Director Mark Verkerk

For more than 30 years Mark Verkerk has been involved in all aspects of film and television production, from camerawork, to editing and directing. But one thing has remained constant — a passion for documentary in all its forms.

Mark was born in Nairobi, Kenya in 1956. He graduated from the London International Film School, and in 1980 joined the ABC in Sydney Australia as a film editor. He also ran Arafura Productions Pty. Ltd., a company specialized in producing low-cost videos highlighting environmental issues.

Since 1990 Mark has been Creative Director of EMS FILMS based in Hilversum, the Netherlands, where he written, directed and overseen a range of award winning documentaries for international broadcasters. Buddha’s Lost Children is his first feature length theatrical documentary.