Chris Ohlson (born August 24, 1975) is an American Film producer and director based in Austin, Texas. He is a Creative Producing Fellow of the Sundance Institute, and an alum of IFP’s Narrative Lab Program.Chris Ohlson recently produced Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter, which made its World Premiere on January 20th, 2014, as part of the U.S. Dramatic Competition of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. The film has gone on to screen at sold out venues at more than 30 festivals and markets around the world, including the 2014 Berlin International Film Festival, SXSW, Karlovy Vary, San Francisco and Sydney, among many others. Along the way, Kumiko has received a slew of awards, including a U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Musical Score at Sundance, a Best Director Award at the 2014 Fantasia International Film Festival, a Screenwriting Award at the 2014 Nantucket Film Festival, and Audience Awards at both the Las Palmas (Spain) Film Festival and Little Rock Film Festival. The film was acquired by Amplify Releasing and will be released in 2015. Scott Foundas of Variety said of Kumiko, “Our desire that life should be more like it is in the movies beats at the heart of 'Kumiko the Treasure Hunter,' a wonderfully strange and beguiling adventure.” While Rodrigo Perez of The Playlist wrote, “A kind of peculiar, intelligent fairy tale, the Zellner brothers magical ‘Treasure Hunter’ leaves much to chew on... and much of this frosty and bracing expressionism will be a subjective experience. But either way, its ambiguity should dazzle and delight."Ohlson also produced Thank You a Lot, the first film from writer/director, Matt Muir. The film premiered at the 2014 South by Southwest Film Festival to strong reviews, and was released in June of 2014 by Gravitas Ventures. The Austin Chronicle wrote of the film, “Starring the inimitable James Hand and spot-on Blake DeLong, this is a story of regret, pride, and love that will stick with you long after the house lights have come back up.”Ohlson’s first film as a producer, John Bryant’s The Overbrook Brothers, screened in competition at SXSW in 2009. The film went on to screen at numerous festivals around the world, before being distributed by IFC Films.In 2010, Ohlson also served as a Co-Producer on Bryan Poyser's Lovers of Hate, which World Premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival in the U.S. Dramatic Competition. The film was called, “"The most exciting American indie I've seen in a while." by Karina Longworth of the LA Weekly and “Viciously amusing” by The New York Times. The film was nominated for John Cassavetes Independent Spirit Award.He Executive Produced The Happy Poet, which screened at more than 50 domestic and international festivals, (including the 67th Venice Film Festival) and won critical praise from publications including Entertainment Weekly and The New York Times. The Village Voice said of the film, “A sweet, stealthy film about creating meaning in your life (and your work) in a relentlessly m
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