Christopher Schaap

Christopher Schaap
Born (1991-10-30) October 30, 1991 (age 33)
Glendora, California, U.S.
Alma materSeattle University
Occupation(s)Actor, director, writer
Years active2014-present
Known forProm King, 2010

Christopher Schaap (born October 30, 1991) is an American actor, director and writer.

Biography

Schaap was born in Glendora, California and raised in Seattle, Washington. He graduated from Seattle University. Schaap's debut feature film, Prom King, 2010, has been shown at Frameline Film Festival in San Francisco,[1] Outshine Film Festival in Miami, TLVFest in Tel Aviv,[2] InsideOut Toronto LGBT Film Festival[3] Outfest in Los Angeles [4] and Seattle International Film Festival. The film won Schaap a "New Vision Award" at San Jose's Cinequest 2017 Film Festival.

Filmography

Year Title Roles Notes
2019 Lavender Actor, Set Dresser[5] Short film
2017 Prom King, 2010[6] Writer, Director, Lead Actor[7] Feature film
2014 Out of Print Producer, Writer

Awards

Year Festival Film Awards Notes
2017 Iris Prize Prom King, 2010 Best Feature[8]
2017 Rhode Island International Film Festival Prom King, 2010 Alternative Spirit Award: Grand Prize[9]
2017 Cinequest Film Festival Prom King, 2010 New Vision Award[10]
2014 National Film Festival for Talented Youth Out of Print Audience Choice Award[11]

References

  1. ^ David Lewis (7 June 2017). "Prom king brings first feature film to Frameline". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
  2. ^ "Prom King, 2010". TLVFest. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
  3. ^ "Prom King, 2010 by Christopher Schaap". InsideOut Toronto LGBT Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2017-06-15. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
  4. ^ Gregg Kilday (2 June 2017). "2017 Outfest LGBT Film Festival Lineup Revealed". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
  5. ^ "Lavender Short, Reuniting Torch Song's Michael Urie and Michael Hsu Rosen, is Available on Vimeo". 15 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Cinequest 2017: Don't miss these films at San Jose's huge fest". The Mercury News. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
  7. ^ "Prom King, 2010". Seattle International Film Festival. Retrieved 2017-06-11.[permanent dead link‍]
  8. ^ "Winners". Iris Prize. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
  9. ^ "RIIF Awards". RIIF. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
  10. ^ "2017 Awards". Cinequest Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2017-03-18. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
  11. ^ "Christopher Schaap". The SIFF. Retrieved 2017-06-11.[permanent dead link‍]