Mark Lund

Mark Lund founded International Figure Skating magazine in 1993, growing it into the world's largest figure skating magazine and Ashton International Media into an enterprise with six magazines, a cruise travel and special events division. He authored the book "Frozen Assets: The New Order of Figure Skating" in 2002. Since 1994, Lund has been a figure skating analyst for various TV and media outlets, making over 220 appearances during the 2002 Winter Olympics on networks like CNN, ABC, CBS, and others. He served as a judge on FOX's "Skating with Celebrities" in 2006. Lund founded the contemporary newsmagazine Scene and produced direct-response TV commercials, events, and video projects for major networks. In 2006, he wrote the screenplay "First World," a sci-fi feature and a 25-minute short film version, which screened at conventions worldwide and was released on Amazon and Hulu in 2009. In 2010, he wrote "Justice Is Mind" based on thought-identification technology and neurolaw. In 2011, his ebook "First World: Covenant," a prequel novella, was published. Lund produced and directed the short film "Evidence" based on "Justice Is Mind." The feature-length version premiered in 2013 and received critical acclaim, ranking highly on IMDb. In 2019, he completed filming "First Signal," a prequel to "First World," which premiered in 2021 and garnered significant recognition at film festivals. Lund is developing other projects, including a sequel to "Justice Is Mind" and a political thriller titled "SOS United States."