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{{short description|American film director}}

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| birth_name = Harold David Cronk
| birth_name = Harold David Cronk
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|10|27}} <!--or {{Birth-date and age|Month DD, YYYY}} -->
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|10|27}} <!--or {{Birth-date and age|Month DD, YYYY}} -->
| birth_place = [[Reed City, Michigan]]
| birth_place = [[Reed City, Michigan]], U.S.
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| occupation = Director, Producer, Writer
| occupation = Director, producer, writer
| known_for = [[God's Not Dead (film)|''God's Not Dead'']]<br/> ''[[Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy]]''<br/>''[[Jerusalem Countdown]]''
| known_for = [[God's Not Dead (film)|''God's Not Dead'']]<br/> ''[[Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy]]''<br/>''[[Jerusalem Countdown]]''
| alma_mater = [[Central Michigan University]]
| alma_mater = [[Central Michigan University]]
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'''Harold David Cronk''' (born October 27, 1973) is an American writer, director, producer and founding partner in [[10 West Studios]] and EMC Productions. Cronk won the Best Director award at the [[Beverly Hills Film Festival|Beverly Hills International Film Festival]] in 2006.
'''Harold David Cronk''' (born October 27, 1973) is an American writer, director and producer best known for his work in [[Christian films]], and for being a founding partner in [[10 West Studios]] and EMC Productions. Cronk won the Best Director award at the [[Beverly Hills Film Festival|Beverly Hills International Film Festival]] in 2006. He is husband to Amy Cronk.


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
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Cronk taught high school Art courses and was voted Teacher of the Year, for two of his four years at [[Evart High School]].<ref name=Celeb/> When the [[Reed City, Michigan|Reed City]] elementary school hired another art teacher in 1998, Cronk made a point of introducing himself to the new-hire, Matthew Tailford. The two teachers found that they had a lot in common, both had participated in college athletics, both had studied sculpture and both had acting experience in school.<ref name=mynorth/>{{rp|2}}
Cronk taught high school Art courses and was voted Teacher of the Year, for two of his four years at [[Evart High School]].<ref name=Celeb/> When the [[Reed City, Michigan|Reed City]] elementary school hired another art teacher in 1998, Cronk made a point of introducing himself to the new-hire, Matthew Tailford. The two teachers found that they had a lot in common, both had participated in college athletics, both had studied sculpture and both had acting experience in school.<ref name=mynorth/>{{rp|2}}


{{Quote box |quote = Back then, Cronk concedes, “I didn’t even know people made livings as art directors.” To him, movies just appeared on the screen, almost magically. “I didn’t understand that it could take hundreds of people on a movie set to make it happen.” <ref name=mynorth/>{{rp|3}}
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In 2000, Tailford landed a job as the art director on a television pilot, ''Dear Doughboy''. Cronk and Tailford traveled to Los Angeles to work for the show.<ref name=mynorth/>{{rp|2}} The experience in Los Angeles motivated the pair to try their hand at producing Cronk's screenplays ''South Manitou'' and ''The Agent''. Using their own funds, Cronk and Tailford completed the ''South Manitou'' and ''The Agent'' projects and considered the life-experience as equivalent to [[film school]] coursework.<ref name=mynorth/>{{rp|3}} Upon completion, a film screening was set up by [[Compass College of Cinematic Arts]] with producer [[Ralph Winter (producer)|Ralph Winter]] in attendance. Winter enjoyed the film(s) and encouraged Cronk and Tailford to continue with film-making, buoyed by the reception of the work, Cronk moved to Los Angeles in the summer of 2004.<ref name=mynorth/>{{rp|3}} Within months of the relocation to Los Angeles, Cronk and Tailford found themselves on location in Ireland, working on the ''[[Secret of the Cave]]'' (2006), starring Kevin Novotny and [[Patrick Bergin]], with Cronk as [[Production Designer]] and Tailford as [[Art Director]].<ref name=Fandango/><ref name="Secret of the Cave"/> Other assignments followed, direction of a [[Magic Johnson Foundation]], [[Lincoln Navigator]] commercial starring [[Magic Johnson|Earvin “Magic” Johnson]]<ref name=Celeb/> and Cronk directed, [[Eve Ensler|Eve Ensler's]], ''[[The Vagina Monologues]]'', [[V-Day (movement)|Vday]] West (2006) at the [[Ivy Substation]] during this time period.<ref name=Celeb/>
In 2000, Tailford landed a job as the art director on a television pilot, ''Dear Doughboy''. Cronk and Tailford traveled to Los Angeles to work for the show.<ref name=mynorth/>{{rp|2}} The experience in Los Angeles motivated the pair to try their hand at producing Cronk's screenplays ''South Manitou'' and ''The Agent''. Using their own funds, Cronk and Tailford completed the ''South Manitou'' and ''The Agent'' projects and considered the life-experience as equivalent to [[film school]] coursework.<ref name=mynorth/>{{rp|3}} Upon completion, a film screening was set up by [[Compass College of Cinematic Arts]] with producer [[Ralph Winter (producer)|Ralph Winter]] in attendance. Winter enjoyed the film(s) and encouraged Cronk and Tailford to continue with film-making, buoyed by the reception of the work, Cronk moved to Los Angeles in the summer of 2004.<ref name=mynorth/>{{rp|3}} Within months of the relocation to Los Angeles, Cronk and Tailford found themselves on location in Ireland, working on the ''[[Secret of the Cave (2006 film)|Secret of the Cave]]'' (2006), starring Kevin Novotny and [[Patrick Bergin]], with Cronk as [[Production Designer]] and Tailford as [[Art Director]].<ref name=Fandango/><ref name="Secret of the Cave"/> Other assignments followed, direction of a [[Magic Johnson Foundation]], [[Lincoln Navigator]] commercial starring [[Magic Johnson|Earvin "Magic" Johnson]]<ref name=Celeb/> and Cronk directed, [[Eve Ensler|Eve Ensler's]], ''[[The Vagina Monologues]]'', [[V-Day (movement)|Vday]] West (2006) at the [[Ivy Substation]] during this time period.<ref name=Celeb/>


