Mark Christopher

Mark Christopher works as a writer/director in Los Angeles, New York, Europe, and Brazil. He teaches creative producing at Carnegie Mellon and directing/producing at Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts. His current project in production is the stage musical, "Mid-Century Moderns," set in 1966 Palm Springs. His current TV pilot deal is with Warner Brothers, and he has written one-hour pilots for CBS, Fox, Miramax, and Logo/MTV. He was the creator/executive producer of "Real Life: The Musical" on the Oprah Winfrey Network. His feature, "54: The Director’s Cut," premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival to excellent reviews worldwide. Set at New York's Studio 54, the film stars Salma Hayek, Ryan Phillippe, Mike Myers and Mark Ruffalo. In addition to the Berlinale, it has been honored as the Gala Event, Opening Night, or Closing Night film at such international film festivals as San Francisco, Turin, Guadalajara, Sydney, Zurich, Tel Aviv, Seattle, Prague, and Lincoln Center. Christopher's festival comedy hit “Pizza" won an Independent Spirit Award. His award-winning short films have been screened at the Museum of Modern Art and numerous international film festivals, including the Berlinale, where "Alkali, Iowa" won the Teddy Award. The shorts are currently being re-launched on a variety of platforms by Frameline. His work has been reviewed and profiled in The New York Times, The Guardian, Variety, The Wall Street Journal, Art Forum, and Vanity Fair. Christopher holds an M.F.A. from Columbia University.