Mark Holder is an acclaimed producer and founding partner of Wonder Street Entertainment, now serving as a Senior Advisor for Film & TV Industry at CO\\OP Studios. With a profound interest in telling important stories, Mark has built a distinguished career producing impactful content for both television and film, guiding a diverse team of managers and producers under his own shingle. As an executive producer, he specializes in independent film finance, bringing vast experience from across the industry to structure and fund complex projects.

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Since venturing into producing in 2012, Mark has amassed an impressive filmography. His notable credits include STXfilms' ** The Mauritanian**, a critically acclaimed film starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Jodie Foster (who won a Golden Globe for her performance), Shailene Woodley, and Tahar Rahim, directed by Academy Award Winner Kevin MacDonald. He also produced Netflix's groundbreaking ** Beasts of No Nation**, directed by Cary Fukunaga and starring Idris Elba. On the television front, Mark produced the hit Netflix series ** Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker**, starring Octavia Spencer (who earned an Emmy nomination), in partnership with LeBron James and SpringHill Entertainment. Most recently, he served as an Executive Producer on the hit CBS drama ** East New York**.

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In 2019, Mark founded Wonder Street, a company built on his passion for cultural responsibility, integrity, transparency, and inclusion, values that resonate deeply with CO\\OP Studios' mission. Further solidifying his commitment to fostering new talent and the local creative ecosystem, Mark and his wife Christine founded the Boise Film Festival in 2024. The festival is dedicated to being a platform of discovery, highlighting new cinematic voices and faces, promoting the next generation of filmmakers and artists, and featuring a special focus on films created and shot in the Pacific Northwest.

 

Living in Boise, Mark brings a unique blend of world-class Hollywood experience and a personal dedication to cultivating the local film community, making him an invaluable advisor in shaping CO\\OP Studios into a new era of entertainment production.