Mark Samels
Birth Name:
Mark Samels
Profession
Producer, Director, Writer
Fast Facts
- Won a Bronze Wrangler for Outstanding Documentary at the 2010 Western Heritage Awards, which he shared with Rob Rapley and Kathryn Lord for "The American Experience․"
- Shared a Video Source Award from the International Documentary Association with others involved with "Wounded Knee" in 2009
- Graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Produced a documentary about hearing-impaired children while he was in college, which launched his career as a filmmaker
- As a documentary filmmaker, he has explored a number of events from American history
- Has worked extensively with PBS, serving as an editor, an executive producer at the Morgantown, W․V․ PBS station, WNPB, and a vice president for production at WITF of Harrisburg, Pa
- Helped found the International Documentary Association and served on the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Nonfiction Peer Group
Awards
- 1998Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Non-Fiction Series:Winner
- 1999Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Non-Fiction Series:Winner
- 2000Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Non-Fiction Series:Nominated
- 2001Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Non-Fiction Special:Winner
- 2004Emmy - Best Documentary:Nominated
- 2004Emmy - Outstanding Historical Programming - Long Form:Winner
- 2005Primetime Emmy - Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking:Nominated
- 2006Emmy - Outstanding Historical Programming - Long Form:Nominated
- 2006Primetime Emmy - Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking:Winner
- 2007Emmy - Outstanding Science, Technology and Nature Programming:Nominated
- 2007Primetime Emmy - Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking:Nominated
- 2008Primetime Emmy - Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking:Nominated
- 2008Primetime Emmy - Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking:Nominated
- 2009Video Source AwardNominated
- 2009Video Source AwardWinner
- 2009Pare Lorentz AwardNominated
- 2009Pare Lorentz AwardNominated
- 2009IDA Award - Limited Series:Nominated
- 2009IDA Award - Continuing Series:Nominated
- 2009Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Nonfiction Series:Nominated
- 2010IDA Award - Continuing Series:Nominated
- 2010Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Nonfiction Series:Nominated
- 2010Primetime Emmy - Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking:Nominated
- 2011IDA Award - Best Continuing Series:Nominated
- 2011Primetime Emmy - Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking:Winner
- 2011Spur Award - Best Documentary:Winner
- 2012Humanitas AwardNominated
- 2012Primetime Emmy - Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking:Nominated
- 2013Emmy - Outstanding Historical Programming - Long Form:Nominated
- 2013Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special:Nominated
- 2014IDA Award - Best Curated Series:Nominated
- 2014Primetime Emmy - Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking:Nominated
- 2014Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special:Winner
- 2015Emmy - Outstanding Science and Technology Programming:Nominated
- 2017IDA Award - Best Curated Series:Nominated
- 2017Primetime Emmy - Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking:Nominated
- 2019IDA Award - Best Multi-Part Documentary:Nominated
- 2019IDA Award - Best Curated Series:Nominated
- 2020Primetime Emmy - Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking:Nominated
- 2021IDA Award - Best Curated Series:Winner