Chris Kobin is a
screenwriter and
film producer living in
Los Angeles
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,
California
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.
Personal
Kobin, a graduate of
Ridgewood High School (New Jersey)
Ridgewood High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school in Ridgewood, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as the lone secondary school of the Ridgewood Public Schools.
A ...
,
Macalester College
Macalester College () is a private liberal arts college in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Founded in 1874, Macalester is exclusively an undergraduate four-year institution and enrolled 2,174 students in the fall of 2018 from 50 U.S. states, four U.S te ...
and
Loyola Law School
Loyola Law School is the law school of Loyola Marymount University, a private Catholic university in Los Angeles, California. Loyola was established in 1920.
Academics
Degrees offered include the Juris Doctor (JD); Master of Science in Legal ...
, turned down an offer from a
Century City law firm and became a car salesman while trying to break into
Hollywood. The
John Landis
John David Landis (born August 3, 1950) is an American comedy and fantasy filmmaker and actor. He is best known for the comedy films that he has directed – such as ''The Kentucky Fried Movie'' (1977), ''National Lampoon's Animal House'' (1978 ...
film ''
Slasher: an IFC Original'' was based on Kobin's experiences traveling the country staging "slasher sales".
Career
Kobin has produced the Made-For-TV Movies ''
Payback
Payback may refer to:
* Revenge, a harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance
Payback may also refer to:
Art, entertainment, and media Fictional entities
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''
ABC TV (1997), ''
A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle''
CBS TV(2000), and ''
Slasher: an IFC Original'' (2004). Feature Films which Kobin has written or co-written include ''
Gothic Harvest
''Gothic Harvest'' is a 2019 erotic horror film shot in the French Quarter of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana. It was directed by Ashley Hamilton, who also starred alongside Lin Shaye and Bill Moseley, Bill Mosley.
Synopsis
The film follows ...
'' (2019), ''
2001 Maniacs'' (2005), ''
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror'' (2006), ''
Driftwood
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'' (2006. and ''
2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams'' (2010).
Film Festival Premieres
Kobin's films have premiered in the following film festivals:
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Screamfest Horror Film Festival
Screamfest Horror Film Festival is a horror film festival founded by film producers Rachel Belofsky and Ross Martin in August 2001. It runs over ten days during the month of October and is hosted at the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres in Los Angeles, Ca ...
: ''
Gothic Harvest
''Gothic Harvest'' is a 2019 erotic horror film shot in the French Quarter of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana. It was directed by Ashley Hamilton, who also starred alongside Lin Shaye and Bill Moseley, Bill Mosley.
Synopsis
The film follows ...
'' (2019)
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Telluride Film Festival
The Telluride Film Festival (TFF) is a film festival held annually in Telluride, Colorado during Labor Day weekend (the first Monday in September). The 49th edition took place on September 2 -6, 2022.
History
First held on 30 August 1974, t ...
: ''
Hollywood Don't Surf!'' (2011) North American Premiere
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Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes Festival (; french: link=no, Festival de Cannes), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (') and known in English as the Cannes Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films o ...
: ''
Hollywood Don't Surf!'' (2010)
*
Screamfest Horror Film Festival
Screamfest Horror Film Festival is a horror film festival founded by film producers Rachel Belofsky and Ross Martin in August 2001. It runs over ten days during the month of October and is hosted at the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres in Los Angeles, Ca ...
: ''
Snoop Doggs Hood of Horror'' (2006)
*
South by Southwest: ''
Slasher'' (2004)
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Slamdance Film Festival
The Slamdance Film Festival is an annual film festival focused on emerging artists. The annual week-long festival takes place in Park City, Utah, in late January and is the main event organized by the year-round Slamdance organization, which als ...
: ''
The Girl Next Door'' (1999).
Filmography
*''
The Hart Family Tragedy (2020)
*''
Gothic Harvest
''Gothic Harvest'' is a 2019 erotic horror film shot in the French Quarter of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana. It was directed by Ashley Hamilton, who also starred alongside Lin Shaye and Bill Moseley, Bill Mosley.
Synopsis
The film follows ...
'' (2019)
*''
Hollywood Don't Surf!'' (2011)
*''
2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams'' (2010)
*''
Driftwood
__NOTOC__
Driftwood is wood that has been washed onto a shore or beach of a sea, lake, or river by the action of winds, tides or waves.
In some waterfront areas, driftwood is a major nuisance. However, the driftwood provides shelter and fo ...
'' (2006)
*''
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror'' (2006)
*''
2001 Maniacs'' (2005)
*''
Slasher: an IFC Original'' (2004)
*''
A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle'' (2000)
*''
The Girl Next Door'' (1999)
*''
Payback
Payback may refer to:
* Revenge, a harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance
Payback may also refer to:
Art, entertainment, and media Fictional entities
* Payback, a member of the fictional comics superhero team Shadow ...
'' (1997)
Television Series
*''
Flipping Vegas
''Flipping Vegas'' is an American reality television series on A&E in the United States. The series premiered on June 18, 2011, and ran through September 2014. It features Scott Yancey and his wife Amie Yancey with realtors from their brokerage G ...
'' A&E Network (2011 - 2014)
References
External links
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New York Times: Chris Kobin filmographyInBaseline: filmography*
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American film producers
American male screenwriters
Loyola Law School alumni
Macalester College alumni