Cronk and Tailford also had greater ambitions to develop their own screenplays, Cronk found that he enjoyed directing and Tailford was interested in producing and acting. With some industry experience behind them, they returned to Michigan to create a ten-minute short, ''War Prayer'', based upon [[Mark Twain|Mark Twain's]] short story, ''[[The War Prayer]]'', a controversial war-story that was embargoed by ''[[Harper's Bazaar]]'', until six years after Twain's death.<ref name=MarkTwain/> A wind-damaged stand of pine trees near [[Evart, Michigan]] served as the set and battlefield props were fashioned from junkyard remnants.<ref name=mynorth/>{{rp|4}} After receiving several rejection notices from various film festivals, the ''War Prayer'' was accepted by the [[Beverly Hills Film Festival|Beverly Hills International Film Festival]], the festival's Best Director Award for 2006, going to Harold Cronk, came as "... a total shock."<ref name=mynorth/>{{rp|4}}<ref name="Canyon News"/>
Cronk and Tailford also had greater ambitions to develop their own screenplays, Cronk found that he enjoyed directing and Tailford was interested in producing and acting. With some industry experience behind them, they returned to Michigan to create a ten-minute short, ''War Prayer'', based upon [[Mark Twain|Mark Twain's]] short story, "[[The War Prayer]]", a controversial war-story that was embargoed by ''[[Harper's Bazaar]]'', until six years after Twain's death.<ref name=MarkTwain/> A wind-damaged stand of pine trees near [[Evart, Michigan]] served as the set and battlefield props were fashioned from junkyard remnants.<ref name=mynorth/>{{rp|4}} After receiving several rejection notices from various film festivals, the ''War Prayer'' was accepted by the [[Beverly Hills Film Festival|Beverly Hills International Film Festival]], the festival's Best Director Award for 2006, going to Harold Cronk, came as "... a total shock."<ref name=mynorth/>{{rp|4}}<ref name="Canyon News"/>


