Genuine Buck Film offers an unusual depth of development, production and postproduction experience to provide "concept-to-screen" services that are both creative and dependable.
Under the supervision of filmmaker Karina Friend Buck, GBF has written and/or produced hundreds of network episodes, pilots, MOWs, cable specials, electronic press kits, indie films, corporate videos, educational films and Internet sites.
OUR PRINCIPALS
Karina Friend Buck
Filmmaker Karina Friend Buck founded Genuine Buck Film in 1990 as a boutique production company specializing in high-quality "Making of" documentaries for the major film studios. Under the Genuine Buck banner, she has written, produced, directed and edited hundreds of behind-the-scenes documentaries, electronic press kits and cable specials. Her work is distinguished by its unusual depth, style and compelling story-telling.
Karina has been working in radio, television and film for over three decades, collecting a broad range of experience in both production and post. She was a pioneer of "Behind the Scenes" materials, editing many early film marketing featurettes including "Absence of Malice," and "The Breakfast Club." After a decade of staff jobs at KCET, Warner Bros. and Editel, she spent five seasons editing and associate producing a number of independent films and network dramas, including the music driven tv series, "Fame."
Today, Genuine Buck Film is recognized as one of Hollywood's premier providers of pre-release feature film programming and DVD bonus materials.
Karina is proud to be a new member of the board of The Live Arts Group, and has been an active mentor for the Fulfillment Fund since 2004.
Craig Buck
Craig Buck has been writing/producing network series, pilots, movies, miniseries and cable specials for more than three decades. In addition to dozens of produced television credits, he wrote the Oscar-nominated short film, "Overnight Sensation".
Craig has also written six nonfiction books and hundreds of articles for magazines and newspapers across the globe. Among his books, "Toxic Parents" (co-authored with Dr. Susan Forward) was #1 on the New York Times bestseller list for three months and is still in print after more than 15 years. His first book, "Betrayal of Innocence" was a revolutionary work on the subject of incest and, after 30 years in print and having been translated into more than a half-dozen languages, is still a primary source for university psychology courses, for therapists and for incest victims around the world.
Craig is also an Internet distance-learning pioneer, having co-created the Internet traffic school industry and having founded three successful distance-learning businesses.
He is currently working on an independent feature film for an Indo-American co-production.
Web designer Zoë Buck is getting her PhD in science education at UCSC. She graduated cum laude from Princeton University in 2008 with a degree in astrophysics. Sometimes she makes websites. Her website is here
