Chris Bergoch

Chris Bergoch is an American screenwriter and producer, who co-wrote the films The Florida Project, Tangerine , 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.

Early life and education Bergoch received his B.F.A. in Film & Television Production from the New York University Tisch School of the Arts where he met Sean Baker.

Career Bergoch collaborated on the writing of all five incarnations of the television sitcom Greg the Bunny which include the IFC

Bergoch was co-producer on Dealing, a Matthew Huffman feature film which won the audience award at the Big Bear Lake International Film Festival.

With Sean S. Baker, Bergoch co-wrote the film Starlet which was released on November 9, 2012, in the US by Music Box Films. He is also associate producer of that film. He re-teamed with Baker to co-write and co-produce the film Tangerine, which premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and was well received by critics upon its Summer 2015 release by Magnolia Pictures. 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. Bergoch co-wrote Baker's next feature film Red Rocket starring Simon Rex. Production took place in Texas in November 2020. Bergoch and Baker were nominated for Best Screenplay at the 2021 Gotham Awards.

Filmography 2012: Starlet – co-screenwriter, producer 2012: Dealing – producer 2015: Tangerine – co-screenwriter, co-producer 2016: Snowbird – co-producer 2017: The Florida Project – co-screenwriter, co-producer 2021: Red Rocket – co-screenwriter Gotham Awards November 29, 2021 Best Screenplay