=== 10 West Studios ===
=== 10 West Studios ===
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== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
Cronk directed ''[[God's Not Dead (film)|God's Not Dead]]'', starring [[Kevin Sorbo]], [[David A.R. White]] and [[Willie Robertson]]. The film was Cronk's first significant box office opening, with a gross of $2.8 million on Friday (March 21, 2014),<ref name="Not Dead LATIMES"/> and $8.5 million for the weekend, in a limited 780 theater release.<ref name="Not Dead Box Office"/>
Cronk directed ''[[God's Not Dead (film)|God's Not Dead]]'', starring [[Kevin Sorbo]], [[David A. R. White]] and [[Willie Robertson]]. The film was Cronk's first significant box office opening, with a gross of $2.8 million on Friday (March 21, 2014),<ref name="Not Dead LATIMES"/> and $8.5 million for the weekend, in a limited 780 theater release.<ref name="Not Dead Box Office"/>
{{awards table}}
{{awards table}}
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| 2005 ||''Midnight Clear''|| Art Director|| style="font-size:75%;"|Jenkins Entertainment||
| 2005 ||''Midnight Clear''|| Art Director|| style="font-size:75%;"|Jenkins Entertainment||
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| 2005||''The Red Veil'' (short)|| Production Design|| style="font-size:75%;"|Under the Fog Productions||||
| 2005||''The Red Veil'' (short film) || Production Design|| style="font-size:75%;"|Under the Fog Productions||
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| 2005||''The Agent''|| Co-Director|| style="font-size:75%;"|Mendicant Pictures||<ref name=mynorth/>
| 2005||''The Agent'' (short film) || Co-Director|| style="font-size:75%;"|Mendicant Pictures||<ref name=mynorth/>
|-
|-
| 2006||''War Prayer''|| Director|| style="font-size:75%;"|10 West Productions||<ref name="Canyon News"/><ref name=10westAward/>
| 2006||''War Prayer'' (short film) || Director|| style="font-size:75%;"|10 West Productions||<ref name="Canyon News"/><ref name=10westAward/>
|-
|-
| 2006|| ''[[Secret of the Cave]]''|| Production Designer||style="font-size:75%;"|Carmel Entertainment, School of Visual Art and Design, Southern Adventist University||<ref name="Secret of the Cave"/>
| 2006|| ''[[Secret of the Cave (2006 film)|Secret of the Cave]]''|| Production Designer||style="font-size:75%;"|Carmel Entertainment, School of Visual Art and design, Southern Adventist University||<ref name="Secret of the Cave"/>
|-
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| 2010|| ''Tug''|| Set Decorator|| style="font-size:75%;"|Jumpstart Pictures, TicTock Studios||
| 2010|| ''Tug''|| Set Decorator|| style="font-size:75%;"|Jumpstart Pictures, TicTock Studios||
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| 2010|| [[What If... (film)|''What If...'']]|| Co-producer|| style="font-size:75%;"|Jenkins Film Group||
| 2010|| [[What If... (2010 film)|''What If...'']]|| Co-producer|| style="font-size:75%;"|Jenkins Film Group||
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| 2010
| 2010
| ''[[Christmas with a Capital C]]''|| Production Designer|| style="font-size:75%;"|Pure Flix Entertainment||<ref name=AllMovie/>
| ''[[Christmas with a Capital C]]''|| Production Designer|| style="font-size:75%;"|Pure Flix Entertainment||<ref name=AllMovie/>
|-
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| 2010|| ''Johnny''|| Associate Producer|| style="font-size:75%;"| 10 West Studios, Pure Flix Entertainment
| 2010|| ''Johnny''|| Associate Producer|| style="font-size:75%;"| 10 West Studios, Pure Flix Entertainment||
|-
|-
| 2011|| ''[[Return to the Hiding Place]]''|| Associate Producer|| style="font-size:75%;"| Spencer Productions, 10 West Studios||<ref name="Jerusalem and Hiding place"/>
| 2011|| ''[[Return to the Hiding Place]]''|| Associate Producer|| style="font-size:75%;"| Spencer Productions, 10 West Studios||<ref name="Jerusalem and Hiding place"/>
|-
|-
| 2011
| 2011
| [[Jerusalem Countdown (film)|''Jerusalem Countdown'']]|| Director, Screenwriter|| style="font-size:75%;"|10 West Studios, God & Country Entertainment, Pure Flix Ent||<ref name=AllMovie/><ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/>
| [[Jerusalem Countdown (film)|''Jerusalem Countdown'']]|| Director, screenwriter|| style="font-size:75%;"|10 West Studios, God & Country Entertainment, Pure Flix Ent||<ref name=AllMovie/><ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/>
|-
|-
| 2012|| ''[[Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy]]''|| Director, Screenwriter|| style="font-size:75%;"|10 West Studios, EMC Productions||<ref name=AllMovie/><ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/>
| 2012|| ''[[Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy]]''|| Director, screenwriter|| style="font-size:75%;"|10 West Studios, EMC Productions||<ref name=AllMovie/><ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/>
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| 2013|| ''Silver Bells'' ||Director ||style="font-size:75%;"|Filmed in Manistee, Grand Rapids and Ludington in March, 2013.
| 2013|| ''Silver Bells'' ||Director ||style="font-size:75%;"|Filmed in Manistee, Grand rapids and Ludington in March, 2013.||
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| 2014|| ''[[God's Not Dead (film)|God's Not Dead]]''|| Director|| style="font-size:75%;"| [[Pure Flix Entertainment]], Red Entertainment Group ||<ref name="Not Dead LATIMES" />
| 2014|| ''[[God's Not Dead (film)|God's Not Dead]]''|| Director|| style="font-size:75%;"| [[Pure Flix Entertainment]], Red Entertainment Group ||<ref name="Not Dead LATIMES" />
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| 2016|| ''[[God's Not Dead 2]]''|| Director|| style="font-size:75%;"| [[Pure Flix Entertainment]], Red Entertainment Group ||
| 2016|| ''[[God's Not Dead 2]]''|| Director|| style="font-size:75%;"| [[Pure Flix Entertainment]], Red Entertainment Group ||
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| 2017|| ''[[God Bless The Broken Road]]''|| Director and Writer|| style="font-size:75%;"| [[Pure Flix Entertainment]]||
| 2017|| ''[[God Bless the Broken Road]]''|| Director and writer|| style="font-size:75%;"| [[Freestyle Releasing]]||
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| 2018 || ''[[Unbroken: Path to Redemption]]'' || Director || style="font-size:75%;"| [[Pure Flix Entertainment]] ||
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{{Reflist |refs=
{{Reflist |refs=
<ref name=AllMovie>{{cite web|title=Harold Cronk on AllMovie|url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/harold-cronk-p524829|work=Credits|publisher=[[AllMovie]]|accessdate=23 February 2013}}</ref>
<ref name=AllMovie>{{cite web|title=Harold Cronk on AllMovie|url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/harold-cronk-p524829|work=Credits|publisher=[[AllMovie]]|access-date=23 February 2013}}</ref>


