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