Mark Freiburger

Mark Freiburger Biography

Stephen Mark Freiburger (born July 16, 1983 in Roanoke, Virginia) is an American filmmaker. Freiburger grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina, attending Providence High School and the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. At 22, Freiburger produced and directed his first feature, Dog Days of Summer and at age 29, he directed the Greatest Super Bowl Commercial of All Time as named by CBS.

He resides in Los Angeles, California and is represented by United Talent Agency and The Gotham Group.

Early life and education

Graduated from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in 2005.
Graduated from Providence High School in 2001.

Film work

Shadowed Michael Bay on the set of Transformers: Age of Extinction.
His second film as a Director was Jimmy, starring Kelly Carlson, Bob Gunton, Patrick Fabian, Sharon Lawrence, Ted Levine and Ian Colletti. Released in 2013.
Producer and Co-Writer of the courtroom thriller, The Trial, starring Matthew Modine, Bob Gunton and Robert Forster. Released by 20th Century Fox.
Completed his feature directorial debut with the independent feature Dog Days of Summer starring Will Patton. This film was written by his UNCSA classmates Travis Beacham and Christopher J. Waild.
Prior to his features, he directed numerous shorts and a handful of music videos for BET.

Commercial work

Winner of the 2013 Doritos Crash the Super Bowl contest. His commercial Fashionista Daddy made for a mere $300 beat out thousands of other entries, aired during Super Bowl XLVII on February 3, 2013 and was the #1 ranked :30 commercial of the Super Bowl, according to the USA Today Ad Meter. It landed him a mentorship under director Michael Bay on Transformers: Age of Extinction starring Mark Whalberg.
On January 29, 2014 it was announced during a live broadcast on CBS that his Doritos commercial was ranked the #1 Greatest Super Bowl Commercial of All Time.

Television work

Directed the Cooper & Joey pilot for Nickelodeon.
Directed sketch comedy pieces for DreamWorksTV.

Theatre work

Freiburger directed 110 Stories at Los Angeles' prestigious Geffen Playhouse in 2010, which starred John Hawkes, Katharine McPhee, Ed Asner, Diane Venora, Gail O'Grady, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Michael Welch, Sharon Lawrence, D. B. Sweeney, Nicholas Turturro, Joseph C. Phillips, Michael Beach, Stelio Savante and Sophie Sinise.

Other work

Author of the book on indie film finance, How To Raise Money For Your First Movie.

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