Mark John

Mark John - Content Producer / CI & Digital Skills & Training Consultant - Vision Thing Communications (Cardiff, Wales, UK) • Graduate of EAVE (in 2004), now EAVE National Coordinator for Wales. • Established UK-based Content Producer for 30 years (TV/Radio/Short Film/Features/On-Line): BBC (1984-1994); independents Prospect Media Group (1994-2000) & Vision Thing (1994-2014) • Worked at a senior level across all media platforms, with extensive award-winning Broadcast TV & Radio output for most UK networks; produced numerous Short Films & Features - including: • Digital Visions, for UK Film Council/BBC/Film Agency for Wales - 5 x 10’ 2005-06 • Digital Shorts Wales, for UK Film Council/Film Agency for Wales - 5 x 10’ 2009-10 (including WINNER Celtic Film Festival 2011 - \'Nadger\', directed & written by Catherine Linstrum) • ‘A Boy Called Dad’ (co-production), for EM Media/North-West Vision/Film Agency for Wales - Feature - 1 x 90’ - Budget: £1.1m - Sales & Distribution - The Works & Metrodome/Kaleidoscope (premiered at the Edinburgh Film Festival in June 2009 with - UK theatrical release 2010) CI & Digital Skills & Training - Consultancy /Advisory roles include: • Creative Industries Advisor for Cardiff City/County Council and Senior Manager of the recently-formed Cardiff Film Unit, which coordinates all location filming in the city (2010-present) • Project Manager of the ECCE-Innovation project - 3-yr EU economic business cluster program for the creative industries and digital media sectors for Cardiff (with 7 EU partner cities) 2010-13. • Member of the Creative Skillset Wales National Management Board • TAC Education, Skills & Training Partnerships representative on the TAC Council (the executive board of the Welsh Media Producers Alliance) • Chair of the Film & Media Sub-Group for the Media Academy for Wales - and member of the MAW Management Board. • Member of BAFTA Cymru Management Committee (Strategy & Policy) • Creative Skillset UK Evaluator & Assessor - UK Short Course assessor for HE and CPD delivery across a range of CI and Digital Media courses. • Business Advisor to leading Welsh education, skills training provider Big Learning Company, who specialize in learning solutions & skills delivery for the creative industries & education sector • Senior Trainer on the ?GLOBAL: International Markets for Media Content? international Co-Production training program for Welsh media producers - Creative Skillset Cymru?s year-long scheme to help Creative, Digital & Media companies grow their businesses globally and increase their international trade activity, via international co-productions and market exposure for their digital media content. Funded by S4C & TAC (Welsh Media Producers) - 2012-13 • Senior Trainer on ?Money for Nothing: Developing IP Content for the International Marketplace\' - 1-yr business development program to help Welsh companies develop and exploit their IP in the international market. Funded by Creative Skillset Cymru, S4C & TAC (Welsh Media Producers) - 2012-13