Christine Conradt

Christine Conradt (born October 7, 1973) is an American screenwriter, director, film producer and author. After lettering in academics in high school, she graduated from high school in Lincoln, Nebraska and was accepted to the University of Southern California in Los Angeles where she obtained a BFA in Screenwriting.Nelson, Todd (April 4, 2017). “April 10th Salon with Director/Writer Christine Conradt!” The Hollywood Salon & The Nebraska Coast Connection. Retrieved May 26, 2024. She worked briefly in development and at other short-term jobs including multiple roles at a Los Angeles-based YMCA until she launched her career as a screenwriter.“Author: Christine Conradt”. Tailslate. Retrieved on May 31, 2024. 
Early in her career, Conradt wrote TV movies primarily for Lifetime Network, USA, and Showtime. Later on, she also began directing and producing.Prata, Jaqcqueline (March 5, 2019). “Christine Conradt: Screenwriter. Director. Producer. Author”. Jacqueline Prata. Retrieved April 8, 2024. 
In 2013, Conradt obtained a master's degree in Criminal Justice from Boston University and went on to novelize three of her Lifetime movies into YA novels (Missing at 17, Pregnant at 17, and Murdered at 17) after securing a contract with HarperCollins.“Q&A: Katie Shea Boutillier of the Donald Maas Agency”. Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved April 8, 2024. The books were released in 2018, one month apart, with Missing at 17’s release aligning with the release of the film.Maximum Z (March 1, 2019). “Q&A with Christine Conradt”. Maximum Z Blog. Retrieved April 8, 2024. 
The same year, Conradt was hired to write her first screenplay for Hallmark. Based on the success of that film, Conradt continued to write several romantic comedies and Christmas-themed movies for Hallmark and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, and in 2020 and 2021, produced and directed two additional rom-coms. The Nature of Romance was shot on location in Oklahoma.Papadatos, Markos (March 16, 2022). "Review: ‘The Nature of Romance,’ starring Brant and Kimberly Daugherty, is a beautiful film on UPtv”. Digital Journal. Retrieved April 9, 2024. The film initially premiered on UPtv. Their second film, Love, Game, Match, starring Dale Moss and Cristine Prosperi was shot in Louisiana and premiered on Pureflix.Varina, Rachel (December 14, 2021). “Dale Moss is starring in a cheesy rom-com and yes, there’s a trailer”. Elite Daily. Retrieved April 9, 2024. 
==Early Life and Education==
Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Conradt moved frequently due to her father’s job as an insurance salesman,Film Courage (April 23, 2018). “Balancing Life As A Screenwriter While Working A Day Job by Christine Conradt”. YouTube. Retrieved on May 31, 2024. and her family lived in Omaha, Auburn, Columbus, and Fremont before eventually settling in Lincoln where she attended Lincoln East Jr./Sr. High School and lettered in academics.Williams, Jack (March 17, 2017). "Nebraska Movie Industry Still Struggling to Find Spotlight”. Nebraska Public Media. Retrieved April 9, 2024. Korbelik, Jeff (December 1, 2017). “Nebraskan premieres holiday film on UP network.” Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved May 26, 2024.Real-McKeighan, Tammy (February 17, 2017). “Producer, Director talk about movie filmed in Fremont”. Fremont Tribune. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
Already interested in writing at a young age, she won the Nebraska Young Author’s Award in the fourth grade and placed third in the state-wide competition in the fifth grade.Hill, Ruth (August 15, 2018). “Interview with Writer Christine Conradt”. Media from the Heart. Retrieved April 8, 2024. In junior high, her writing was published in a variety of magazines and poetry anthologies. In high school, she focused primarily on academics and took AP classes, making the Dean's List all four years before graduating Magna Cum Laude in 1992.Korbelik, Jeff (March 22, 2010). “Lincoln Native is writer of dozens of TV scripts”. Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved May 26, 2024. 
The following year, she moved to Los Angeles to study Screenwriting at the University of Southern California, the same school attended by acclaimed filmmakers George Lucas, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Robert Zemeckis, John Carpenter, Judd Apatow, John Singleton, Nahnatchka Kahn and Shonda Rhimes.Morris, Jeffrey Jr. “Who are some of the filmmakers to emerge from the USC?”. Quora. Retrieved April 9, 2024. There, she studied under successful screenwriters John Furia Jr.|John Furia Jr. and Stanley Ralph Ross. She also interned at Paramount Pictures, received a partial academic scholarship, and was the recipient of the Fox 2000 Fellowship and Marguerite Roberts Screenwriting Award.Korbelik, Jeff (March 22, 2010). “Lincoln Native is writer of dozens of TV scripts.” Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved May 26, 2024. She graduated with honors from USC in 1996.Film Courage (April 23, 2018). “First 6 Months of a Screenwriting Career by Christine Conradt”. YouTube. Retrieved on May 31, 2024.
