Chris Bergoch
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| Occupation(s) | Producer, Writer |
| Years active | 2002—present |
Chris Bergoch (/bərˈɡɒʃ/ bər-GOSH) 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]
Bergoch received his B.F.A. in Film & Television Production from New York University.
Bergoch collaborated on the writing of all five incarnations of the television sitcom Greg the Bunny which include the IFC[5] 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.[6]
Bergoch was co-producer on Dealing, a Matthew Huffman feature film which won the audience award at the Big Bear Lake International Film Festival.[7]
With Sean S. Baker, Bergoch co-wrote the award-winning film Starlet[8][9] which was released on November 9, 2012, in the US by Music Box Films.[10][11] He is also associate producer of that film.
He re-teamed with Baker to co-write and co-produce the film Tangerine,[12] which premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and was well received by critics upon its Summer 2015 release by Magnolia Pictures.[13][5][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[citation needed], 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]
| Award | Date of Ceremony | Category | Nominated Work | Result | Notes | Ref |
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| Film Fest 919 | October 22, 2021 | Distinguished Screenwriter Award | Red Rocket | Won | Jointly with Sean Baker. | [21] |
| Gotham Awards | November 29, 2021 | Best Screenplay | Nominated | [22] |
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