Chris Kobin
Encyclopedia
Chris Kobin is a screenwriter
and film producer
living in Los Angeles
, California
.
, Macalester College
and Loyola Law School
, turned down an offer from a Century City law firm and became a car salesman while trying to break into Hollywood. The John Landis
film Slasher: an IFC Original
was based on Kobin's experiences traveling the country staging "slasher sales".
(1997), A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle CBS TV(2000), and Slasher: an IFC Original
(2004). Feature Films which Kobin has co-written include 2001 Maniacs
(2005), Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror (2006), Driftwood
(2006). and 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams (2010).
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and film producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
living in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
Personal
Kobin, a graduate of Ridgewood High School (New Jersey)Ridgewood High School (New Jersey)
Ridgewood High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students from Ridgewood, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Ridgewood Public Schools....
, Macalester College
Macalester College
Macalester College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It was founded in 1874 as a Presbyterian-affiliated but nonsectarian college. Its first class entered September 15, 1885. The college is located on a campus in a historic residential neighborhood...
and Loyola Law School
Loyola Law School
Loyola Law School is the law school of Loyola Marymount University, a private Catholic university in the Jesuit and Marymount traditions, in Los Angeles, California. Loyola was established in 1920. Like Loyola University Chicago School of Law and Loyola University New Orleans College of Law , it...
, 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 Landis
John David Landis is an American film director, screenwriter, actor, and producer. He is known for his comedies, his horror films, and his music videos with singer Michael Jackson.-Early life and career:...
film Slasher: an IFC Original
Slasher: an IFC Original
Slasher: an IFC Original is a 2004 documentary directed by John Landis, produced by Chris Kobin, Stephen Cantor, and Daniel Laikind. The film chronicles the exploits of Michael Bennet, one of America's top used car salesmen, as he travels to Memphis, Tennessee to stage a slasher sale. The film is...
was based on Kobin's experiences traveling the country staging "slasher sales".
Career
Kobin has produced the Made-For-TV Movies Payback ABC TVABC TV
ABC1 is a national public television channel in Australia. Launched on 5 November 1956 it is the responsibility of the ABC's television division, and is available nationally...
(1997), A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle CBS TV(2000), and Slasher: an IFC Original
Slasher: an IFC Original
Slasher: an IFC Original is a 2004 documentary directed by John Landis, produced by Chris Kobin, Stephen Cantor, and Daniel Laikind. The film chronicles the exploits of Michael Bennet, one of America's top used car salesmen, as he travels to Memphis, Tennessee to stage a slasher sale. The film is...
(2004). Feature Films which Kobin has co-written include 2001 Maniacs
2001 Maniacs
2001 Maniacs is a 2005 American comedy horror film directed by Tim Sullivan, starring Robert Englund, Jay Gillespie, Dylan Edrington, and Matthew Carey. It is a remake of the 1964 film Two Thousand Maniacs! written and directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis. The film is distributed by Lions Gate...
(2005), Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror (2006), Driftwood
Driftwood
Driftwood is wood that has been washed onto a shore or beach of a sea or river by the action of winds, tides, waves or man. It is a form of marine debris or tidewrack....
(2006). and 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams (2010).
Film Festival Premieres
Kobin's documentary films have premiered in the following film festivals:- Telluride Film FestivalTelluride Film FestivalThe Telluride Film Festival was started in 1974 by Bill and Stella Pence, Tom Luddy and Jim Card in the town of Telluride, Colorado, United States. It is operated by the National Film Preserve....
: Hollywood Don't Surf!Hollywood Don't Surf!Hollywood Don't Surf! is a 2011 documentary film that premiered in the 2010 Cannes Film Festival while a work in progress and held its North American premiere at the 2011 Telluride Film Festival, where it was presented to a packed park at the Abel Gance Outdoor theater by actress Daryl Hannah...
(2011) North American Premiere - Cannes Film FestivalCannes Film FestivalThe Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
: Hollywood Don't Surf!Hollywood Don't Surf!Hollywood Don't Surf! is a 2011 documentary film that premiered in the 2010 Cannes Film Festival while a work in progress and held its North American premiere at the 2011 Telluride Film Festival, where it was presented to a packed park at the Abel Gance Outdoor theater by actress Daryl Hannah...
(2010) - South by SouthwestSouth by SouthwestSouth by Southwest is an Austin, Texas based company dedicated to planning conferences, trade shows, festivals and other events. Their current roster of annual events include: SXSW Music, SXSW Film, SXSW Interactive, SXSWedu, and SXSWeco and take place every spring in Austin, Texas, United States...
: SlasherSlasher: an IFC OriginalSlasher: an IFC Original is a 2004 documentary directed by John Landis, produced by Chris Kobin, Stephen Cantor, and Daniel Laikind. The film chronicles the exploits of Michael Bennet, one of America's top used car salesmen, as he travels to Memphis, Tennessee to stage a slasher sale. The film is...
(2004) - Slamdance Film FestivalSlamdance Film FestivalAs a year-round organization, Slamdance serves as a showcase for the discovery of new and emerging talent in the film industry; it is also the only major film festival fully programmed by filmmakers. Slamdance counts among its alumni many notable writers and directors who first gained notice at the...
: The Girl Next DoorThe Girl Next DoorThe Girl Next Door is a 2004 American teen film starring Elisha Cuthbert, Emile Hirsch, and Timothy Olyphant, directed by Luke Greenfield, about an honor student who falls in love for the first time with the girl next door, but finds the situation becoming complicated after he learns that she is a...
(1999).
Filmography
- Hollywood Don't Surf!Hollywood Don't Surf!Hollywood Don't Surf! is a 2011 documentary film that premiered in the 2010 Cannes Film Festival while a work in progress and held its North American premiere at the 2011 Telluride Film Festival, where it was presented to a packed park at the Abel Gance Outdoor theater by actress Daryl Hannah...
(2011) - 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams (2010)
- DriftwoodDriftwoodDriftwood is wood that has been washed onto a shore or beach of a sea or river by the action of winds, tides, waves or man. It is a form of marine debris or tidewrack....
(2006) - Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror (2006)
- 2001 Maniacs2001 Maniacs2001 Maniacs is a 2005 American comedy horror film directed by Tim Sullivan, starring Robert Englund, Jay Gillespie, Dylan Edrington, and Matthew Carey. It is a remake of the 1964 film Two Thousand Maniacs! written and directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis. The film is distributed by Lions Gate...
(2005) - Slasher: an IFC OriginalSlasher: an IFC OriginalSlasher: an IFC Original is a 2004 documentary directed by John Landis, produced by Chris Kobin, Stephen Cantor, and Daniel Laikind. The film chronicles the exploits of Michael Bennet, one of America's top used car salesmen, as he travels to Memphis, Tennessee to stage a slasher sale. The film is...
(2004) - A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle (2000)
- The Girl Next DoorThe Girl Next DoorThe Girl Next Door is a 2004 American teen film starring Elisha Cuthbert, Emile Hirsch, and Timothy Olyphant, directed by Luke Greenfield, about an honor student who falls in love for the first time with the girl next door, but finds the situation becoming complicated after he learns that she is a...
(1999) - PaybackPaybackPayback may refer to:*Payback period, the period of time required for the return on an investment*Revenge*Operation Payback, an ongoing hacker operation*Payback , a 1999 film, starring Mel Gibson; remake of the 1967 film Point Blank...
(1997)