Mohammed Mark Amin is an Iranian American motion picture producer, distributor and writer who has been working in independent and mainstream cinema for more than two decades.
16 Facts About Mark Amin
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Besides his career as a film producer, Mark Amin has been active in other business and investment interests.
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Mark Amin is an investor and member of the advisory board of EdgeCast, a content delivery firm which sold in 2013 to Verizon for $400 million.
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Additionally, Mark Amin is active in the development of almond and pistachio orchards in central California.
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Mark Amin is originally from Rafsanjan, a small town in Iran.
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In 1972, Mark Amin graduated from the University of Kansas with a degree in economics.
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However, New York City proved too overwhelming and Mark Amin transferred to the Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Los Angeles.
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In 1985, Amin formed Vidmark Entertainment, an "aggressive independent supplier" of video releases operating in the early era of home video entertainment.
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Mark Amin served as chairman and CEO of the newly formed company.
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In 2001, Mark Amin founded Sobini Films, a production company focused on producing specialized and mainstream commercial films.
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In 2012, the SEC alleged that Mark Amin learned confidential information about expanding business opportunities for DuPont Fabros Technology Inc.
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In 1997, Mark Amin donated $25,000 to the University of Kansas to start a scholarship for those students studying film at the school.
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In 2011, Mark Amin produced a documentary entitled "Jujitsu-ing Reality" on Scott Lew, a screenwriter with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS.
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On May 29,2014, Mark Amin was recognized for increasing support and awareness of ALS at the ALS Association Golden West Chapter A Night at the Esseys Awards.
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Mark Amin is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Farhang Foundation, an organization which promotes the study and research of Iranian art and culture.
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In 2010, Mark Amin earned an Alumni Distinguished Achievement Award from his alma mater, the University of Kansas.