The Bear is an American production company and creative studio based in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 2007 by directors Ben Steinbauer and Berndt Mader, and as of 2022, its executive producer is Elizabeth Spiva. 
History.
After meeting at The University of Texas at Austin, Ben Steinbauer and Berndt Mader formed The Bear in 2007.
The company has produced the comedy documentary, Winnebago Man, (directed by Ben Steinbauer), Chop &amp; Steele (directed by Steinbauer and co-directed by Berndt Mader), Yeti's Soul of a City (directed by Berndt Mader), and the "C'Mon Ted!" political campaign ad (directed by Richard Linklater) 
In 2011, Steinbauer and Mader were selected to direct a segment of the feature film, "Slacker 2011", a remake of Richard Linklater's "Slacker (1990)" by 24 Austin-based filmmakers. The firm produced "5 Time Champion (2011)", starring Betty Buckley, Jon Gries, and Dana Wheeler-Nicholson. The film was written and directed by Mader and won the Target Filmmaker Award at the 2011 Dallas International Film Festival.
The firm co-produced the feature film "Prince Avalanche" (2013) directed by David Gordon Green, starring Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch. Also produced in 2013 was "Double Play (2013)" directed by Gabe Klinger, about the relationship between Richard Linklater and experimental filmmaker, James Benning.
In 2015, the firm produced "Booger Red" (2015) directed by Mader, starring Ornur Turkel and Marija Karan. The film won the Special Jury Prize at the 2016 Dallas International Film Festival.
The firm has produced short films "including Brute Force" (2012); "Bad Guy #2" (2014); "Calls To Okies: The Park Grubbs Story" (2015); "The Superlative Light" (2016); "Death Metal" (2016); "Slow To Show" (2016), directed by Steinbauer, which was acquired by The New York Times Op-Docs; and "Heroes From the Storm" (2017).
The Bear has created commercials for clients such as Budweiser, Capital One, RAM, Fritos, Whole Foods, Alfa Romeo, Crate &amp; Barrel, Dodge, Indeed, Yeti, and more.
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