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Christopher Santos

Senior Affiliated Faculty, School of Film, Television, and Media Arts

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Christopher Santos is a screenwriter and novelist whose television credits include Showtime’s The United States of Tara. He is the author of two Penguin/Plume titles, The Loves of a D-Girl and Wanderlust.

As the former vice president of development for Punch 21 Productions, he worked on Wag the Dog and A Walk on the Moon, as well as many other feature film projects. As a freelance story analyst and consultant, his clients have included Focus Features, Miramax, Hallmark, Fine Line, 20th Century Fox, and Stonebridge Entertainment.

Santos is a former MacDowell Colony writing fellow and the first prize recipient of the Laurel Entertainment Screenwriting Award.

Courses
  • Writing for Television
  • Topics in Television Writing
  • Topics in Screenplay Genres
  • Writing Television Pilots
  • Directed Study