Jon Wanzek
Jon L. Wanzek | |
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| Born | May 10, 1964 Medina, North Dakota, U.S. |
| Education | BS, civil engineering |
| Alma mater | University of Minnesota |
| Occupation | Film producer |
| Known for | Bad Medicine Films Producer of Valley of Bones |
| Website | jonwanzek |
Jon Leo Wanzek (born May 10, 1964) is the former President and Owner of Wanzek Construction. He is also an American film producer, having produced Valley of Bones and other films as part of his production company Bad Medicine Films.[1][2][3]
Business career
[edit | edit source]Wanzek received a degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis in 1986.[4][5] After various jobs, he returned to his parents company Wanzek Construction, Inc as a project engineer, eventually becoming president and CEO of the family business.[4][5] After the sale of Wanzek Construction, Inc. to MasTec in 2008,[6][7] he has been involved in real estate and ranching.[8][9][10]
Film career
[edit | edit source]A North Dakota-based, independent film production company, Bad Medicine Films was established by Wanzek in 2012 and is named after his cabin and lake property on Bad Medicine Lake in Minnesota.[1][11][12] His first project was in 2015 when Wanzek was the Executive Producer on the movie Ten Thousand Saints, a film based on a novel by Eleanor Henderson.[13] The movie premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2015.[14]
That same year, Wanzek produced and developed a script for Valley of Bones, his first full independent feature film.[1] Most of the film was shot on Wanzek's Pitchfork Ranch property near Amidon, North Dakota.[12][15] Valley of Bones was distributed by Smith Global Media/Sony Pictures and released across the United States in September 2017.[16][17][18]
In 2019, Wanzek produced Human Capital, a remake of the 2013 Italian film of the same name, which was based on the novel by Stephen Amidon. The film premiered at the Toronto Film Festival on September 6, 2019.[19]
Philanthropy
[edit | edit source]Wanzek, through the Wanzek Family Foundation has supported many charities. Organizations supported include the Mayo Clinic,[20] Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation,[21] St. James Basilica,[22] and Boy Scouts of America.[23]
Filmography
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Producer | Executive Producer |
Synopsis | Reference |
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| 2015 | Ten Thousand Saints | No | Yes | Jude is a teenage boy who is trying to reconnect with his father Les in 1987 Manhattan. | |
| 2016 | Pilgrim | No | Yes | Takes place in a lawless time where magic is believed to exist by an idealistic few. | [24] |
| 2017 | Valley of Bones | Yes | Yes | A paleontologist struggling to raise her son is tipped off to a dig site in the Badlands. | |
| 2019 | Human Capital | No | Yes | The lives of two different families collide when their children begin a relationship that leads to a tragic accident. It is a remake of an Italian Film. | [19] |
| 2023 | Doglike | No | Yes | Laura, a young homeless woman from London, finds shelter in an underground train station where she encounters a psychology professor waiting for his next train. |
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Jon Wanzek on JonWanzek.com
- Jon Wanzek at IMDb
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