Mark Damon, the prolific independent feature film producer and executive, announced today that he is exiting his Chairman and CEO post at Media 8 Entertainment, effective immediately, in order to focus his energy exclusively on film production. With his amicable departure from Media 8, Damon will bring with him several projects he had been developing at Media 8, including "Red Lips", "White Lies", "Higher", and "16 Pleasures". Under his tenure at Media 8, Damon produced the Academy Award-winning "Monster", and completed production on numerous projects, including next year's much-anticipated feature "Upside of Anger" starring Kevin Costner and Joan Allen. Damon's previous producing credits include "9 1/2 Weeks", "The Neverending Story", and "Short Circuit".