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Ms. Koch (pronounced Cook) is a third generation New Mexican bringing with her all that such longevity in a small place entails — intimate knowledge of the land and communities of New Mexico as well as its political intricacies. Her career in the film business began at the New Mexico Film Commission in 1978 but soon took her to Los Angeles. With a degree in Art History from the University of Colorado and a love of “Art” films, she gravitated toward auteur filmmakers.
Ms. Koch worked her way up the filmmaking food chain in her 20 plus years in the business, focusing on independent or independently minded films with budgets ranging from $200,000 to $30,000,000. She is a producer who knows the nuts and bolts of filmmaking process, serving as production manager and/or line producer on most of her projects. She is known for her ability to create a budget and stick to it, as well as an ability to manage personnel and the endless details of the filmmaking process with calm grace. Highlights of her career include Wim Wender's “Paris, Texas,” John Water's “Crybaby,” Jim Jarmusch's “Deadman” and Spike Jonze's “Adaptation.”
Ms. Koch recently completed “In From The Night”, a Hallmark Hall of Fame Movie of the week starring Marcia Gay Harden shot entirely on location in New Mexico. Currently in demand for her unique familiarity with New Mexico, Ms. Koch has consulted on numerous New Mexico feasibility studies for 20th Century Fox, Lion's Gate Films, Disney, HBO and TNT.
She is a longtime member of the Director's Guild of America, founding member of the College of Santa Fe's Girl's Film School, and current treasurer of New Mexico chapter of Women In Film.