CHRIS LOFFT
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202-***-**** (M) /
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
EMOTIVATE MEDIA. Washington, D.C. (March 2018 - Present) Founder / Executive Producer: Principal of small production company combining agency-level creativity with broadcast-level production-values for corporate and government clients. ALL3 MEDIA. Los Angeles, CA (September 2021-Present) Producer / Writer: Producer on Animal Planet’s highest rated television special, “Puppy Bowl.” AARP. Washington, DC (April 2021 – December 2021)
Producer / Writer: Freelance producer of series on veterans and their military service. DISCOVERY STUDIOS. Silver Spring, MD (May 2016 – February 2021) Producer / Writer: Producer of 26 hours of unscripted programming for Discovery networks, including four “Shark Week” specials, five seasons of Animal Planet’s highest rated “Puppy Bowl”, and two seasons of “Iron Resurrection” for MotorTrend. FLASHBANG PRODUCTIONS. Burbank, CA (October 2013 – March 2018) President / Executive Producer: Oversaw casting, development, and sale of original television properties for clients including AMC, Mark Burnett, Discovery, and Hearst Publications. VENTANA PRODUCTIONS. Washington, D.C. (December 2015 – April 2016) Producer: Freelance producer of Emmy Award winning industrial on active shooter situations. BIG FISH ENTERTAINMENT. New York, NY (October 2015 – December 2015) Producer / Writer: Freelance producer of promotional video series for the D.C. Public Schools. SIRENS MEDIA. Silver Spring, MD (November 2014 – May 2015) Producer / Writer: Producer of three episodes of true-crime series for Lifetime Movie Network. BASE PRODUCTIONS. Burbank, CA (January 2000 - October 2013) Executive Producer / Director of Development: Showrunner, producer, writer, and director of 200 hours of television programming in multiple genres, including reality, documentary, sports and live TV. Additional responsibilities included creating and casting original series to greenlight. EDUCATION, SKILLS & AWARDS
Education: The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
Bachelor of Arts, History / Communications.
Relevant Skills: Shooting, lighting, directing, writing, field production, editing, budgeting and scheduling, development & casting, treatment writing, and sizzle-reel production. Federal Aviation Administration: Certified UAS / drone pilot (part 107). Federal Aviation Administration: Licensed private pilot with multi-engine rating (part 61). National Association of Underwater Instructors: Certified SCUBA diver. Awards: Emmy Award (x2), Cine Golden Eagle (x3), Silver Telly (x6), Beacon Awards (x1). TELEVISION PRODUCTION CREDITS
Wedding Island (6x60) Executive Producer TLC
I Beat the Odds (13x30) Executive Producer Z Living Man vs. Cheetah (1x60) Co-Executive Producer / Writer Nat Geo Wild Alaska Marshals (1x60) Co-Executive Producer / Writer Discovery Megacities (8x60) Co-Executive Producer / Writer Nat Geo American Paranormal (3x60) Co-Executive Producer Nat Geo Strong Men (3x60) Co-Executive Producer Nat Geo
Cha-Ching! Money Makers (14x30) Series Producer Discovery Wizards Magazine (48x30) Series Producer CSN
Puppy Bowl Pregame Show (8x60) Producer / Writer Animal Planet Iron Resurrection (9x60) Producer MotorTrend
Iron Resurrection Refueled (7x60) Producer MotorTrend Alien Sharks: Greatest Hits (1x60) Producer / Writer Discovery Countdown to Puppy Bowl (1x60) Producer / Writer Animal Planet Best of the Kitty Halftime Show (1x60) Producer / Writer Animal Planet Sharksanity III (1x60) Producer / Writer Discovery Sharksanity II: The Return (1x60) Producer / Writer Discovery I Escaped My Killer (3x60) Producer / Writer Lifetime Fact or Faked (6x60) Producer SyFy
Meet the Preppers (pilot) Producer Animal Planet
Known Universe (6x60) Producer Nat Geo
Caps Redline (8x30) Producer / Writer Comcast Sports Fight Science (1x60) Producer Nat Geo
Superhuman Strength (1x60) Producer / Writer Nat Geo Science of Steroids (1x60) Producer / Writer Nat Geo Hyperspeed (1x60) Producer Discovery
Supersonic (1x60) Producer Discovery
Generation Genius (1x60) Producer Discovery
Return to Kitty Hawk (1x60) Producer / Writer Discovery Wright Brothers: First in Flight (1x120) Producer Discovery The Race for Flight (1x60) Producer / Writer Wings Channel Young Scientists Challenge (3x60) Producer / Writer Discovery Science Daily (14x60) Producer / Writer / Director Science Sketch Pad (1x60) Production Manager HBO
Discovery 2000 (1x60) Producer / Writer Science
Science Live! (50x60) Producer / Writer Science
TELEVISION DEVELOPMENT CREDITS
Created, developed, and cast television pilots and series to green-light, including “Wedding Island” (TLC), “Meet the Preppers” (Animal Planet), “Known Universe”, “American Paranormal”, and “Megacities” (National Geographic), “Man vs. Cheetah” (NatGeo Wild), and others. CORPORATE CREDITS
Producer of advertisements, corporate video, and industrial and educational video, for business, government and academic clients, including: Walgreens, Janssen & Jansen, HBO Max, Hasbro, Bayer, Airbus, Bissell, Washington Wizards, Washington Capitals, AARP, United States Courts, Federal Trade Commission, U.S. Navy, National Park Service, Pearson Educational, District of Columbia Public Schools, Susan G. Komen Foundation, and others.