<ref name=10westAward>{{cite news|last=YUNG|first=KATHERINE|title=Manistee studio steals the show|url=http://www.wzzm13.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=115063|accessdate=23 February 2013|newspaper=[[Detroit Free Press]]|date=26 October 2009}}</ref>
<ref name=10westAward>{{cite news|last=YUNG|first=KATHERINE|title=Manistee studio steals the show|url=http://www.wzzm13.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=115063|access-date=23 February 2013|newspaper=[[Detroit Free Press]]|date=26 October 2009}}</ref>


<ref name=mynorth>{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Jeff|title=Two Filmmakers Bring Michigan Movie Industry to Manistee|url=http://www.mynorth.com/My-North/April-2010/Two-Filmmakers-Bring-Michigan-Movie-Industry-to-Manistee/index.php|accessdate=23 February 2013|newspaper=[[Traverse (magazine)]]|date=27 April 2010|pages=5|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100501114933/http://www.mynorth.com/My-North/April-2010/Two-Filmmakers-Bring-Michigan-Movie-Industry-to-Manistee/index.php|archivedate=1 May 2010|df=}}</ref>
<ref name=mynorth>{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Jeff|title=Two Filmmakers Bring Michigan Movie Industry to Manistee|url=http://www.mynorth.com/My-North/April-2010/Two-Filmmakers-Bring-Michigan-Movie-Industry-to-Manistee/index.php|access-date=23 February 2013|newspaper=[[Traverse (magazine)|Traverse]]|date=27 April 2010|pages=5|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100501114933/http://www.mynorth.com/My-North/April-2010/Two-Filmmakers-Bring-Michigan-Movie-Industry-to-Manistee/index.php|archive-date=1 May 2010}}</ref>


<ref name=Celeb>{{cite web|title=V-Day West LA 2006 Director Harold Cronk|url=http://www.celebrity-network.net/vday/vdaywestla/director.html|publisher=Celebrity-Network.net|accessdate=25 February 2013|year=2006}}</ref>
<ref name=Celeb>{{cite web|title=V-Day West LA 2006 Director Harold Cronk|url=http://www.celebrity-network.net/vday/vdaywestla/director.html|publisher=Celebrity-Network.net|access-date=25 February 2013|year=2006}}</ref>


