Mark Penson
Senior Creative at RTL Netherlands
Screenwriter and Content Creator
Almere Stad, Netherlands
March 2019
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About Mark
Hi there, thanks for checking out my bio. I'm Mark, a Dutch Senior Creative working for RTL Netherlands, the largest commercial television station in the Netherlands. Since 2013 I have worked professionally on various non-scripted and scripted projects (including reality shows, docu-dramas and game shows).
I use my spare time to pen down (short) stories, feature screenplays and other brainwaves. My first screenplay (The Darkest Clouds) - a noir thriller set in a German village during WW2 - was selected for the Rome Independent Prisma Awards (2020). Another scripted project called 'Ze Weten Alles Van Je' has been released on VOD platform Videoland in 2022.
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Loglines
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The Darkest Clouds Budget: $10M - $30M | Historical ⋄ Drama During WW2, a shady German investigator attracts unwanted attention when he’s tasked to track down a disabled girl who disappeared after visiting a Reich-owned medical facility.
Credits
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Waar Gaat Het Over? (
2023 )
Television by RTL Netherlands Creator A daily gameshow all about making connections. Five contestants have to find out the correct answer based on photos and musical clues. Who is the fastest to understand what it is about? -
Het Onbekende / The Unknown (
2023 )
Television by RTL Netherlands Teammember A spectacular adventure in which candidates must choose between a known path and the unknown. Letting go of what is familiar and choosing what is unknown along the route usually gives the participants an advantage in the game, but - just like choices in real life - can also result in a setback. -
Hockeyvaders / Hockey Dads (
2023 )
Drama by RTL Netherlands Teammember Hockey Dads tells the story of a seemingly posh hockey environment in which three middle-aged hockey dads are fighting a desperate battle against time. The exciting, promising stage of life their growing children find themselves in, triggers a relentless midlife crisis in the three friends. The viewer is taken into the hockey world that is being shaken up by the new generation despite entrenched power relations. -
Ze Weten Alles Van Je (
2022 - 2023 )
Television by RTL Netherlands (Drama) Co-Creator The series 'They Know Everything About You' is an experimental Videoland Original that combines documentary elements with drama. Charlie Chan Dagelet plays an investigative journalist called Nadia, who focuses on the disappearance of cyber expert Arjen Kamphuis. She speaks with friends of Arjen and those involved in this controversial disappearance case that has never been clarified. -
Better Than Ever (
2022 )
Television by RTL Netherlands Creative Teammember In this critically acclaimed show, a host and a famous singer welcome seven artists who were successful in a talent show but are now rarely heard of. They talk to the former participants about their experiences and how their lives went after the fame settled in. The candidates then perform with a live band and show they are still on top of their game. -
De Wereld van Eva (
2022 )
Television by RTL Netherlands Co-Creator In the new Videoland Original 'De Wereld van Eva' talkshow host Eva Jinek investigates intimate matters that come with motherhood in 2022. She does it with humor and with the aim of eliminating taboo and shame. to break through and have an open conversation about normal things in a mother's life. -
The Next E-Talent (
2021 )
Television by RTL Netherlands Co-Creator In this first talent show for e-sports, football and FIFA legend Ruud Gullit and his team look for the next addition to their professional FIFA team. Genre: talent show -
Celebrity Matchmakers (
2021 )
Television by RTL Netherlands Co-Creator In this reality show, three famous duo's try to find the perfect match for a single girl who can't seem to find love in her daily life. The three duo's don't just present their best options, they also coach them during their dates, hoping that their 'single' will be 'the one'. -
De Verraders (The Traitors) (
2021 )
Television by RTL Netherlands (Adventure and Reality-TV) Teammember Contestants in the game move into a castle and work as a team to complete a series of challenging missions to earn money for the prize pot. But three of the contestants are secretly traitors, who will attempt to deceive and manipulate their way to the prize by eliminating loyal contestants. Original Format by: Pos-tv, All3Media in collaboration with the RTL Creative Unit -
B&B Vol Liefde (
2021 )
Television by RTL Netherlands (Reality-TV) Co-Creator In this successful, summer dating show, six single B&B owners across Europe are looking for the love of their lives. *Sold to other territories, including Belgium and France -
#Eerlijke Foto (
2020 )
Television by RTL Netherlands (Documentary) Co-Creator Documentary about the effects of Instagram on body issues among young women. Channel: Videoland -
Merry Little Christmas (
2020 )
Television by RTL Netherlands Co-Creator Fanatical Christmas-village builders try to create their most beautiful, coziest and most detailed Christmas village together with miniature builders. The builders show their utmost to create the most atmospheric Christmas villages, squares and streets. Who will be the best Christmas village builder in the Netherlands? -
The Biggest Quiz (
2019 - 2020 )
Television by RTL Netherlands Co-Creator Spectacular gameshow in which a contestant faces six safes. For each question, four safes are open, while the two wrong answers will remain closed. Can the candidate open the right safes? -
Frank en Rogier Checken In (
2020 )
Television by RTL Netherlands Co-Creator Frank and Rogier help bed and breakfast owners to refurbish and restyle, in order to make a new start. -
Oplichters op het Internet (
2018 )
Television by Endemol Shine Group Co-Creator Crime expert Kees van der Spek stands up for victims of internet criminals. Genre: Factual -
Operatie D-Day (
2018 )
Documentary by Endemol Shine Group Co-Creator Three gamers who know more about WW2 through games like Call of Duty than through history books follow the footsteps of a real war veteran.
Awards
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BAFTA - Winner Best Reality Show (For: The Traitors UK)
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C21 International Format Award - Nominee (For: B&B of Love)
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C21 International Format Award - Winner (For: The Traitors)
(2022) -
#Video Awards - Winner (For: The Next E-Talent)
(2021) -
Rome Independent Prisma Awards - Official Selection (For screenplay The Darkest Clouds)
(2020)
Education
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University of East Anglia
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Breda University of Applied Sciences
(2011-2015)
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