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Biography
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.
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.
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.
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.
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. 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.
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. 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.
Filmography
- Cycles (2001)
- Flintown Kids (2005)
- Harsh Times (2006)
- You've Got A Friend (2007)
- Man Overboard (2008)
- Who Stole The Soul? (2010)
- High Midnight (2011)
- 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
- ^ Who Stole The Soul? at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ You've Got A Friend at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ 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