Marc Rosen
Encyclopedia
Marc Rosen is an American film
and television producer
, best known for working on the Harry Potter film franchise and the television show Threshold
. He is the President of his Los Angeles based production company Georgeville Entertainment.
Dianne Feinstein
in Washington, D.C., and graduated with honors from Princeton University
with a B.A. in English Literature & Drama, with a Minor in French. He continues to be an annual guest lecturer at Princeton University with his "Hollywood 101" series of talks.
and Marc Rosen partnered to form Rosen-Obst Productions, a film and television production company. Georgeville Entertainment currently has feature film deals with a variety of Major Studios and other financiers, and a television deal at CBS/Paramount Television
, where they have successfully set up 14 scripted network and 6 cable shows in 2 years, setting a record.
Before joining Rosen-Obst, in May 2002 Rosen founded the Los Angeles branch of Heyday Films
, based at Warner Bros. He continues to produce a feature slate including: The Exec (director Chris Nolan
, written by Jonah Nolan
), Unique (director David Goyer), Yucatan (written by Paul Scheuring
, story by Steve McQueen
), The Odyssey, and the book series Here There Be Dragons
(with David Goyer), for which he developed the original book concept and outline with the author. Additionally, he is working with D.C. Comics on their properties DMZ, The Demon, and Orbiter. At Heyday, Rosen was also responsible for creating Heyday Films Television Division, which had a two-year exclusive deal at Warner Brothers Television, off the heels of his series Threshold on CBS.
Prior to Heyday, Rosen founded the feature film division of Landscape Entertainment and served there for a year before Landscape's merger with Artisan
. Exiting Landscape, Rosen put into place (with Société Générale
and Crédit Lyonnais
) a $500million film fund in partnership with Tribeca Films
and Vivendi-Universal, prior to Vivendi's collapse. Additionally taking the time to form his own shingle, Georgeville Entertainment, before joining Heyday, Rosen spent some time putting together indie efforts like The Dwarf, based on the Nobel Prize-winning novel, which is for 2009 production with David Gordon Green
(with Peter Dinklage
directing), Nike (starring Javier Bardem
), and the features listed above, on which he continues to serve as a Producer. Additionally, Rosen is still producing several films with David Heyman
, as well as his own projects currently in development.
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...
and television producer
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
, best known for working on the Harry Potter film franchise and the television show Threshold
Threshold (TV series)
Threshold was a science fiction drama television series that first aired on CBS in September 2005. Produced by Brannon Braga, David S. Goyer and David Heyman, the series focuses on a secret government project investigating the first contact with an extraterrestrial species.The series was first...
. He is the President of his Los Angeles based production company Georgeville Entertainment.
Early life
Before beginning his film career in 1998, Rosen worked on the staff of SenatorUnited States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
Dianne Feinstein
Dianne Feinstein
Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein is the senior U.S. Senator from California. A member of the Democratic Party, she has served in the Senate since 1992. She also served as 38th Mayor of San Francisco from 1978 to 1988....
in Washington, D.C., and graduated with honors from Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
with a B.A. in English Literature & Drama, with a Minor in French. He continues to be an annual guest lecturer at Princeton University with his "Hollywood 101" series of talks.
Career
In March 2007, veteran producer Lynda ObstLynda Obst
Lynda Rosen Obst is a feature film producer. She was born in New York and is a graduate of Pomona College in Claremont, CA. She worked as an editor at The New York Times before moving to Los Angeles with her then-husband David Obst...
and Marc Rosen partnered to form Rosen-Obst Productions, a film and television production company. Georgeville Entertainment currently has feature film deals with a variety of Major Studios and other financiers, and a television deal at CBS/Paramount Television
CBS Paramount Network Television
CBS Paramount Network Television was the main production arm of CBS Paramount Television, a division of CBS Corporation. It was known as Paramount Network Television and CBS Productions until 2006.It is now CBS Television Studios, starting in fall 2009....
, where they have successfully set up 14 scripted network and 6 cable shows in 2 years, setting a record.
Before joining Rosen-Obst, in May 2002 Rosen founded the Los Angeles branch of Heyday Films
Heyday Films
Heyday Films is a British film production company, founded by producer David Heyman in London, 1997.Its first feature film production was Ravenous, directed by Antonia Bird. It is most notable for producing the Harry Potter film series, based on the novels by J. K...
