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In 2001, ''[[Out Magazine]]'' named Lund to the OUT 100 list of greatest success stories for that year.<ref>[http://www.out.com/out100/alumni_2001.asp OUT 100 | The 100 Men and Women who Rocked 2007<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080323082917/http://out.com/out100/alumni_2001.asp |date=March 23, 2008 }}</ref>
In 2001, ''[[Out Magazine]]'' named Lund to the OUT 100 list of greatest success stories for that year.<ref>[http://www.out.com/out100/alumni_2001.asp OUT 100 | The 100 Men and Women who Rocked 2007<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080323082917/http://out.com/out100/alumni_2001.asp |date=March 23, 2008 }}</ref>
Lund has also made numerous media appearances as an analyst on figure skating, particularly during the [[2002 Olympic Winter Games figure skating scandal]], where he was an analyst for CNN.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2002_Jan_9/ai_81516333|title=FindArticles.com - CBSi|website=Findarticles.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0202/15/bn.06.html|title=CNN.com - Transcripts|website=Edition.cnn.com}}</ref> He served as a judge on the television show ''[[Skating with Celebrities]]'' in early 2006.<ref name="out.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.out.com/detail.asp?id=16739|title=Gay News & Opinion - marriage equality, openly gay athletes|website=Out.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.longislandpress.com/?cp=46&show=article&a_id=7218|title=Long Island News From the Long Island Press|website=Longislandpress.com}}</ref> After losing control of ''International Figure Skating'', Lund, who is openly gay,<ref name="out.com"/> founded another magazine, ''SCENE'', aimed at the gay community.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20010719115442/http://www.scenemag.net/] </ref>
Lund has also made numerous media appearances as an analyst on figure skating, particularly during the [[2002 Olympic Winter Games figure skating scandal]], where he was an analyst for CNN.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2002_Jan_9/ai_81516333|title=FindArticles.com - CBSi|website=Findarticles.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0202/15/bn.06.html|title=CNN.com - Transcripts|website=Edition.cnn.com}}</ref> He served as a judge on the television show ''[[Skating with Celebrities]]'' in early 2006.<ref name="out.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.out.com/detail.asp?id=16739|title=Gay News & Opinion - marriage equality, openly gay athletes|website=Out.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.longislandpress.com/?cp=46&show=article&a_id=7218|title=Long Island News From the Long Island Press|website=Longislandpress.com}}</ref> After losing control of ''International Figure Skating'', Lund, who is openly gay,<ref name="out.com"/> founded another magazine, ''SCENE'', aimed at the gay community.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20010719115442/http://www.scenemag.net/]</ref>


Lund appeared on [[Nancy Kerrigan]]'s World of Skating in an episode that aired January 14, 2007 titled "Countdown to Nationals & Road to Glory".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cn8.tv/channel/article.asp?lArticleID=5454%20&lChannelID=660&subhead=figskate |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2007-01-29 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070129010101/http://cn8.tv/channel/article.asp?lArticleID=5454+&lChannelID=660&subhead=figskate |archivedate=January 29, 2007 |df=mdy-all }} </ref> His commentary in this episode concerning US men's figure skater [[Johnny Weir]] was criticized by several bloggers in the gay community.<ref>e.g. {{cite web|url=http://www.newnownext.com/2007/01/index.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2007-06-30 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070703222634/http://www.newnownext.com/2007/01/index.html |archivedate=July 3, 2007 |df= }}</ref> On March 18, 2008 writer [[Alan Schwarz]] used some of Lund's quotes from the broadcast in a [[New York Times]] article titled ''Figure Skating Rivalry Pits Athleticism Against Artistry''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/18/sports/othersports/18skate.html|title=Figure Skating Rivalry Pits Athleticism Against Artistry|first=Alan|last=Schwarz|date=March 18, 2008|website=Nytimes.com}}</ref>
Lund appeared on [[Nancy Kerrigan]]'s World of Skating in an episode that aired January 14, 2007 titled "Countdown to Nationals & Road to Glory".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cn8.tv/channel/article.asp?lArticleID=5454%20&lChannelID=660&subhead=figskate |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2007-01-29 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070129010101/http://cn8.tv/channel/article.asp?lArticleID=5454+&lChannelID=660&subhead=figskate |archivedate=January 29, 2007 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> His commentary in this episode concerning US men's figure skater [[Johnny Weir]] was criticized by several bloggers in the gay community.<ref>e.g. {{cite web|url=http://www.newnownext.com/2007/01/index.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2007-06-30 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070703222634/http://www.newnownext.com/2007/01/index.html |archivedate=July 3, 2007 |df= }}</ref> On March 18, 2008 writer [[Alan Schwarz]] used some of Lund's quotes from the broadcast in a [[New York Times]] article titled ''Figure Skating Rivalry Pits Athleticism Against Artistry''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/18/sports/othersports/18skate.html|title=Figure Skating Rivalry Pits Athleticism Against Artistry|first=Alan|last=Schwarz|date=March 18, 2008|website=Nytimes.com}}</ref>


