Chris Bergoch Explained

Chris Bergoch
Occupation:Producer, Writer
Yearsactive:2002—present

Chris Bergoch is an American screenwriter and producer, known for having co-written the films The Florida Project, Tangerine[1] [2] and Starlet as well as writing on the television shows Greg the Bunny and Warren the Ape.

Bergoch is writer/producer of The Florida Project, a 2017 American drama film co-written and directed by Sean Baker. It premiered at the Directors' Fortnight section of the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.[3] [4]

Early life and education

Bergoch received his B.F.A. in Film & Television Production from New York University.

Career

Bergoch collaborated on the writing of all five incarnations of the television sitcom Greg the Bunny which include the IFC 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] [13] [14]

Bergoch co-wrote and co-produced Baker's feature film The Florida Project, which was released in October 2017 and went on to receive 113 nominations, including one Oscar nomination, and 38 wins.[15]

Bergoch co-wrote Baker's next feature film Red Rocket starring Simon Rex. Production took place in Texas in November 2020.[16] Bergoch and Baker were nominated for Best Screenplay at the 2021 Gotham Awards.[17]

Filmography

Accolades

AwardDate of CeremonyCategoryNominated WorkResultNotesRef
Film Fest 919October 22, 2021Distinguished Screenwriter AwardRed RocketJointly with Sean Baker.[21]
Gotham AwardsNovember 29, 2021Best Screenplay[22]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/aug/11/tangerine-director-sean-baker-isnt-it-time-diversity-was-taken-more-seriously "Tangerine director Sean Baker: isn't it time diversity was taken more seriously?"
  2. http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/tangerine-2015 "Tangerine Movie Review"
  3. Web site: Fortnight 2017: The 49th Directors' Fortnight Selection . April 20, 2017 . Quinzaine des Réalisateurs . https://web.archive.org/web/20170419004103/http://www.quinzaine-realisateurs.com/en/fortnight-2017/ . April 19, 2017 . dead .
  4. Web site: Cannes: Juliette Binoche-Gerard Depardieu Drama to Kick Off Directors Fortnight . Elsa Keslassy . April 19, 2016 . April 20, 2017 . Variety.
  5. http://www.laweekly.com/film/sean-baker-on-his-film-starlet-an-insiders-look-at-the-porn-biz-2611910 "Sean Baker on His Film Starlet, an Insider's Look at the Porn Biz"
  6. Web site: Big Bear Lake International Film Festival Announces Winners. 21 September 2011.
  7. http://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/hipster-catnip/Content?oid=4412668 "Tangerine Is Hipster Catnip"
  8. http://cinema-scope.com/cinema-scope-magazine/golden-girls-sean-bakers-starlet/ "Golden Girls: Sean Baker’s Starlet"
  9. https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/09/movies/starlet-with-dree-hemingway.html?_r=0 "Less Than Visible, but Not to Each Other ‘Starlet,’ With Dree Hemingway"
  10. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/starlet-sxsw-review-301374 "Starlet: SXSW Review"
  11. https://www.theverge.com/2015/12/31/10690962/2015-entertainment-industry-diversity-hollywood-television-film "Diversity is now the defining conversation of the entertainment industry"
  12. https://www.straight.com/movies/497356/tangerine-takes-no-prisoners "Tangerine takes no prisoners"
  13. http://www.nashvillescene.com/nashville/beyond-using-progressive-filming-techniques-and-casting-tangerine-is-expressive-and-warm/Content?oid=5381312 "Beyond using progressive filming techniques and casting, Tangerine is expressive and warm"
  14. http://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/movies/tangerine-all-is-not-calm-in-this-vibrant-iphone-shot-tale/ "‘Tangerine’: A vibrant iPhone-shot tale set in gritty L.A."
  15. Chris O'Falt. "Willem Dafoe Goes to Disney World: Sean Baker Reveals Details and Photos of ‘The Florida Project’ — Exclusive". IndieWire, Sept 22, 2016
  16. Web site: Lang. Brent. 2020-11-10. 'Florida Project' Director Sean Baker Shooting Secret Movie With Simon Rex (EXCLUSIVE). 2020-12-31. Variety. en-US.
  17. Web site: Lewis. Hilary. 2021-10-21. Gotham Awards: 'The Lost Daughter,' 'Passing' Lead Nominations. live. 2021-10-22. The Hollywood Reporter. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20211021141139/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2021-gotham-awards-nominations-list-nominees-1235034685/ . 2021-10-21 .
  18. Matthew Jacobs. "‘Tangerine’ May Have Had A Tiny Budget, But The Film’s Heart Is Bigger Because Of It". Huffington Post, Jul 09, 2015
  19. http://www.washingtonblade.com/2015/07/16/iphone-innovation/ "iPhone innovation"
  20. Michael Nordine. "Willem Dafoe Cast in Sean Baker’s ‘The Florida Project,’ the Writer/Director’s Follow-Up to ‘Tangerine’". IndieWire, Jul 12, 2016
  21. Web site: Moye. Clarence. 2021-10-22. Film Fest 919 To Honor 'Red Rocket' Screenwriters Chris Bergoch and Sean Baker Tonight. live. 2021-10-25. Awardsdaily - The Oscars, the Films and everything in between.. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20211022194913/https://www.awardsdaily.com/2021/10/22/film-fest-919-red-rocket/ . 2021-10-22 .
  22. Web site: Lewis. Hilary. 2021-10-21. Gotham Awards: 'The Lost Daughter,' 'Passing' Lead Nominations. live. 2021-10-22. The Hollywood Reporter. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20211021141139/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2021-gotham-awards-nominations-list-nominees-1235034685/ . 2021-10-21 .

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