Mark Heidelberger

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Mark Heidelberger is a music video, commercial, documentary and feature film producer. He was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, on August 5, 1977. He is a founder of the entertainment production company Treasure Entertainment.

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Early life

His father Eric was an aerospace engineer and his mother Theresa was a human resources manager, both working at General Electric and later Lockheed Martin. [1]

Heidelberger graduated number one in his class with a Bachelor of Arts in Film Studies from UC Santa Barbara in 2000 and earned a Master of Fine Arts in Motion Picture and Television Producing from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television in 2003.

Career

Early in his career, Heidelberger held entry-level or assistant positions at companies like Outlaw Productions, Film Roman and literary agency Ken Sherman & Associates. [2]

He started Treasure Entertainment with partner Jesse Felsot in 2000. He has produced a number of music videos for clients such as Sony BMG/Latino, Upstairs Records, Nashville-based Stringtown Records, Bad Boy Records, Atlantic Records, Sony-based Immortal Records, and Jerry Heller (former president of Eazy E's Ruthless Records). He has also produced commercials for a diversity of companies such as Puma, Con Air, Lamborghini, Time Warner Cable and Cox Media. [3]

He executive-produced an independent dramedy feature called Cycles, served as a producer on award-winning NBA basketball docu-drama Flintown Kids, and also helped develop and package the indie thriller Don Mckay, starring Thomas Haden Church, Elisabeth Shue and Melissa Leo. [4]

Through Treasure Entertainment, where Heidelberger served as co-chairman and chief executive officer, he co-produced the gritty urban drama Harsh Times starring Christian Bale and Eva Longoria and a behind-the-scenes video documenting the making of the film. [5] He also produced the feature-length documentary Who Stole The Soul?, which centers on the rise and fall of the R&B movement amid the proliferation of gangsta rap. [6]

In 2006, he developed and co-executive produced the family feature film You've Got A Friend for The Hallmark Channel, starring John Schneider, Dylan McLaughlin and Bitty Schram, which premiered on Hallmark in 2007. [7] Then, in 2008, Heidelberger produced and served as production manager on the indie comedy feature Man Overboard, which premiered on HBO in Europe.

He followed that up in 2011 with the horror web series Chopper, starring Tyler Mane and Andrew Bryniarski, based on the popular comic book. [8]

In 2012, he produced the romantic comedy feature It’s Not You, It’s Me, starring Vivica Fox, Joelle Carter and Ross McCall. [9] The following year, he produced the supernatural martial arts film Ninja Apocalypse , starring Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa and Ernie Reyes, Jr., which premiered at San Diego’s Comic-Con in 2014. [10]

He then produced the award-winning Chinese-American romance film Comfort, which premiered in competition at Cinequest, [11] and served as associate producer on the Southern noir thriller Mississippi Murder, starring Malcolm McDowell and Luke Goss. [12]

In 2015, he produced a holiday film called A New York Christmas, released by Shoreline Entertainment, starring Jamie Bamber, Tracie Thoms and Jasika Nicole. [13] He quickly followed that up as co-producer and UPM on Pray for Rain from ESX Productions and Lucas Oil, a mystery starring Jane Seymour, Missi Pyle and Paul Rodriguez. [14]

In 2016, he produced horror movie The Basement, starring Mischa Barton, [15] followed by Chinese new media series The Offer the following year. [16]

In 2018, he worked on several feature documentary projects, including Lil Buck Renaissance for French director Louis Wallecan and Somewhere in the Middle for longtime collaborator Nathan Ives.

He graduated with a bachelor of arts in film studies from UC Santa Barbara [17] and a master of fine arts in motion picture and television producing from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.

He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Erika Heidelberger, and serves as a freelance producer, line producer, production manager, post production supervisor and development consultant. He is a member of the Producers Guild of America.

Filmography

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References

  1. ↑ Mark Heidelberger's bio
  2. ↑ Professional Resume
  3. ↑ Executive Bio
  4. ↑ Blog Talk Radio - Rex Sike's Movie Beat - 'Chats with Producer Mark Heidelberger' - 8/11/2009
  5. ↑ "Bauer Martinez acquires 'Harsh Times'" The Hollywood Reporter: 15 September 2005
  6. 1 2 Who Stole The Soul? at the Internet Movie Database
  7. 1 2 You've Got A Friend at the Internet Movie Database
  8. ↑ Chopper
  9. ↑ Marketwired - It's Not You, It's Me Commences Principal Photography
  10. ↑ Mamj exclusive: interview with cast and crew of ninja apocalypse
  11. ↑ Cinequest - Comfort
  12. ↑ Mississippi Murder
  13. ↑ A New York Christmas
  14. ↑ Metacritic - Pray for Rain
  15. ↑ The Basement
  16. ↑ The Offer
  17. ↑ UCSB Film & Media Studies - Mark Heidelberger
  18. ↑ "Cycles Official Site". Archived from the original on 2011-01-31. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
  19. ↑ Flintown Kids Official Site Archived 2010-01-29 at the Wayback Machine
  20. ↑ Harsh Times at the Internet Movie Database
  21. ↑ Man Overboard Official Site
  22. ↑ Chopper at the Internet Movie Database
  23. ↑ It's Not You, It's Me at the Internet Movie Database
  24. ↑ Ninja Apocalypse at the Internet Movie Database
  25. ↑ Comfort Official Site
  26. ↑ A New York Christmas at the Internet Movie Database
  27. ↑ Mississippi Murder at the Internet Movie Database
  28. ↑ Pray for Rain at the Internet Movie Database
  29. ↑ The Basement at the Internet Movie Database
  30. ↑ The Offer at the Internet Movie Database
  31. ↑ Somewhere in the Middle at the Internet Movie Database
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