<ref name="Canyon News">{{cite news|last=Guis|first=Dee|title=Beverly Hills Film Festival: And the Envelope Please...|url=http://www.canyon-news.com/artman/publish/article_4280.php|accessdate=25 February 2013|newspaper=[[Canyon News]]|date=16 April 2006|quote=Harold Cronk won the Best Director Award for War Prayer, an intense short film inspired by a Mark Twain story, proving that great art can come in small packages.}}</ref>
<ref name="Canyon News">{{cite news|last=Guis|first=Dee|title=Beverly Hills Film Festival: And the Envelope Please...|url=http://www.canyon-news.com/artman/publish/article_4280.php|access-date=25 February 2013|newspaper=[[Canyon News]]|date=16 April 2006|quote=Harold Cronk won the Best Director Award for War Prayer, an intense short film inspired by a Mark Twain story, proving that great art can come in small packages.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923060626/http://www.canyon-news.com/artman/publish/article_4280.php|archive-date=23 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>


<ref name="Secret of the Cave">{{cite web|title=Secret of the Cave (2006)|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/secret-of-the-cave-v393463|work=Overview|publisher=[[AllMovie]]|accessdate=25 February 2013}}</ref>
<ref name="Secret of the Cave">{{cite web|title=Secret of the Cave (2006)|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/secret-of-the-cave-v393463|work=Overview|publisher=[[AllMovie]]|access-date=25 February 2013}}</ref>


<ref name=Fandango>{{cite web|title=Harold Cronk|url=http://www.fandango.com/haroldcronk/filmography/p524829|work=Filmography|publisher=[[Fandango (ticket service)|Fandango]]|accessdate=25 February 2013}}</ref>
<ref name=Fandango>{{cite web|title=Harold Cronk|url=http://www.fandango.com/haroldcronk/filmography/p524829|work=Filmography|publisher=[[Fandango (ticket service)|Fandango]]|access-date=25 February 2013}}</ref>


<ref name=MarkTwain>{{cite news|last=Twain|first=Mark|title=The War Prayer|url=http://archive.lewrockwell.com/orig/twain1.html|accessdate=25 February 2013|newspaper=[[LewRockwell.com]]}}</ref>
<ref name=MarkTwain>{{cite news|last=Twain|first=Mark|title=The War Prayer|url=http://archive.lewrockwell.com/orig/twain1.html|access-date=25 February 2013|newspaper=[[LewRockwell.com]]}}</ref>


<ref name="Matson and Cronk Background">{{cite news|last=ALWAY|first=ROB|title=Scottville director nears completion of movie|url=http://www.masoncountypress.com/2012/01/19/scottville-director-nears-completion-of-movie/|accessdate=17 March 2013|newspaper=Mason County Press|date=19 January 2012|quote=Cronk wrote and directed the movie, which was filmed exclusively in Mason and Manistee counties.}}</ref>
<ref name="Matson and Cronk Background">{{cite news|last=ALWAY|first=ROB|title=Scottville director nears completion of movie|url=http://www.masoncountypress.com/2012/01/19/scottville-director-nears-completion-of-movie/|access-date=17 March 2013|newspaper=Mason County Press|date=19 January 2012|quote=Cronk wrote and directed the movie, which was filmed exclusively in Mason and Manistee counties.}}</ref>


<ref name="Mlive Interview">
<ref name="Mlive Interview">
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<ref name="Jerusalem and Hiding place">{{cite web|last=Boissoneau|first=Ross|title=Northern Michigan's Movie Moguls|url=http://www.tcbusinessnews.com/news/northern-michigan-acirc-s-movie-moguls|work=Vol. 16 - Number 12|publisher=Traverse City Business News|accessdate=17 March 2013|date=July 2010|quote=Right now, the duo has four films in various stages, from the completed What If starring Kevin Sorbo, to Jerusalem Countdown, which found the two back in California wrapping up production. The others are Johnny and A Return to the Hiding Place.|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100829034737/http://www.tcbusinessnews.com/news/northern-michigan-acirc-s-movie-moguls|archivedate=29 August 2010|df=}}</ref>
<ref name="Jerusalem and Hiding place">{{cite web|last=Boissoneau|first=Ross|title=Northern Michigan's Movie Moguls|url=http://www.tcbusinessnews.com/news/northern-michigan-acirc-s-movie-moguls|work=Vol. 16 - Number 12|publisher=Traverse City Business News|access-date=17 March 2013|date=July 2010|quote=Right now, the duo has four films in various stages, from the completed What If starring Kevin Sorbo, to Jerusalem Countdown, which found the two back in California wrapping up production. The others are Johnny and A Return to the Hiding Place.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100829034737/http://www.tcbusinessnews.com/news/northern-michigan-acirc-s-movie-moguls|archive-date=29 August 2010}}</ref>


