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

References

  1. "Tangerine director Sean Baker: isn't it time diversity was taken more seriously?". The Guardian. Luke Buckmaster 11 August 2015.
  2. "Tangerine Movie Review". Roger Ebert, Matt Zoller Seitz. July 10, 2015
  3. http://www.celebritynetworth.com/view/m/0d48czw/
  4. 1 2 "Beyond using progressive filming techniques and casting, Tangerine is expressive and warm". Nashville Scene, By Jason Shawhan
  5. "Sean Baker on His Film Starlet, an Insider's Look at the Porn Biz". LA Weekly, November 1, 2012. Karina Longworth.
  6. http://inlandempire.us/big-bear-lake-international-film-festival-announces-winners/
  7. "Tangerine Is Hipster Catnip". East Bay Express, Kelly Vance, July 15, 2015
  8. "Golden Girls: Sean Baker’s Starlet". Cinema Scope, By Adam Nayman
  9. "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
  10. "Starlet: SXSW Review". Hollywood Reporter, 3/17/2012 by John DeFore
  11. "Diversity is now the defining conversation of the entertainment industry". The Verge, By Kwame Opam and Emily Yoshida on December 31, 2015.
  12. "Tangerine takes no prisoners". The Georgia Strait by Ken Eisner on July 29th, 2015
  13. "‘Tangerine’: A vibrant iPhone-shot tale set in gritty L.A.". Seattle Times, July 23, 2015
  14. Chris O'Falt. "Willem Dafoe Goes to Disney World: Sean Baker Reveals Details and Photos of ‘The Florida Project’ — Exclusive". IndieWire, Sept 22, 2016
  15. Matthew Jacobs. "‘Tangerine’ May Have Had A Tiny Budget, But The Film’s Heart Is Bigger Because Of It". Huffington Post, Jul 09, 2015
  16. "iPhone innovation". Washington Blade, July 16, 2015 | by Brian T. Carney
  17. Michael Nordine. "Willem Dafoe Cast in Sean Baker’s ‘The Florida Project,’ the Writer/Director’s Follow-Up to ‘Tangerine’". IndieWire, Jul 12, 2016

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