Arthur Cohn
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Arthur Cohn is a film producer
.
Six of his films have won the Academy Award for Best Documentary, and he was awarded the Guardian of Zion Award
in 2004. One of the awards was for French film Black and White in Color (1976) as producer.
His best-known non-documentary film is Il giardino dei Finzi-Contini (1970, directed by Vittorio De Sica
). His most recent film as producer is The Yellow Handkerchief
(2008). He also produced films by Kevin Macdonald
(One Day in September
) and Walter Salles
(Central do Brasil, Abril Despedaçado).
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
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Six of his films have won the Academy Award for Best Documentary, and he was awarded the Guardian of Zion Award
Guardian of Zion Award
The Guardian of Zion Award is an annual award given since 1997 to Jews who have been supportive of the State of Israel. It is awarded at the Ingeborg Rennert Center for Jerusalem Studies at Bar-Ilan University, where the prize recipient gives the keynote address....
in 2004. One of the awards was for French film Black and White in Color (1976) as producer.
His best-known non-documentary film is Il giardino dei Finzi-Contini (1970, directed by Vittorio De Sica
Vittorio de Sica
Vittorio De Sica was an Italian director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement....
). His most recent film as producer is The Yellow Handkerchief
The Yellow Handkerchief (2010 film)
The Yellow Handkerchief is a 2010 independent drama film. Set in the present-day southern United States, The Yellow Handkerchief stars William Hurt as Brett Hanson, an ex-convict who embarks on a road trip...
(2008). He also produced films by Kevin Macdonald
Kevin MacDonald (director)
Kevin Macdonald is a Scottish director, best known for his films One Day in September, State of Play, The Last King of Scotland and Touching the Void.-Personal life:...
(One Day in September
One Day in September
One Day in September is a 1999 documentary film directed by Kevin Macdonald examining the 5 September 1972 murder of 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany...
) and Walter Salles
Walter Salles
Walter Moreira Salles, Jr. is a Brazilian filmmaker and film producer of international prominence.-Life and career:Salles was born in Rio de Janeiro. He is the son of Elizinha Goncalves and Walter Moreira Salles, a Brazilian banker and ambassador, and the brother of João Moreira Salles, also a...
(Central do Brasil, Abril Despedaçado).