and 2 honourable mentions (2020-2021).
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Producer of documentary, Stuck, which was selected and displayed at Contemporary Art Space Mandurah as part of the Reflections of COVID-19 Art Exhibition.