Christie Will Wolf
Born
Christine Will Wolf

Alma materEmerson College (BFA)
The College of Charleston (BA)
University of British Columbia (MFA)
Occupation(s)Director, producer, writer
Years active1987–present

Christie Will Wolf is a Canadian film and television writer, director and producer.[1][2][3] She is best known for writing and directing a number of films, including Over The Moon, Her Infidelity, Eat, Play, Love, Boy Toy, Forever Christmas, Slightly Single in L.A., Yes, I Do, and more.[4][5] Will has received the Directors Guild of Canada Legacy Award for the film Her Coming.[6]

Early life

Will was born in Ontario, Canada. Her parents died when she was a child. She went to boarding school at Trinity College School in Ontario Canada, and was in the first class of girls when the all male institution became co-ed. She received the Terry Fox Scholarship upon graduation. Will studied musical theatre at Emerson College in Boston. She subsequently attended the College of Charleston, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Art History, and later completed a Master of Fine Arts in Film and Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia.

After her studies, she moved to Los Angeles to work as a director, writer, and actor. She attended Playhouse West in Burbank, California and also worked for theatre. While dividing her time between Canada and Los Angeles, she founded The Beaumont Playhouse, a black box theatre in Vancouver teaching the works of Sanford Meisner.

Career

Will produced, directed, and wrote her debut short film Dysfunction in 2006. She worked as an assistant to actor, director, and producer Peter Berg, and then worked for Paula Abdul developing her reality show Hey Paula.[7] After that, she produced and developed several movies, including Hollywood & Wine, starring David Spade, Chris Kattan, Norm Macdonald, Chazz Palminteri, Chris Parnell, and the Farley brothers.[8] She was a producer of Christmas in Wonderland, starring Patrick Swayze and Tim Curry, as well as Blonde and Blonder starring Pamela Anderson and Denise Richards. In 2009, Will made her first feature film Slightly Single in L.A, starring Jenna Dewan, Lacey Chabert, Chris Kattan, and Kip Pardue. She was the writer, director, and co-producer of the film, which was a pioneer acquisition for Netflix. She then wrote and directed the comedy Boy Toy, starring Mircea Monroe, Vivian Bang, and Morgan Fairchild, which was released by Lionsgate. Later, she wrote and directed A Holiday Heist, starring Vivica A. Fox. She has produced and directed made-for-TV films for the Hallmark Channel, Lifetime, and Up TV, including Becoming Santa, Baby Boot Camp, A Cookie Cutter Christmas, Her Infidelity, A Snow Capped Christmas, Killer Ending, Yes I Do and So You Said Yes, among others.[9] In 2019, Wolf won the award for Best Screenwriting at The West Coast Canadian Screen Awards.

Filmography

Name TV/Film Year Position
Dysfunction Short Film 2006 Producer, director, Writer
Christmas in Wonderland Film 2007 Co-producer
Blonde and Blonder Film 2008 Co-producer
That's Amore

V Series

2008 Overnight Supervising Producer
A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila TV series 2008 Overnight Supervising Producer
Canine Theatre TV series 2007-08 Producer
Tool Academy TV series 2009 Overnight Supervising Producer
Real Estate 101 TV series 2011 Senior supervising producer
Hollywood & Wine Film 2011 Co-producer, Actor
FMA Weekly TV series 2011 Producer, Host
Boy Toy Video 2011 Producer, director, Writer
A Holiday Heist Film 2011 Producer, director, Writer
Rockstar Academy TV series 2011 Senior supervising producer
Baby Boot Camp Film 2014 Producer, director, Writer
A Cookie Cutter Christmas Film 2014 Producer, director
Her Infidelity Film 2015 Producer, director, writer
A Snow Capped Christmas Film 2016 Producer, director
A Dash of Love Film 2017 Director
Harvest Love Film 2017 Director, writer
A Christmas Solo Film 2017 Director
The Christmas Trap Short Film 2017 Director, writer
Infidelity in Suburbia Film 2017 Producer, director, Writer
Eat, Play, Love Film 2017 Producer, director
Killer Ending Film 2018 Director, writer
Yes, I Do Film 2018 Producer, director
Poinsettias for Christmas Film 2018 Director, producer
Forever Christmas Film 2018 Director
Over the Moon in Love Film 2019 Director, co-executive producer
Identity Theft of a Cheerleader Film 2019 Director, co-executive producer
Love Unleashed Film 2019 Co-executive producer, Director, Writer
A Valentine's Match Film 2020 Director, executive producer
Love in the Forecast Film 2020 Producer, director
Her Coming Short Film 2020 Producer, director, Writer
High Flying Romance Film 2020 Director, writer, Executive Producer
Five Star Christmas Film 2020 Director, supervising producer
Chasing Waterfalls Film 2021 Director, writer, Executive Producer
Love on Fire Film 2021 Director, writer, Producer
In Action Film 2021 Director
Where Your Heart Belongs Film 2022 Director, writer, Executive Producer
Don't Forget I Love You Film 2022 Director
Love in Glacier National: A National Park Romance Film 2023 Director, executive producer
Ladies of the '80s: A Divas Christmas Film 2023 Director

References

  1. "Life Is As Unpredictable As The Ocean by Christie Will Wolf | As Told By Women". astoldbywomen.com. 2019-08-27. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  2. "Episode Seventy-Six: Christie Will Wolf". YVR Screen Scene. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  3. "Vancouver Film Sets Are Hiring Doctors and "COVID Captains" to Get the Cameras Rolling". MONTECRISTO. 2020-08-18. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  4. Patel, Varun (2020-06-11). "Where Was Love in the Forecast Filmed? Hallmark Cast Details". The Cinemaholic. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  5. "FilmAffinity". FilmAffinity (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  6. "CHRISTIE WILL FILMS". Directory. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  7. "Women Behind the Scenes Spotlight: Christie Will Wolf – NiceGirlsTV.com". Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  8. "FilmAffinity". FilmAffinity (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  9. [mydevotionalthoughts.net/ "Interview With Director Christie Will"]. 10 February 2017. Archived from the original on 2013-05-14. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
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