Person Biography:
Chris Gambale, a talented individual, began his journey in the entertainment industry at the age of 15, working alongside Bill Cosby and Jay Sandrich. He functioned as an assistant to Cosby and trained under Mr. Sandrich, learning from one of the masters of television comedy.
After receiving his BFA in Film/Cinema History from The School Of Visual Arts in NYC, Chris began working as a location assistant and later location manager on major studio feature films being produced in New York City. He worked on over 20 movies, including Scenes From A Mall, Home Alone 2, Glengarry Glen Ross, and Billy Bathgate.
When the IATSE production boycott hit New York City, Chris began working at global talent agency International Creative Management (ICM) and learned the art of the talent deal from legendary agents. He handled clients such as Joanne Woodward, Anjelica Huston, Woody Allen, Robin Williams, and Jackie Gleason.
Chris met and forged a relationship with the Chairman of Miramax Films and was supervising an office of four, delegating duties to the Senior Executive Staff. He was directly involved with over 100 Miramax productions, working closely with Jeff Kimball, President of Miramax Music.
He coordinated yearly Academy Award campaigns with the publicity and marketing teams and was responsible for implementing the Chairman's personal Academy strategy for "The English Patient", which won the Oscar for Best Picture. Chris also forged and maintained the White House relationship, acting as the direct liaison to President Bill Clinton, First Lady Hillary Clinton, and Vice President Al Gore.
Chris arranged for and accompanied iconic director Martin Scorsese to visit The White House for an Italian State dinner. He was hired to write "Deuces Wild", a 1950s gang drama Executive Produced by Scorsese and released by MGM/United Artists.
Following the release of "Deuces Wild", Chris formed his production company Cineful, LLC (now Reel 7 LLC) and began working on a slate of feature films and television productions. He created and co-executive produced the controversial HBO Original Program "House Arrest" with his partner, Judith Regan, and documentary maven, Sheila Nevins.
Chris continues to be associated with filmmaker and Emmy winner Steven Meyer on his production of "Keepers Of Eden", an environmental documentary narrated by Oscar winner Joanne Woodward. He also worked on "Buried Prayers", a non-fiction feature film that tells a shocking story about the Holocaust.
In April 2013, Chris wrapped a 3-year stint as an Executive running East Coast Talent, Development and Programming for CBS Television Distribution. He personally developed a slate of new programming for the distributor, some of which are still in syndication to this day.
After the acquisition of the trademark for the classic Vitaphone and Vitagraph brands, Chris brings his team together with several major players in the Motion Picture, Television, live entertainment, and music industries. Vitagraph and Vitaphone provides Talent Management, Creative Development, Production, Post-Production, and content delivery for all size platforms.
Chris' debut Broadway co-production was the highly acclaimed musical "Dames At Sea", which opened at the Helen Hayes Theatre in 2015. He is currently in development on his feature film "Nights Of Turquoise", which he will be writing and directing.
