Chris Parizo is a two time annual Black List screenwriter managed by Bellevue Management and repped by IAG. He programs the Breakouts section of the Slamdance Film Festival. His writing has been noted in industry trades as Deadline Hollywood, Variety, Indie Wire and Vanity Fair. He is a former high school English teacher and professional musician.
Parizo has developed features alongside notable production companies and development execs, including Legendary Films, Kenny Ortega, Andy Horwitz, CJ Entertainment, Nick Jonas, and the iconic late Richard Donner. He co-wrote a feature alongside Oscar nominated screenwriting duo Hawk Ostby & Mark Fergus (IRON MAN, CHILDREN OF MEN, THE EXPANSE). In 2022 he launched Wolf Tree Films; optioning the rights to the seminal YA novel BONES ON BLACK SPRUCE MOUNTAIN by the late Vermont writer David Budbill.
He currently lives in Vermont with his wife and two kids.
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