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Mark Castaldo is the Producer of the award-winning My Run and the President of Destiny Pictures. Born and raised in New York, Mark began his professional career in the casino business, working 10 years in Atlantic City and Las Vegas. Mark then relocated to Los Angeles, where he currently resides, to pursue his passion of telling stories. Mark is an independent producer with extensive experience in several areas of entertainment. He is the co-executive producer of the horror/thriller Psych 9 in association with IPC International (Hostel, The Pink Panther). Psych 9 stars Sara Foster, Cary Elwes and Michael Biehn. Mark also produced The Perfect Tenant, a twisted story of passion and revenge directed by Doug Campbell and starring Linda Purl and Maxwell Caulfield. The film premiered on HBO and Lifetime. He’s also done The Perfect Nanny, a domestic thriller in the vein of The Hand That Rocks The Cradle, directed by Rob Malenfant and starring Bruce Boxleitner and Tracy Nelson (premiered on USA Network after a 1.1 million licensing fee sale). Both of these “perfect” films are original stories that Mark developed. In addition, he produced the comedy Serving Santino directed by Bill Kelman, which premiered at The Method Fest film festival in 2006. Next up is the feature comedy It Ain’t New Yawk based on the Michael Arturo, play with Doug Campbell directing, and the drama Pushing Life directed by Tim VandeSteeg. Mark worked as a development executive for three years with Metro Pictures and American New Wave Films. Mr. Castaldo has been a Screen Actors Guild member for 17 years and served twice on the SAG nominating committee. In addition, Mark is in his seventh year as a judge for the Academy of Motion Pictures’ prestigious Nicholl Fellowship in screenwriting.