About-mitch

MITCH KLEBANOFF

Producer – Writer – Director

Mitch has worked on intellectual property that has grossed over 1 Billion dollars.

Mitch began his career by writing Disorderlies for Warner Brothers. He then co-produced and wrote the #1 Box Office hit, Beverly Hills Ninja, starring Chris Farley and Chris Rock.

Recently, he wrote , directed and produced the The Dancing Ninja, starring Lucas Grabeel from the hit movie and TV franchise High School Musical and David Hasselhoff.

Mitch’s television work includes 40 episodes as a Supervising Producer on the Disney sitcom The Jersey of which he wrote 10. He has Executive Produced pilots for CARPE DIEM PRODUCTIONS and written a pilot for ABC FAMILY.

This past year, he adapted the New York Times Young Adult Bestseller PARANORMALCY and designed a video game for IARPA, The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Agency, Boeing and Games That Work.

His next projects include a TV series he’s created with an Army Intelligence Officer who ran the CEXC units in Afghanistan and a rewrite of his original thriller script, PRESSURE, for billion dollar film production company Rat Entertainment and highly acclaimed Foreign Sales Company, Sierra Affinity.

Throughout his career he’s sold over 35 screenplays and pitches including Oceans 11, 36 Hours to Die and There Goes The Neighborhood. He’s consulted on The Crush and A Cinderella Story. He has developed projects with Disney, Touchstone, Disney Animation, Universal, Warner Brothers, New Line, TriStar, Sony, MGM, United Artists, Lionsgate, Screen Gems and TNT and a dozen more Independent Producers.

He is skilled in all aspects of film and television, including: Development, Production, Editing, Post Production, Legal, Marketing, Design, Public Speaking, International and Domestic Sales.

Mitch’s other notable accomplishments:

  • First Director to shoot a Hollywood film in Korea.
  • First WGAw Writer to Reacquire Film Rights and Produce the film.
  • Producer – Writer of #1 Box Office Hit, Beverly Hills Ninja
  • Producer – Writer of MTV Movie Awards Best Comedic Performance Nom for Chris Farley
  • Producer – Writer of Young Artist Awards Winner, Best Ensemble in a TV Series
  • Producer – Writer of 6 Young Artist Awards Noms, inc: Best Family TV Comedy Series
  • Producer – Writer of Young Star Award Nomination for Best Male Performance