Mark Polonia
Mark Alan Polonia (born September 30, 1968 in Johnstown , Wellsboro , Pennsylvania ) is an American film director , film producer , screenwriter and actor .
Life
Polonia grew up as the youngest child in an extended family. He has a twin brother , John Polonia , who died in 2008 at the age of 39. In 1987, the two founded Polonia Bros. Entertainment and Cinegraphic Productions , which is now called Polonia Brothers Entertainment . Mark Polonia continued to produce films after John's death and then with longtime friend Matt Satterly.
Polonia was Head of Media Services at Mansfield University for 22 years.
In 1985 he directed the film Church of the Damned for the first time and also appeared in a supporting role in the same film. Films in the horror , animal horror or science fiction genre have been published regularly since the 1990s . In 1993 he directed the film Hellspawn under the pseudonym Alan Joseph Micheal . Most often, in the same year or the previous year, blockbusters appeared , of which Polonia released similar films. The film Saurians was released in 1994 , one year after Jurassic Park . Dinosaurs play the central role in both films . A similar pattern can be seen in the 2013 films Empire of the Apes and 2017 Revolt of the Empire of the Apes : during this period, remakes of The Planet of the Apes film adaptations from the 1960s and 1970s were released. David S. Sterling is the producer of the films.
In his feature films, Polonia relies on stop-motion film technology, which was mainly used in the first half of the 20th century.
Filmography
Director
- 1985: Church of the Damned
- 1986: Hallucinations
- 1987: Splatter Farm
- 1991: Lethal Nightmare
- 1993: Hellspawn
- 1994: Saurians
- 1995: How to Slay a Vampire
- 1996: Feeders
- 1996: Night Crawlers
- 1998: Feeders 2: Slay Bells
- 1998: Bad Magic
- 1998: Terror House
- 2000: The House That Screamed
- 2000: Blood Red Planet
- 2001: Dweller
- 2001: Hellgate: The House That Screamed 2
- 2002: NightThirst
- 2002: Gorilla Warfare: Battle of the Apes
- 2003: Holla If I Kill You
- 2004: Among Us
- 2004: Peter Rottentail
- 2004: Preylien: Alien Predators
- 2004: Dinosaur Chronicles
- 2005: Razorteeth
- 2005: Black Mass
- 2007: Splatter Beach
- 2007: WildCat
- 2008: Forest Primeval
- 2008: Monster Movie
- 2009: HalloweeNight
- 2011: EVE of Destruction
- 2013: Empire of the Apes
- 2013: Chainsaw Killer
- 2014: Camp Blood First Slaughter
- 2015: Amityville Death House
- 2015: Channel 13
- 2015: Jurassic Prey
- 2015: Death Reel
- 2016: Bigfoot Vs. Zombies
- 2016: Sharkenstein
- 2017: Amityville Exorcism
- 2017: Nightmare Vacation
- 2017: Land Shark
- 2017: Revolt of the Empire of the Apes
- 2017: It Kills
- 2018: Battle Bots
- 2018: Trash sploitation
- 2018: Ghost of Camp Blood
- 2018: War Raiders
- 2018: Frozen Sasquatch
- 2018: Alien Surveillance
- 2019: Camp Blood Kills
- 2019: Deadly Playthings
- 2019: Bride of the Werewolf
- 2020: Amityville Island
producer
- 1994: Saurians
- 1998: Terror House
- 2000: The House That Screamed
- 2000: Blood Red Planet
- 2001: Dweller
- 2001: Hellgate: The House That Screamed 2
- 2002: NightThirst
- 2002: Gorilla Warfare: Battle of the Apes
- 2004: Among Us
- 2004: Peter Rottentail
- 2005: Razorteeth
- 2005: Black Mass
- 2007: WildCat
- 2008: Forest Primeval
- 2009: Muckman
- 2011: EVE of Destruction
- 2012: The Dark Sleep
- 2015: Amityville Death House
- 2015: Jurassic Prey
- 2015: Queen Crab - The killer crab
- 2017: Fatal Premonitions
- 2019: Outpost Earth
script
- 1987: Splatter Farm
- 1991: Lethal Nightmare
- 1994: Saurians
- 1995: How to Slay a Vampire
- 1996: Feeders
- 1998: Feeders 2: Slay Bells
- 1998: Terror House
- 2000: The House That Screamed
- 2001: Hellgate: The House That Screamed 2
- 2004: Among Us
- 2009: HalloweeNight
- 2009: Muckman
- 2011: EVE of Destruction
- 2013: Empire of the Apes
- 2013: Chainsaw Killer
- 2014: Camp Blood First Slaughter
- 2015: Death Reel
- 2016: Bigfoot Vs. Zombies
- 2017: Land Shark
- 2018: Battle Bots
- 2018: War Raiders
- 2019: Bride of the Werewolf
actor
- 1985: Church of the Damned
- 1986: Hallucinations
- 1987: Splatter Farm
- 1991: Lethal Nightmare
- 1993: Hellspawn
- 1994: Saurians
- 1995: Savage Vows
- 1995: How to Slay a Vampire
- 1996: Feeders
- 1996: Night Crawlers
- 1998: Feeders 2: Slay Bells
- 1998: Terror House
- 2000: Camp Blood 2
- 2001: Dweller
- 2002: NightThirst
- 2004: Peter Rottentail
- 2004: Dinosaur Chronicles
- 2008: Monster Movie
- 2009: Muckman
- 2015: Amityville Death House
- 2015: Jurassic Prey
- 2015: Queen Crab - The killer crab
- 2017: Giantess Attack
- 2017: It Kills
- 2018: Ghost of Camp Blood
- 2018: Halloween Horror Tales
- 2019: ZillaFoot
- 2019: Deadly Playthings
- 2020: Amityville Island
Web links
- Mark Polonia in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Profile Mark Polonia on Mansfield University website, accessed April 8, 2020.
- ↑ a b LinkedIn : Mark Polonia , profile page, accessed April 8, 2020.
- ↑ Moviepilot : Queen Crab - The Killer Crab , accessed April 7, 2020.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Polonia, Mark |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Polonia, Mark Alan (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film director, film producer, screenwriter, and actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 30, 1968 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Johnstown (Pennsylvania) , Wellsboro , Pennsylvania , United States |