In 2007, Lund appeared as Commander Steven Conner in [[Star Trek: Odyssey]] in their pilot episode "Iliad"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hiddenfrontier.com/|title=Star Trek: Hidden Frontier - Boldly Going Where No Fan Film Has Gone Before<!-- Bot generated title -->|website=Hiddenfrontier.com}}</ref> and produced the science fiction short film ''First World'' based on his feature-length script<ref>{{cite web|url=http://roberthood.net/blog/index.php/2009/11/11/first-world-new-designs-on-the-future/|title=First World: New Designs on the Future - Undead Backbrain|website=Roberthood.net}}</ref>. The script was nominated for screenplay awards at the California Independent Film Festival<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000896/2007/1/|title=California Independent Film Festival (2007)|website=IMDb.com}}</ref>, Fantastic Planet Film Festival <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0002164/2009/1/|title=Fantastic Planet Film Festival (2009)|website=IMDb.com}}</ref> and The Movie Deal <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moviebytes.com/NewsStory.cfm?StoryID=3493/|title=Screenplay Contest Results and News|website=Moviebytes.com}}</ref> .
In 2007, Lund appeared as Commander Steven Conner in [[Star Trek: Odyssey]] in their pilot episode "Iliad"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hiddenfrontier.com/|title=Star Trek: Hidden Frontier - Boldly Going Where No Fan Film Has Gone Before<!-- Bot generated title -->|website=Hiddenfrontier.com}}</ref> and produced the science fiction short film ''First World'' based on his feature-length script.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://roberthood.net/blog/index.php/2009/11/11/first-world-new-designs-on-the-future/|title=First World: New Designs on the Future - Undead Backbrain|website=Roberthood.net}}</ref> The script was nominated for screenplay awards at the California Independent Film Festival,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000896/2007/1/|title=California Independent Film Festival (2007)|website=IMDb.com}}</ref> Fantastic Planet Film Festival <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0002164/2009/1/|title=Fantastic Planet Film Festival (2009)|website=IMDb.com}}</ref> and The Movie Deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moviebytes.com/NewsStory.cfm?StoryID=3493/|title=Screenplay Contest Results and News|website=Moviebytes.com}}</ref>


On August 18, 2013, Lund premiered his first feature film ''Justice Is Mind'' at the Capital District Film Festival in Albany, NY.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timesunion.com/entertainment/article/Inspiration-Week-combines-art-fashion-film-to-4732316.php#photo-5042583/|title=Inspiration Week combines art, fashion, film to ignite creativity|website=Timesunion.com}}</ref> After a limited theatrical run<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=justiceismind.htm|title=Box Office Mojo - Movie Index, A-Z|website=Boxofficemojo.com}}</ref> and international premiere<ref>{{cite web|url=http://traveldaily.com.au/news/cunard-film-premiere/192522/|title=Travel Daily - Cunard film premiere|date=June 26, 2014|website=Traveldaily.com.au}}</ref> the film was released by [[Filmhub]] to Amazon Prime on September 26, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B00NIA1NA0/|title=Amazon.com: Justice Is Mind: Vernon Aldershoff, Robin Ann Rapoport, Kim Gordon, Paul Lussier: Amazon Digital Services LLC|website=Amazon.com}}</ref>
On August 18, 2013, Lund premiered his first feature film ''Justice Is Mind'' at the Capital District Film Festival in Albany, NY.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timesunion.com/entertainment/article/Inspiration-Week-combines-art-fashion-film-to-4732316.php#photo-5042583/|title=Inspiration Week combines art, fashion, film to ignite creativity|website=Timesunion.com}}</ref> After a limited theatrical run<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=justiceismind.htm|title=Box Office Mojo - Movie Index, A-Z|website=Boxofficemojo.com}}</ref> and international premiere<ref>{{cite web|url=http://traveldaily.com.au/news/cunard-film-premiere/192522/|title=Travel Daily - Cunard film premiere|date=June 26, 2014|website=Traveldaily.com.au}}</ref> the film was released by [[Filmhub]] to Amazon Prime on September 26, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B00NIA1NA0/|title=Amazon.com: Justice Is Mind: Vernon Aldershoff, Robin Ann Rapoport, Kim Gordon, Paul Lussier: Amazon Digital Services LLC|website=Amazon.com}}</ref>


