Austin Stark

Austin Stark
Born (1979-05-31) 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

  1. ↑ Berkelhammer, Melissa. "One to Watch: The Boys of Paper Street Films". The Huffington Post.
  2. ↑ "Paper Street Films [us]". IMDb.
  3. ↑ "Ones to Watch: The Boys of Paper Street Films". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Infinitely Polar Bear". IMDb.
  5. ↑ Sundance Film Festival http://www2.sundance.org/video/2012-todd-louiso-hello-i-must-be-going/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/16/movies/detachment-starring-adrien-brody-directed-by-tony-kaye.html?_r=0. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ 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)
  8. ↑ "My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done?". IMDb. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  9. ↑ Davis, Erik. "Sundance Review: Peter and Vandy". Moviefone. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "Peter and Vandy". IMDb. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  11. ↑ "Austin Stark | Filmography | Director". IMDb.
  12. ↑ "Nicolas Cage Returns to New Orleans in Austin Stark's Directorial Debut 'The Runner'". IndieWire. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  13. ↑ Lang, Brent. "Nicolas Cage to Star in Political Drama 'The Runner'". Variety.
  14. ↑ "Sarah Paulson Joins Nicolas Cage in Political Drama". Vulture. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  15. ↑ "‘Mad Men’ Actor Bryan Batt, Peter Fonda Join Nicolas Cage Political Drama". Variety. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  16. ↑ . IndieWire http://www.indiewire.com/article/watch-nicolas-cage-fights-big-oil-in-star-studded-the-runner-trailer-20150616. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  17. ↑ Kilday, Gregg (June 5, 2015). "Nicolas Cage Political Drama 'The Runner' Goes to Alchemy". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
  18. ↑ Evry, Max. "Alchemy Acquires The Runner, Starring Nicolas Cage". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
  19. ↑ Travers, Ben. "Nicolas Cage Returns to New Orleans in Austin Stark's Directorial Debut 'The Runner'". IndieWire. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
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