Austin Stark
| Austin Stark | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 31, 1979 |
| Occupation | film producer |
| Years active | 2003-present |
| Spouse(s) | Laurie Nehmen (m. 2006) |
Austin Stark (born May 31, 1979) is an American film producer, writer, and director. He is one of the founding partners of Paper Street Films, a film production and finance company based in New York City.[1][2]
Career
He began his career working with Academy Award winning producer Martin Richards (Chicago).[3]
His movie credits as a producer include:
- Infinitely Polar Bear (2015), starring Mark Ruffalo and Zoe Saldana;[4]
- Hello I Must Be Going (2012), nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival;[5]
- Tony Kaye's Detachment (2011), starring Adrien Brody;[6] Happythankyoumoreplease (2010), winner of the Audience Award at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival;[7]
- Werner Herzog's My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done? (2009);[8]
- Peter and Vandy (2009), nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.[9][10]
Stark made his writing and directorial debut with The Runner (2015),[11] a political drama that follows a Louisiana congressman in the aftermath of the 2010 BP Oil Spill.[12] The movie stars Nicolas Cage,[13] Sarah Paulson,[14] Connie Nielsen, and Peter Fonda.[15] It was released in select theaters nationwide on August 7, 2015 by Alchemy.[16] [17][18][19]
Personal life
Stark is a graduate of Georgetown University.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Type | Credited as | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Producer | Writer | |||||
| 2015 | The Runner (2015 film) | Feature Film | Yes | No | Yes | ||
| 2015 | Infinitely Polar Bear | Feature Film | No | Yes | No | ||
| 2012 | Hello I Must Be Going (2012 film) | Feature Film | No | Yes | No | ||
| 2011 | Detachment (film) | Feature Film | No | Yes | No | ||
| 2010 | Happythankyoumoreplease | Feature Film | No | Yes | No | ||
| 2009 | Repo Chick | Feature Film | No | Yes | No | ||
| 2009 | My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done? | Feature Film | No | Yes | No | ||
| 2009 | Homecoming (2009 film) | Feature Film | No | Yes | No | ||
| 2009 | Peter and Vandy | Feature Film | No | Yes | No | ||
| 2007 | My Biodegradable Heart (Short) | Feature Film | No | Yes | No | ||
| 2006 | Love/Death/Cobain (Short) | Feature Film | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2003 | Killing Pedro Rivera (Short) | Feature Film | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
References
- ↑ Berkelhammer, Melissa. "One to Watch: The Boys of Paper Street Films". The Huffington Post.
- ↑ "Paper Street Films [us]". IMDb.
- ↑ "Ones to Watch: The Boys of Paper Street Films". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ↑ "Infinitely Polar Bear". IMDb.
- ↑ Sundance Film Festival http://www2.sundance.org/video/2012-todd-louiso-hello-i-must-be-going/. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/16/movies/detachment-starring-adrien-brody-directed-by-tony-kaye.html?_r=0. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Collider.com http://collider.com/sundance-announces-2010-award-winners-animal-kingdom-the-red-chapel-restrepo-and-winters-bone-earn-grand-jury-prizes/. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done?". IMDb. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ↑ Davis, Erik. "Sundance Review: Peter and Vandy". Moviefone. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ↑ "Peter and Vandy". IMDb. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ↑ "Austin Stark | Filmography | Director". IMDb.
- ↑ "Nicolas Cage Returns to New Orleans in Austin Stark's Directorial Debut 'The Runner'". IndieWire. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ↑ Lang, Brent. "Nicolas Cage to Star in Political Drama 'The Runner'". Variety.
- ↑ "Sarah Paulson Joins Nicolas Cage in Political Drama". Vulture. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ↑ "'Mad Men' Actor Bryan Batt, Peter Fonda Join Nicolas Cage Political Drama". Variety. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ↑ . IndieWire http://www.indiewire.com/article/watch-nicolas-cage-fights-big-oil-in-star-studded-the-runner-trailer-20150616. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Kilday, Gregg (June 5, 2015). "Nicolas Cage Political Drama 'The Runner' Goes to Alchemy". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
- ↑ Evry, Max. "Alchemy Acquires The Runner, Starring Nicolas Cage". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
- ↑ Travers, Ben. "Nicolas Cage Returns to New Orleans in Austin Stark's Directorial Debut 'The Runner'". IndieWire. Retrieved June 10, 2015.