<ref name=ReelChicago>{{cite web|last=Ratny|first=Ruth L.|authorlink=Ruth L. Ratny|title=10 West Studios ready for business in Manistee|url=http://www.reelchicago.com/article/10-west-studios-ready-business-manistee|accessdate=5 March 2013|publisher=ReelChicago.com|date=30 March 2009}}</ref>
<ref name=ReelChicago>{{cite web|last=Ratny|first=Ruth L.|authorlink=Ruth L. Ratny|title=10 West Studios ready for business in Manistee|url=http://www.reelchicago.com/article/10-west-studios-ready-business-manistee|access-date=5 March 2013|publisher=ReelChicago.com|date=30 March 2009}}</ref>


<ref name="Rotten Tomatoes">{{cite web|title=Harold Cronk|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/harold_cronk/|publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|accessdate=25 May 2013}}</ref>
<ref name="Rotten Tomatoes">{{cite web|title=Harold Cronk|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/harold_cronk/|publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=25 May 2013}}</ref>


<ref name="Not Dead LATIMES">{{cite web|last=King|first=Susan
<ref name="Not Dead LATIMES">{{cite web|last=King|first=Susan
|title=The religious drama 'God's Not Dead' surprises at box office
|title=The religious drama 'God's Not Dead' surprises at box office
|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-the-religious-drama-gods-not-dead-surprises-at-box-office-20140322,0,4526149.story#axzz2x5ECsSeR
|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-the-religious-drama-gods-not-dead-surprises-at-box-office-20140322,0,4526149.story#axzz2x5ECsSeR
|work=Movies Now|publisher=[[The Los Angeles Times]]
|work=Movies Now|publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]]
|accessdate=26 March 2014
|access-date=26 March 2014
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326162518/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-the-religious-drama-gods-not-dead-surprises-at-box-office-20140322,0,4526149.story#axzz2x5pvNuZ9
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326162518/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-the-religious-drama-gods-not-dead-surprises-at-box-office-20140322,0,4526149.story#axzz2x5pvNuZ9
|archivedate=26 March 2014|date=22 March 2014
|archive-date=26 March 2014|date=22 March 2014
|quote=Directed by Harold Cronk ("The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Treasure"), "God's Not Dead" revolves around a Christian college student (Shane Harper) who finds his faith challenged by a philosophy professor (Kevin Sorbo of "Hercules" fame)...}}</ref>
|quote=Directed by Harold Cronk ("The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Treasure"), "God's Not Dead" revolves around a Christian college student (Shane Harper) who finds his faith challenged by a philosophy professor (Kevin Sorbo of "Hercules" fame)...}}</ref>


<ref name="Not Dead Box Office">{{cite web|last=Cunningham|first=Todd|title=‘Divergent’ Scores $56 Million Box-Office Opening, ‘A’ CinemaScore – And a Franchise Is Born (Video)|url=http://www.thewrap.com/divergent-box-office-shailene-woodley-theo-james-franchise-born|publisher=[[The Wrap]]|accessdate=26 March 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326163957/http://www.thewrap.com/divergent-box-office-shailene-woodley-theo-james-franchise-born|archivedate=26 March 2014|date=23 March 2014|quote=The independent faith-based movie “God's Not Dead” finished a surprising fifth, taking in $8.5 million from just 780 screens...}}</ref>
<ref name="Not Dead Box Office">{{cite web|last=Cunningham|first=Todd|title='Divergent' Scores $56 Million Box-Office Opening, 'A' CinemaScore – And a Franchise Is Born (Video)|url=http://www.thewrap.com/divergent-box-office-shailene-woodley-theo-james-franchise-born|publisher=[[The Wrap]]|access-date=26 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326163957/http://www.thewrap.com/divergent-box-office-shailene-woodley-theo-james-franchise-born|archive-date=26 March 2014|date=23 March 2014|quote=The independent faith-based movie “God's Not Dead” finished a surprising fifth, taking in $8.5 million from just 780 screens...}}</ref>