In 2011, Conradt was accepted to graduate school at Boston University and earned her master's degree in Criminal Justice in order to, in her own words, “be the best crime writer I could be.”Foster, Allen (July 17, 2018). “A psycho boyfriend, murder, manipulation, and more: Susan Walters on Lifetime’s ‘Murdered at 17’”. Entertaining Options. Retrieved May 30, 2024. “Class of 2012: Christine Conradt”. Bostonia (Boston University’s Alumni Magazine). Retrieved on May 31, 2024.There she took classes in white-collar crime, victimology, and juvenile delinquency.EIN Presswire (March 20, 2023). “Interview with Christine Conradt”. KTLA5. Retrieved April 8, 2024. Her academic paper titled Theoretical Analysis of Online Auction Fraud: The Adrian Ghighina Case applied criminological theories including rational choice theory, Routine activity theory|routine activities theory, social learning theory, and differential reinforcement theory, to a case involving a cybercrime ring from Romania that was victimizing users of eBay and was published in volume 6 issue 1 of the International Journal of Cyber Criminology.Carra, Mallory (July 18, 2015). “Is 'The Bride He Bought Online' Based in Reality?”. Bustle. Retrieved April 9, 2024. “IJCC: January - July 2012 (Volume 6, Issue 1)”. International Journal of Cyber Criminology. Retrieved on May 31, 2024. 
==Career==
===1990s===
While at USC, Conradt worked at the YMCA as a lifeguard,Maximum Z (March 1, 2019). “Q&A with Christine Conradt”. Maximum Z Blog. Retrieved April 8, 2024. swim instructor, and fitness instructor. A few months after graduating, she left her job at The Warehouse and worked as an assistant in Facilities Management at Twentieth Century Fox lot.Dapo. “Interview With Christine Conradt”. IndieActivity. Retrieved April 9, 2024. After a brief stint, she left when she was offered a full-time position as Healthy Lifestyles Director at the YMCA.Film Courage (April 23, 2018). “From College Graduate to Professional Screenwriter - Christine Conradt FULL INTERVIEW”. YouTube. Retrieved on May 31, 2024. During this time, she was also hired to rewrite The Perfect Nanny a TV movie starring Bruce Boxleitner and Tracy Nelson.Conradt, Christine (June 14, 2023). “Your Value as a Screenwriter: How Much are You Worth?”. My Blank Page. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
===2000s===
A few years passed before Conradt was hired to write any more screenplays. Aside from providing script coverage part-time on weekends to a few production and distribution companies, Conradt continued to work at the YMCA and was subsequently promoted to Senior Program Director.Film Courage (April 23, 2018). “How I became a Professional Screenwriter by Christine Conradt”. YouTube. Retrieved on May 31, 2024. She worked there until she was offered a full-time position as a writer/editor for EEC International, writing English foreign language books for children and adults in South Korea.Maximum Z (March 1, 2019). “Q&A with Christine Conradt”. Maximum Z Blog. Retrieved April 8, 2024. 
While at EEC International, Conradt was hired to rewrite several more TV movies for Lifetime Network and within two years, left EEC International to write screenplays full time including Summer’s Moon,Robert Rich, William (September 1, 2012). “Interview with Christine Conradt”. Screenplay How To. Retrieved May 30, 2024. Korbelik, Jeff (March 22, 2010). “Christine’s Top 5”. Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved April 9, 2024. a horror film starring Ashley Greene distributed by Lionsgate, Hotel California starring Tyson Beckford and Erik Palladino, and Accused at 17 starring Nicole Gale Anderson in which Conradt also served as Associate Producer.Korbelik, Jeff (March 22, 2010). “Christine’s Top 5". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved May 26, 2024. 
In 2007, Christine wrote the screenplay for Hotel California which was an Official Selection at the 2008 of the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival and the 2008 Kansas International Film Festival even though the official theatrical release wasn't until 2010.Film Courage (April 23, 2028). “Every Screenwriter Has A Different Journey by Christine Conradt”. YouTube. Retrieved on May 31, 2024.
