Chris Bergoch
| Chris Bergoch | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Producer, Writer |
| Years active | 2002—present |
Chris Bergoch is an American screenwriter and producer, known for having co-written the films Starlet and Tangerine[1][2] as well as writing on the television shows Greg the Bunny and Warren the Ape.
Early life and education
Bergoch received his B.F.A. in Film & Television Production from New York University.[3]
Career
Bergoch collaborated on the writing of all five incarnations of the television sitcom Greg the Bunny which include the IFC[4] and FOX versions. He contributed songs to the Rock Opera which closed out the 2010 MTV series Warren the Ape, as well as doing some production work on that show. [5]
Bergoch was co-producer on Dealing, a Matthew Huffman feature film which won the audience award at the Big Bear Lake International Film Festival.[6]
With Sean S. Baker, Bergoch co-wrote the award-winning film Starlet[7][8] which was released on November 9, 2012 in the US by Music Box Films.[9][10] He is also associate producer of that film.
He re-teamed with Baker to co-write and co-produce the film Tangerine,[11] which premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and was well received by critics upon its Summer 2015 release by Magnolia Pictures.[12][4][13]
Bergoch co-wrote and produced Baker's latest feature film, The Florida Project, due in 2017.[14]
Filmography
- 2012: Starlet - screenwriter, producer
- 2012: Dealing - producer
- 2015: Tangerine - screenwriter, producer[15][16]
- 2017: The Florida Project - screenwriter, producer[17]
References
- ↑ "Tangerine director Sean Baker: isn't it time diversity was taken more seriously?". The Guardian. Luke Buckmaster 11 August 2015.
- ↑ "Tangerine Movie Review". Roger Ebert, Matt Zoller Seitz. July 10, 2015
- ↑ http://www.celebritynetworth.com/view/m/0d48czw/
- 1 2 "Beyond using progressive filming techniques and casting, Tangerine is expressive and warm". Nashville Scene, By Jason Shawhan
- ↑ "Sean Baker on His Film Starlet, an Insider's Look at the Porn Biz". LA Weekly, November 1, 2012. Karina Longworth.
- ↑ http://inlandempire.us/big-bear-lake-international-film-festival-announces-winners/
- ↑ "Tangerine Is Hipster Catnip". East Bay Express, Kelly Vance, July 15, 2015
- ↑ "Golden Girls: Sean Baker’s Starlet". Cinema Scope, By Adam Nayman
- ↑ "Less Than Visible, but Not to Each Other ‘Starlet,’ With Dree Hemingway". International New York Times, NYT Critics’ Pick By MANOHLA DARGIS NOV. 8, 2012
- ↑ "Starlet: SXSW Review". Hollywood Reporter, 3/17/2012 by John DeFore
- ↑ "Diversity is now the defining conversation of the entertainment industry". The Verge, By Kwame Opam and Emily Yoshida on December 31, 2015.
- ↑ "Tangerine takes no prisoners". The Georgia Strait by Ken Eisner on July 29th, 2015
- ↑ "‘Tangerine’: A vibrant iPhone-shot tale set in gritty L.A.". Seattle Times, July 23, 2015
- ↑ Chris O'Falt. "Willem Dafoe Goes to Disney World: Sean Baker Reveals Details and Photos of ‘The Florida Project’ — Exclusive". IndieWire, Sept 22, 2016
- ↑ Matthew Jacobs. "‘Tangerine’ May Have Had A Tiny Budget, But The Film’s Heart Is Bigger Because Of It". Huffington Post, Jul 09, 2015
- ↑ "iPhone innovation". Washington Blade, July 16, 2015 | by Brian T. Carney
- ↑ Michael Nordine. "Willem Dafoe Cast in Sean Baker’s ‘The Florida Project,’ the Writer/Director’s Follow-Up to ‘Tangerine’". IndieWire, Jul 12, 2016