In 2014 Lund appeared on [[ESPN]]’s ''[[30 for 30]]'' episode ''The Price of Gold''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3417870/|title=The Price of Gold|date=January 16, 2014|website=IMDb.com}}</ref> about the attack on [[Nancy Kerrigan]] at the [[1994 U.S. Figure Skating Championships]] in Detroit, MI.
In 2014 Lund appeared on [[ESPN]]’s ''[[30 for 30]]'' episode ''The Price of Gold''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3417870/|title=The Price of Gold|date=January 16, 2014|website=IMDb.com}}</ref> about the attack on [[Nancy Kerrigan]] at the [[1994 U.S. Figure Skating Championships]] in Detroit, MI.


In 2016 Lund wrote ''Serpentine'', a political thriller around the sport of figure skating.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2017/02/16/215885782/filmmaker-lund-brings-serpentine-to-big-screen?tcid=fb_share/|title=Filmmaker Lund brings 'Serpentine' to big screen|website=Icenetwork.com}}</ref> To develop interest in the project Lund produced the first ten pages of the script.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/entertainment/20161108/skating-espionage-dangerous-mix-in-new-locally-made-filme/|title=MetroWest Daily News<!-- Bot generated title -->|website=Metrowestdailynews.com}}</ref> ''Serpentine: The Short Program'' premiered on March 6, 2017 at the Strand Theatre in Clinton, MA.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegram.com/news/20170227/skating-short-film-premiering-at-strand/|title=Telegram & Gazette - The Item<!-- Bot generated title -->|website=Telegram.com}}</ref>
In 2016 Lund wrote ''Serpentine'', a political thriller around the sport of figure skating.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2017/02/16/215885782/filmmaker-lund-brings-serpentine-to-big-screen?tcid=fb_share/|title=Filmmaker Lund brings 'Serpentine' to big screen|website=Icenetwork.com}}</ref> To develop interest in the project Lund produced the first ten pages of the script.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/entertainment/20161108/skating-espionage-dangerous-mix-in-new-locally-made-filme/|title=MetroWest Daily News<!-- Bot generated title -->|website=Metrowestdailynews.com}}</ref> ''Serpentine: The Short Program'' premiered on March 6, 2017 at the Strand Theatre in Clinton, MA.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegram.com/news/20170227/skating-short-film-premiering-at-strand/|title=Telegram & Gazette - The Item<!-- Bot generated title -->|website=Telegram.com}}</ref>


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==References==
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Mark Ashton Lund
Born (1965-06-06) June 6, 1965 (age 59)
Holden, Massachusetts, United States
Occupation(s)Publisher, television personality, writer and film producer
Known forJudge on Skating with Celebrities (2006) Founder and Publisher of International Figure Skating magazine (1993-2004) and Producer and writer of the science fiction short film First World (film)(2007)
Websitewww.markashtonlund.com

Mark Ashton Lund (born June 6, 1965) is an American writer, publisher, and television analyst who covers figure skating. He is also a film producer.