===2010s===
Conradt continued to write TV movies, most of which premiered on Lifetime Network. In 2015, she made her directorial debut on Flirting with Madness, a film starring Travis Hammer, Anne Winters, and Annalise Cochran which Conradt both wrote and directed for Lifetime.Wietecha, Marsha (April 20, 2018). “Interview with Christine Conradt Author and Screenwriter”. Born to Talk Radio Show. Retrieved April 9, 2024. 
In 2017, she directed Killer Mom for Lifetime“Interview with Christine Conradt - Screenwriter/Director/Producer with over 70 Produced Screenplays”. Scriptcake. Retrieved April 8, 2024., shot in Ottawa, Canada, and 12 Days of Giving, a holiday-themed romcom she also wrote and produced, starring David Blue and Ashley Jones which she convinced the executive producer to shoot in Fremont, Nebraska.(April 16, 2024). “Movies filmed in Fremont.” Fremont Tribune. Retrieved May 26, 2024. Real-McKeighan, Tammy (December 28, 2017). “Movie Filmed in Fremont makes no. 5 Spot on Top 10.” Fremont Tribune. Retrieved May 26, 2024. Real-McKeighan, Tammy (October 31, 2017). “Film shot in Fremont to air on UP Network.” Fremont Tribune. Retrieved May 26, 2024.Real-McKeighan, Tammy (February 17, 2017). “Producer, Director talk about movie filmed in Fremont.” Fremont Tribune. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
In 2018, Conradt wrote her first romcom for Hallmark titled Pearl in Paradise. The film shot in Fiji and starred Jill Wagner and Kristoffer Polaha.Hill, Ruth (August 15, 2018). “Interview with Writer Christine Conradt”. Media from the Heart. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
The previous year, Conradt pitched the idea of turning some of the Lifetime movies she'd written into books to producers Pierre David and Tom Berry, who were amenable to the idea.Moore, Delaine (January 29, 2014). “How My Book Became a Lifetime Movie”. Writers Weekly. Retrieved April 9, 2024. Petski, Denise (September 23, 2015). "Josie Bisset to Star in 'Pregnant at 17' on Lifetime”. Deadline. Retrieved April 9, 2024. Gabrish Conlan, Mark (June 5, 2017). “The Perfect Soulmate (Pierre David and Tom Berry Productions, N B Thrilling Films, Lifetime, 2017).” Movie Magg. Retrieved May 26, 2024. Conradt wrote a spec manuscript for Missing at 17 and submitted it to literary agent Ken Sherman whom she met at a writer’s conference in Los Angeles where they had both signed on as speakers. Sherman partnered with literary agent Katie Shea Boutillier at the Donald Maas Agency in Brooklyn, New York, and secured a publishing deal with HarperCollins to publish three YA novels based on three movies: Missing at 17, Pregnant at 17, and Murdered at 17. All three books were released one month apart in 2018.April 10, 2027. “Deal: Christine Conradt”. Donald Maass Literary Agency. Retrieved April 8, 2024. “Q&A: Katie Shea Boutillier of the Donald Maas Agency”. Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved April 8, 2024. 
===2020 - Present===
By 2020, Conradt had amassed 67 produced writing credits and 19 credits as Co-Producer or Executive Producer.“Author: Christine Conradt”. Epic Reads. Retrieved on May 31, 2024. In 2020, she wrote two more Christmas rom-coms for Hallmark titled On the 12th Date of ChristmasRaza, Cynthia (November 1, 2023). “Mallory Jansen and Tyler Hines Star in 'On the 12th Date of Christmas’“. Crown Media. Retrieved April 8, 2024. and A Little Christmas Charm.J, Ankita (November 10, 2023). "A Little Christmas Charm Filming Location”. A2Z Filming Location. Retrieved April 9, 2024. 
