Mark Heidelberger
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.
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]
Heidelberger 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]
Heidelberger 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 serves as co-chairman and chief executive officer, he produced the documentary The Making of Harsh Times, which takes a look at the work that went into making the gritty urban drama Harsh Times starring Christian Bale and Eva Longoria.[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, Heidelberger 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.
Heidelberger's most recent producing venture is the vampire-Western feature High Midnight, with Mary Lambert directing, and Billy Baldwin, Vincent D'Onofrio and Thomas Kretschmann starring.[8]
Filmography
- Cycles (2001)[9]
- Flintown Kids (2005)[10]
- Harsh Times (2006)[11]
- You've Got A Friend (2007)[7]
- Man Overboard (2008) [12]
- Who Stole The Soul? (2010)[6]
- High Midnight (2011)[8]
References
- ^ Mark Heidelberger's bio
- ^ Professional Resume
- ^ Executive Bio
- ^ Blog Talk Radio - Rex Sike's Movie Beat - 'Chats with Producer Mark Heidelberger' - 8/11/2009
- ^ "Bauer Martinez acquires 'Harsh Times'" The Hollywood Reporter: 15 September 2005
- ^ a b Who Stole The Soul? at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ a b You've Got A Friend at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ a b High Midnight at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ Cycles Official Site
- ^ Flintown Kids Official Site
- ^ Harsh Times at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ Man Overboard Official Site
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