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== External links ==
== External links ==


* {{Official website|http://www.10weststudios.com/|format=flash}}
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Harold Cronk
Born
Harold David Cronk

(1973-10-27) October 27, 1973 (age 50)
Reed City, Michigan, U.S.
Alma materCentral Michigan University
Occupation(s)Director, producer, writer
Known forGod's Not Dead
Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy
Jerusalem Countdown

Harold David Cronk (born October 27, 1973) is an American writer, director and producer best known for his work in Christian films, and for being a founding partner in 10 West Studios and EMC Productions. Cronk won the Best Director award at the Beverly Hills International Film Festival in 2006. He is husband to Amy Cronk.

Early life[edit]

Born in Reed City, Michigan, Cronk went to school in the Baldwin School District until about sixth grade. He then attended school in Scottville, Michigan, where he was active in the Theatre department, and graduated from Mason County Central High School in 1993.[1][2] Cronk graduated from Central Michigan University in 1998, with a Bachelor of Science in Art and K-12 Education.[1][2]

Career[edit]

Cronk taught high school Art courses and was voted Teacher of the Year, for two of his four years at Evart High School.[3] When the Reed City elementary school hired another art teacher in 1998, Cronk made a point of introducing himself to the new-hire, Matthew Tailford. The two teachers found that they had a lot in common, both had participated in college athletics, both had studied sculpture and both had acting experience in school.[4]: 2 

Back then, Cronk concedes, "I didn't even know people made livings as art directors." To him, movies just appeared on the screen, almost magically. "I didn't understand that it could take hundreds of people on a movie set to make it happen."[4]: 3 

"Two Filmmakers Bring Michigan Movie Industry to Manistee", by Jeff Smith, April 27, 2010

In 2000, Tailford landed a job as the art director on a television pilot, Dear Doughboy. Cronk and Tailford traveled to Los Angeles to work for the show.[4]: 2  The experience in Los Angeles motivated the pair to try their hand at producing Cronk's screenplays South Manitou and The Agent. Using their own funds, Cronk and Tailford completed the South Manitou and The Agent projects and considered the life-experience as equivalent to film school coursework.[4]: 3  Upon completion, a film screening was set up by Compass College of Cinematic Arts with producer Ralph Winter in attendance. Winter enjoyed the film(s) and encouraged Cronk and Tailford to continue with film-making, buoyed by the reception of the work, Cronk moved to Los Angeles in the summer of 2004.[4]: 3  Within months of the relocation to Los Angeles, Cronk and Tailford found themselves on location in Ireland, working on the Secret of the Cave (2006), starring Kevin Novotny and Patrick Bergin, with Cronk as Production Designer and Tailford as Art Director.[5][6] Other assignments followed, direction of a Magic Johnson Foundation, Lincoln Navigator commercial starring Earvin "Magic" Johnson[3] and Cronk directed, Eve Ensler's, The Vagina Monologues, Vday West (2006) at the Ivy Substation during this time period.[3]

Cronk and Tailford also had greater ambitions to develop their own screenplays, Cronk found that he enjoyed directing and Tailford was interested in producing and acting. With some industry experience behind them, they returned to Michigan to create a ten-minute short, War Prayer, based upon Mark Twain's short story, "The War Prayer", a controversial war-story that was embargoed by Harper's Bazaar, until six years after Twain's death.[7] A wind-damaged stand of pine trees near Evart, Michigan served as the set and battlefield props were fashioned from junkyard remnants.[4]: 4  After receiving several rejection notices from various film festivals, the War Prayer was accepted by the Beverly Hills International Film Festival, the festival's Best Director Award for 2006, going to Harold Cronk, came as "... a total shock."[4]: 4 [8]

10 West Studios[edit]

Cronk is currently the CEO of 10 West Studios. His win for Best Director at the Beverly Hills Film Festival resulted in a three-picture deal with Origin Entertainment for the studio.[9] Cronk had already spent a year and a half on his screenplay, set in West Michigan, Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy, a children's comedy adventure film.[1][2][4][10]

Filmography[edit]