In 2021, she wrote As Luck Would Have It, filmed in IrelandWang, K.L. Connie (April 9, 2021). “Sneak Peek! Joanna Garcia Swisher and Allen Leech Make Their Hallmark Movie Debuts in As Luck Would Have It”. Parade. Retrieved August 14, 2024. and another Christmas TV movie titled Open By Christmas starring Alison Sweeney, both for Hallmark.Muzzi, Mia (December 20, 2021). “A Hallmark Christmas Movie: Behind the Scenes”. The Catalyst. Retrieved April 9, 2024. Lewis, Errol (November 12, 2021). "Alison Sweeney Back to Days of Our Lives”. Soap Opera Network. Retrieved April 9, 2024. Tait, Amelia (December 24, 2021). “Inside the Hallmark Channel: The Weird and Wonderful World of Made-For-TV Movies”. Empire. Retrieved on August 14, 2024.
In 2019, she produced The Nature of Romance and Love, Game, Match, both of which were licensed to Reel One Entertainment. Conradt directed both films.“Interview with Christine Conradt - Screenwriter/Director/Producer with over 70 Produced Screenplays”. Scriptcake. Retrieved April 8, 2024. 
In 2023, Conradt directed her third movie for Lifetime Network, titled Rooming with Danger, which was filmed in Los Angeles.Serrano, Patrick (March 29, 2023). “Rooming with Danger (2023 Lifetime)”. Lifetime Uncorked. Retrieved May 26, 2024. She was also tapped to write Tipline Murders: Dial 1 for Murder for Hallmark Movies & Mysteries which was released in 2024.Megan & Wendy. “Tipline Mysteries: Dial 1 for Murder for Hallmark Mystery”. Girls Gone Hallmark. Retrieved August 14, 2024. Wiggan, Alex. “What is Hallmark’s Tipline Mysteries: Dial 1 for Murder?” Basset Hound Distribution. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
== Personal Life ==
Conradt was born to Jerome and Mary Conradt. In 2013, Conradt met her husband, David Baker, and the couple wed in 2018.Korbelik, Jeff (December 1, 2017). “Nebraskan premieres holiday film on UP network.” Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
==Filmography==
Year	Title 	Director	Writer 	Producer 	Notes
2001	The Perfect Nanny 	Yes 	No 	No 	Thriller
2005	A Killer Upstairs 	Yes 	No 	No 	Thriller
2005	A Lovers Revenge 	Yes 	No 	No 	Thriller
2005	Partners 	Yes 	No 	No 	Crime drama (short)
2005	Ghetto Dawg 2 	Yes 	No 	No 	Crime drama
2006	Murder in My House 	Yes 	No 	No 	Thriller
2006	The Perfect Marriage 	Yes 	No 	No 	Thriller
2006	The Rival 	Yes 	No 	No 	Thriller
2007	Demons from Her Past 	Yes 	No 	No 	Thriller
2007	Like Mother, Like Daughter 	Yes 	No 	No 	Thriller
2007	Framed for Murder 	Yes 	No 	No 	Thriller
2007	‘Til Lies Do Us Part 	Yes 	No 	No 	Thriller
2007	Christie’s Revenge 	Yes 	No 	No 	Thriller
2007	My Daughter’s Secret 	Yes 	No 	No 	Thriller
2008	The Perfect Assistant 	Yes 	No 	No 	Thriller
2008	A Woman’s Rage 	Yes 	No 	No 	Thriller
2008	Maternal Obsession 	Yes 	No 	No 	Thriller
2008	A Teacher’s Crime 	Yes 	No 	No 	Thriller
2008	Dead at 17 	Yes 	No 	No 	Thriller
2008	Hotel California 	Yes 	No 	No 	Crime drama
2009	A Sister’s Secret 	Yes 	No 	No 	Thriller
2009	My Nanny’s Secret 	Yes 	No 	No 	Thriller
2009	Stripped Naked 	Yes 	No 	No 	Crime drama/comedy
2009	Summer’s Moon 	Yes 	No 	No 	Horror
2009	Accused at 17 	Yes 	No 	Associate Producer	Thriller
2010	Locked Away 	Yes 	No 	Associate Producer	Thriller
2010	The Boy She Met Online 	Yes 	No 	No 	Thriller
2010	The Perfect Teacher 	Yes 	No 	Executive Producer	Thriller
