Background
He was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, on August 5, 1977. 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.
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Mark Heidelberger
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Heidelberger graduated number one in his class with a Bachelor of Arts in Film Studies from University of California Santa Barbara in 2000 and earned a Master of Fine Arts in Motion Picture and Television Producing from the University of California, Los Angeles 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. 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 East"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 National Basketball Association 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, which centers on the rise and fall of the Rhythm & Blues movement amid the proliferation of gangsta rap.
Then, in 2008, Heidelberger produced and served as production manager on the indie comedy feature Manitoba Overboard, which premiered on Home Box Office in Europe. Heidelberger"s most recent producing venture is the vampire-Western feature High Midnight, with Mary Lambert directing, and Billy Baldwin, Vincent Doctorate"Onofrio and Thomas Kretschmann starring.
