Mark Riddle is a very versatile filmmaker and videographer from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Mark first started out with amateur skateboard videos, using his fathers Sony Hi8 camcorder. He officially began his career in 2016, when he directed a PSA commercial for the MS Society of Canada. He graduated from SAIT’s Television and Video Production program in 2017, during which he co-wrote/directed a 30-minute post-apocalyptic drama with Ximena titled ‘SURREAL’. Their final school film would go on to win awards for ‘Best Film & Best Screenplay’ at national and international film festivals. Their short has currently garnered over 200k views on L120’s YouTube channel. In the years since then, he has worked on numerous short films, documentaries, music videos, and commercials. Mark’s strong eye for dynamic, creative, and artistic digital storytelling has allowed him to continuously produce high quality content for his clients. He is heavily involved in every aspect of production, with the end goal to ensure that the client’s vision is met to its fullest potential. Mark is employed at the production company NewPath Influence, where he works as an Videographer & Editor on corporate commercials and documentary videos.

His work has screened at festivals in New York, Los Angeles, London, and Toronto. Mark’s web-series ‘COMPLACENCY’ (which he co-created with Ximena) has won the award for ‘Best Series’ at multiple festivals and award shows, most notably at the New York Film Awards in 2019. He then directed the music short ‘BALDUR’ for Osi and the Jupiter, which won best ‘Drama Short’ at the 2020 New York Film Awards and received an Award of Merit at the 2020 Canada Shorts Film Awards. Actress Mary Armstrong received a nomination for her performance in Baldur, both at the New York Film Awards and the Stinger Awards in Calgary.

Throughout 2020 to 2024, Mark shot and directed dozens of music videos, varying from a multitude of different artists, genres, and styles. During this time, he also worked as an G&E for TV commercials, short films, and the documentary feature film ‘CLOSE THE DIVIDE’, written & directed by Tom Acton. In 2024, Mark won the award for ‘Best Music Video’ for Miralee’s ‘STRANGER TO MYSELF’ video, and the ‘Audience Choice Award: Best Music Video’ for Miralee’s video ‘FLY’, at CAFF 2024 (Central Alberta Film Festival). The three music videos nominated at CAFF 2024 were all directed by Mark Riddle. During the fall of 2024, he directed the music video ‘LIONELMESSI’ for Fake James, which was nominated for ‘Best Music Video’ at the 2025 AMPIA Film & Television Rosie Awards. Mark was also nominated for ‘Best Editor & Best Cinematographer’ (with Tom Acton) for the docu-series ‘ANIMAL THE CAGE: 20 Years Strong’.

He is also in the early stages of pre-production for several short films;

‘NIGHT WITHOUT END’ is a suspense thriller following three criminals after a botched robbery.

‘INSOMNIAC’ is a horror thriller following a documentary filmmaker while he is producing a film about sleep paralysis.

‘THE FURTIVE’ a crime horror following two private investigators as they search for a missing girl.