, based at Warner Bros. He continues to produce a feature slate including: The Exec (director Chris Nolan
Christopher Nolan
Christopher Jonathan James Nolan is a British-American film director, screenwriter and producer.He received serious notice after his second feature Memento , which he wrote and directed based on a story idea by his brother, Jonathan Nolan. Jonathan went to co-write later scripts with him,...
, written by Jonah Nolan
Jonathan Nolan
Jonathan "Jonah" Nolan is a British-American author and screenwriter. His short story "Memento Mori" was used by his brother, director Christopher Nolan, as the basis for the screenplay for the critically acclaimed film Memento. He has also co-written the screenplays for The Prestige and The Dark...
), Unique (director David Goyer), Yucatan (written by Paul Scheuring
Paul Scheuring
Paul T. Scheuring is an American screenwriter and director for films and television shows. His work includes the 2003 film A Man Apart and, more notably, the creation of the television drama Prison Break, for which he is also credited as an executive producer and Head Writer.-Biography:Scheuring...
, story by Steve McQueen
Steve McQueen
Terrence Steven "Steve" McQueen was an American movie actor. He was nicknamed "The King of Cool." His "anti-hero" persona, which he developed at the height of the Vietnam counterculture, made him one of the top box-office draws of the 1960s and 1970s. McQueen received an Academy Award nomination...
), The Odyssey, and the book series Here There Be Dragons
Here there be dragons
Here, There Be Dragons is a fantasy novel by James A. Owen. It is the first book in The Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica series...
(with David Goyer), for which he developed the original book concept and outline with the author. Additionally, he is working with D.C. Comics on their properties DMZ, The Demon, and Orbiter. At Heyday, Rosen was also responsible for creating Heyday Films Television Division, which had a two-year exclusive deal at Warner Brothers Television, off the heels of his series Threshold on CBS.
Prior to Heyday, Rosen founded the feature film division of Landscape Entertainment and served there for a year before Landscape's merger with Artisan
Artisan
An artisan is a skilled manual worker who makes items that may be functional or strictly decorative, including furniture, clothing, jewellery, household items, and tools...
. Exiting Landscape, Rosen put into place (with Société Générale
Société Générale
Société Générale S.A. is a large European Bank and a major Financial Services company that has a substantial global presence. Its registered office is on Boulevard Haussmann in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, while its head office is in the Tours Société Générale in the business district of La...
and Crédit Lyonnais
Crédit Lyonnais
Crédit Lyonnais is a historic French bank. In the early 1990s it was the largest French bank, majority state-owned at that point. Crédit Lyonnais was the subject of poor management during that period which almost led to its bankruptcy in 1993...
) a $500million film fund in partnership with Tribeca Films
Tribeca Film Festival
The Tribeca Film Festival is a film festival founded in 2002 by Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro and Craig Hatkoff in a response to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the consequent loss of vitality in the TriBeCa neighborhood in Lower Manhattan.The mission of the festival...
and Vivendi-Universal, prior to Vivendi's collapse. Additionally taking the time to form his own shingle, Georgeville Entertainment, before joining Heyday, Rosen spent some time putting together indie efforts like The Dwarf, based on the Nobel Prize-winning novel, which is for 2009 production with David Gordon Green
David Gordon Green
David Gordon Green is an American filmmaker. He has directed dramas such as George Washington, All the Real Girls, and Snow Angels, as well as the thriller Undertow, all of which he wrote or co-wrote...
(with Peter Dinklage
Peter Dinklage
Peter Dinklage is an American film, television and theater actor. Since his breakout role in the 2003 film The Station Agent, he has acted in Elf, Underdog, Find Me Guilty, the 2007 film Death at a Funeral and its 2010 remake, and The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian...
directing), Nike (starring Javier Bardem
Javier Bardem
Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem is a Spanish actor. In 2007 he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as sociopathic assassin Anton Chigurh in No Country for Old Men, and has also garnered critical acclaim for roles in films such as Jamón, jamón, Carne trémula, Boca a boca, Los...
), and the features listed above, on which he continues to serve as a Producer. Additionally, Rosen is still producing several films with David Heyman
David Heyman
David Jonathan Heyman is a British film producer and the founder of Heyday Films. He obtained the film rights to the Harry Potter series in 1999 and has produced all eight installments in the series of films.-Life and career:...
, as well as his own projects currently in development.