Christopher Leitch Biography

Fast Facts

• He received the Best Dramatic Film award in the NYU Student Film Festival
• His film "Courage Mountain" won him the Film Advisory Award
• Was awarded the Cable ACE award for writing a dramatic television series, "The Hitchhiker․"
• The NCLR awarded him an ALMA Award for his film "The Elian Gonzalez Story․"
• Won the Best First Feature award from the Miami International Film Festival for his film "The Hitter․"
• Earned a B․A․ in film and television from New York University
• After learning about his craft at NYU, he furthered his understanding of filmmaking by apprenticing under the Academy Award winning director, Jan Kadar