Chris Bergoch
American screenwriter and producer
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Chris Bergoch (/bərˈɡɒʃ/ bər-GOSH[1]) is an American screenwriter and producer, who co-wrote the films The Florida Project, Tangerine[2][3], Starlet and Red Rocket as well as additional 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.[4][5]
Early life and education
Bergoch received his B.F.A. in Film & Television Production from the New York University Tisch School of the Arts[6] where he met Sean Baker.[7]
Career
Bergoch collaborated on the writing of all five incarnations of the television sitcom Greg the Bunny which include the IFC[8] 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.[9]
Bergoch was co-producer on Dealing, a Matthew Huffman feature film which won the audience award at the Big Bear Lake International Film Festival.[10]
With Sean S. Baker, Bergoch co-wrote the film Starlet[11][12] which was released on November 9, 2012, in the US by Music Box Films.[13][14] He is also associate producer of that film. He re-teamed with Baker to co-write and co-produce the film Tangerine,[15] which premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and was well received by critics upon its Summer 2015 release by Magnolia Pictures.[16][8][17] 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[citation needed], including one Oscar nomination, and 38 wins.[18] Bergoch co-wrote Baker's next feature film Red Rocket starring Simon Rex. Production took place in Texas in November 2020.[19] Bergoch and Baker were nominated for Best Screenplay at the 2021 Gotham Awards.[20]
Filmography
- 2012: Starlet – co-screenwriter, producer
- 2012: Dealing – producer[citation needed]
- 2015: Tangerine – co-screenwriter, co-producer[21][22]
- 2016: Snowbird – co-producer
- 2017: The Florida Project – co-screenwriter, co-producer[23]
- 2021: Red Rocket – co-screenwriter[19]
Accolades
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Nominated work | Result | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Film Fest 919 | October 22, 2021 | Distinguished Screenwriter Award | Red Rocket | Won | Jointly with Sean Baker. | [24] |
| Gotham Awards | November 29, 2021 | Best Screenplay | Nominated | [20] |