Cronk directed God's Not Dead, starring Kevin Sorbo, David A. R. White and Willie Robertson. The film was Cronk's first significant box office opening, with a gross of $2.8 million on Friday (March 21, 2014),[11] and $8.5 million for the weekend, in a limited 780 theater release.[12]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2006 War Prayer Best Director, Beverly Hills Film Festival[8][10] Won
Year Film Role Notes Reference
2005 Midnight Clear Art Director Jenkins Entertainment
2005 The Red Veil (short film) Production Design Under the Fog Productions
2005 The Agent (short film) Co-Director Mendicant Pictures [4]
2006 War Prayer (short film) Director 10 West Productions [8][10]
2006 Secret of the Cave Production Designer Carmel Entertainment, School of Visual Art and design, Southern Adventist University [6]
2010 Tug Set Decorator Jumpstart Pictures, TicTock Studios
2010 What If... Co-producer Jenkins Film Group
2010 Christmas with a Capital C Production Designer Pure Flix Entertainment [13]
2010 Johnny Associate Producer 10 West Studios, Pure Flix Entertainment
2011 Return to the Hiding Place Associate Producer Spencer Productions, 10 West Studios [14]
2011 Jerusalem Countdown Director, screenwriter 10 West Studios, God & Country Entertainment, Pure Flix Ent [13][15]
2012 Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy Director, screenwriter 10 West Studios, EMC Productions [13][15]
2013 Silver Bells Director Filmed in Manistee, Grand rapids and Ludington in March, 2013.
2014 God's Not Dead Director Pure Flix Entertainment, Red Entertainment Group [11]
2016 God's Not Dead 2 Director Pure Flix Entertainment, Red Entertainment Group
2017 God Bless the Broken Road Director and writer Freestyle Releasing
2018 Unbroken: Path to Redemption Director Pure Flix Entertainment

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Harold Cronk, Paula Homes-Greely (9 March 2009). Newsmaker: Harold Cronk, filmmaker (MP3) (Radio broadcast). Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  2. ^ a b c ALWAY, ROB (19 January 2012). "Scottville director nears completion of movie". Mason County Press. Retrieved 17 March 2013. Cronk wrote and directed the movie, which was filmed exclusively in Mason and Manistee counties.
  3. ^ a b c "V-Day West LA 2006 Director Harold Cronk". Celebrity-Network.net. 2006. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Smith, Jeff (27 April 2010). "Two Filmmakers Bring Michigan Movie Industry to Manistee". Traverse. p. 5. Archived from the original on 1 May 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  5. ^ "Harold Cronk". Filmography. Fandango. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Secret of the Cave (2006)". Overview. AllMovie. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  7. ^ Twain, Mark. "The War Prayer". LewRockwell.com. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  8. ^ a b c Guis, Dee (16 April 2006). "Beverly Hills Film Festival: And the Envelope Please..." Canyon News. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2013. Harold Cronk won the Best Director Award for War Prayer, an intense short film inspired by a Mark Twain story, proving that great art can come in small packages.
  9. ^ Ratny, Ruth L. (30 March 2009). "10 West Studios ready for business in Manistee". ReelChicago.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  10. ^ a b c YUNG, KATHERINE (26 October 2009). "Manistee studio steals the show". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  11. ^ a b King, Susan (22 March 2014). "The religious drama 'God's Not Dead' surprises at box office". Movies Now. Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014. Directed by Harold Cronk ("The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Treasure"), "God's Not Dead" revolves around a Christian college student (Shane Harper) who finds his faith challenged by a philosophy professor (Kevin Sorbo of "Hercules" fame)...
  12. ^ Cunningham, Todd (23 March 2014). "'Divergent' Scores $56 Million Box-Office Opening, 'A' CinemaScore – And a Franchise Is Born (Video)". The Wrap. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014. The independent faith-based movie "God's Not Dead" finished a surprising fifth, taking in $8.5 million from just 780 screens...
  13. ^ a b c "Harold Cronk on AllMovie". Credits. AllMovie. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  14. ^ Boissoneau, Ross (July 2010). "Northern Michigan's Movie Moguls". Vol. 16 - Number 12. Traverse City Business News. Archived from the original on 29 August 2010. Retrieved 17 March 2013. Right now, the duo has four films in various stages, from the completed What If starring Kevin Sorbo, to Jerusalem Countdown, which found the two back in California wrapping up production. The others are Johnny and A Return to the Hiding Place.
  15. ^ a b "Harold Cronk". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 25 May 2013.

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