2010	My Family’s Secret 	Yes 	No 	No 	Thriller
2011	The Perfect Roommate 	Yes 	No 	No 	Thriller
2011	Secrets from Her Past 	Yes 	No 	No 	Thriller
2011	Betrayed at 17 	Yes 	Second Unit Director	Co-Producer 	Thriller
2012	Walking the Halls 	Yes 	No 	No 	Thriller
2012	Home Invasion 	Yes 	No 	Executive Producer	Thriller
2012	The Wife He Met Online 	Yes 	No 	Executive Producer	Thriller
2012	The Avenger 	Yes 	No 	Executive Producer	Thriller
2012	Stalked at 17 	Yes 	No 	No 	Thriller
2013	The Perfect Boss 	Yes 	No 	Executive Producer	Thriller
2013	Missing at 17 	Yes 	No 	Executive Producer	Thriller
2013	The Husband She Met Online 	Yes 	No 	Executive Producer	Thriller
2014	The Secret Sex Life of a Single Mom 	Yes 	No 	Executive Producer	Adaptation of book by the same title, drama
2014	The Mentor 	Yes 	No 	No 	Thriller
2014	Guilty at 17 	Yes 	No 	Executive Producer	Thriller
2015	My Life as a Dead Girl 	Yes 	No 	No 	Thriller
2015	Flirting with Madness (aka The Bride He Bought Online)	Yes 	Yes 	No 	Thriller
2015	The Perfect Girlfriend 	Yes 	No 	No 	Thriller
2016	Pregnant at 17 	Yes 	No 	Executive Producer	Thriller
2016	Mommy’s Little Girl 	Yes 	No 	Executive Producer	Thriller
2016	A Housekeeper’s Revenge 	Yes 	No 	Executive Producer	Thriller
2016	Boy in the Attic 	Yes 	No 	 	Thriller
2016	Inconceivable 	Yes 	No 	 	Thriller
2016	Monumental 	No 	No 	Co-Producer 	Drama
2017	Boyfriend Killer 	Yes 	No 	 	Thriller
2017	Mommy’s Little Boy 	Yes 	No 	Executive Producer	Thriller
2017	Girl Followed 	Yes 	No 	Executive Producer	Thriller
2017	The Psycho She Met Online 	Yes 	No 	 	Thriller
2017	Girlfriend Killer 	Yes 	No 	No 	Thriller
2017	Killer Mom 	No 	Yes 	No 	Thriller
2017	The Last Time 	Yes 	No 	No 	Science Fiction (short)
2017	12 Days of Giving 	Yes 	Yes 	Producer 	Holiday romcom
2018	Mommy’s Little Angel 	Yes 	 	 	Thriller
2018	Killer Island 	Yes 	No 	No 	Thriller
2018	A Night to Regret 	Yes 	No 	No 	Thriller
2018	Murdered at 17 	Yes 	No 	 	Thriller
2018	Zombie at 17 	Yes 	No 	Executive Producer	Thriller/horror
2018	Pearl in Paradise 	Yes 	No 	No 	Romcom
2018	Mommy’s Little Angel 	Yes 	No 	 	Thriller
2019	A Deadly Dance 	Yes 	No 	No 	Thriller
2019	When Vows Break 	Yes 	No 	 	Thriller
2019	Mommy’s Little Princess 	Yes 	No 	Executive Producer	Thriller
2019	My Mom’s Darkest Secrets 	Yes 	No 	No 	Thriller
2020	On the 12th Date of Christmas 	Yes 	No 	No 	Holiday romcom
2020	A Little Christmas Charm 	Yes 	No 	No 	Holiday romcom
2020	Obsession: Stalked by My Lover 	No 	No 	Executive Producer	Thriller
2020	Obsession: Escaping My Ex 	No 	No 	Executive Producer	Thriller
2020	Obsession: Her Final Vengeance 	No 	No 	Executive Producer	Thriller
2021	As Luck Would Have It 	Yes 	No 	No 	Romcom
2021	Dying to Marry Him 	Yes 	No 	No 	Thriller
2021	Open by Christmas 	Yes 	No 	No 	Holiday romcom
2021	Daddy’s Perfect Little Girl 	No 	No 	Executive Producer	Thriller
2021	Love, Game, Match (aka Putting Love to the Test) 	No 	Yes 	Producer 	Romcom
2021	Deadly Ride 	No 	Yes 	No 	Thriller
2022	The Nature of Romance 	No 	Yes 	Producer 	Romcom
2023	Rooming with Danger 	No 	Yes 	No 	Thriller
2024	Tipline Murders 	Yes 	No 	No 	Mystery
==Books==
Year	Title 	Publisher 	Genre
2018	Missing at 17 	HarperCollins	YA thriller
2018	Pregnant at 17	HarperCollins	YA thriller
2018	Murdered at 17	HarperCollins	YA thriller
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