He is the author of Frozen Assets (ISBN 0-9721402-0-4), and was formerly the publisher of International Figure Skating Magazine from its inception in 1993 until 2004, when his company, Ashton International Media, Inc., lost control of the magazine in a hostile takeover.[1]

In 2001, Out Magazine named Lund to the OUT 100 list of greatest success stories for that year.[2]

Lund has also made numerous media appearances as an analyst on figure skating, particularly during the 2002 Olympic Winter Games figure skating scandal, where he was an analyst for CNN.[3][4] He served as a judge on the television show Skating with Celebrities in early 2006.[5][6] After losing control of International Figure Skating, Lund, who is openly gay,[5] founded another magazine, SCENE, aimed at the gay community.[7]

Lund appeared on Nancy Kerrigan's World of Skating in an episode that aired January 14, 2007 titled "Countdown to Nationals & Road to Glory".[8] His commentary in this episode concerning US men's figure skater Johnny Weir was criticized by several bloggers in the gay community.[9] On March 18, 2008 writer Alan Schwarz used some of Lund's quotes from the broadcast in a New York Times article titled Figure Skating Rivalry Pits Athleticism Against Artistry.[10]

In 2007, Lund appeared as Commander Steven Conner in Star Trek: Odyssey in their pilot episode "Iliad"[11] and produced the science fiction short film First World based on his feature-length script.[12] The script was nominated for screenplay awards at the California Independent Film Festival,[13] Fantastic Planet Film Festival [14] and The Movie Deal.[15]

On August 18, 2013, Lund premiered his first feature film Justice Is Mind at the Capital District Film Festival in Albany, NY.[16] After a limited theatrical run[17] and international premiere[18] the film was released by Filmhub to Amazon Prime on September 26, 2014.[19]

In 2014 Lund appeared on ESPN’s 30 for 30 episode The Price of Gold[20] about the attack on Nancy Kerrigan at the 1994 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Detroit, MI.

In 2016 Lund wrote Serpentine, a political thriller around the sport of figure skating.[21] To develop interest in the project Lund produced the first ten pages of the script.[22] Serpentine: The Short Program premiered on March 6, 2017 at the Strand Theatre in Clinton, MA.[23]

References

  1. ^ "Wayback Machine". March 4, 2007. Archived from the original on March 4, 2007. Retrieved January 7, 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ OUT 100 | The 100 Men and Women who Rocked 2007 Archived March 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "FindArticles.com - CBSi". Findarticles.com.
  4. ^ "CNN.com - Transcripts". Edition.cnn.com.
  5. ^ a b "Gay News & Opinion - marriage equality, openly gay athletes". Out.com.
  6. ^ "Long Island News From the Long Island Press". Longislandpress.com.
  7. ^ [1]
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 29, 2007. Retrieved January 29, 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ e.g. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 3, 2007. Retrieved June 30, 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^ Schwarz, Alan (March 18, 2008). "Figure Skating Rivalry Pits Athleticism Against Artistry". Nytimes.com.
  11. ^ "Star Trek: Hidden Frontier - Boldly Going Where No Fan Film Has Gone Before". Hiddenfrontier.com.
  12. ^ "First World: New Designs on the Future - Undead Backbrain". Roberthood.net.
  13. ^ "California Independent Film Festival (2007)". IMDb.com.
  14. ^ "Fantastic Planet Film Festival (2009)". IMDb.com.
  15. ^ "Screenplay Contest Results and News". Moviebytes.com.
  16. ^ "Inspiration Week combines art, fashion, film to ignite creativity". Timesunion.com.
  17. ^ "Box Office Mojo - Movie Index, A-Z". Boxofficemojo.com.
  18. ^ "Travel Daily - Cunard film premiere". Traveldaily.com.au. June 26, 2014.
  19. ^ "Amazon.com: Justice Is Mind: Vernon Aldershoff, Robin Ann Rapoport, Kim Gordon, Paul Lussier: Amazon Digital Services LLC". Amazon.com.
  20. ^ "The Price of Gold". IMDb.com. January 16, 2014.
  21. ^ "Filmmaker Lund brings 'Serpentine' to big screen". Icenetwork.com.
  22. ^ "MetroWest Daily News". Metrowestdailynews.com.
  23. ^ "Telegram & Gazette - The Item". Telegram.com.
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