Michel Shane
Encyclopedia
Michel Shane is a film producer
and co-founder of Hand Picked Films. He is best known for producing I, Robot
and Catch Me If You Can
.
, Quebec
, Canada
, the son of Sheldon Gerald Shane, an industrial psychologist and psycho-therapist, and Vivien Ray (Shane), a Belgian World War II refugee who moved to New York at the age of nine. He also has a younger brother, Reid Shane, who is also a producer. Michel Shane now lives in Los Angeles
, California
, and is currently married with three daughters.
Since his father is Canadian, and his mother American, Michel Shane has dual Canadian-American citizenship.
's "Death of a Salesman
." Then, at age 17, he picked up a job as a page with CFCF, a local television network, followed by an internship at Columbia Pictures Television
. In 1980, after graduating with a degree in Communication and Marketing from McGill University
, he moved to Lansing, Michigan, to seek a degree in Entertainment Law at Cooley Law School. After two years, however, he left Cooley to enter the newly developing video industry.
In 1982, in an effort to study the emerging market, Shane attended a conference on the future of video in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he was mistaken as an industry expert by a local news affiliate. With this small break, he was able to develop connections and start MKS, an independent video distribution company, which at the beginning sold "How To" videos from the trunk of his car. Two years later, Shane turned MKS into the Prolusion Group with the help of a few business partners, and began to travel internationally purchasing new titles at film festivals he attended.
Leaving Prolusion in 1987, Michel Shane began working in television distribution on his own, and started consulting work in Hollywood. During the next several years he produced “Return to the Titanic Live” and “Dracula Live From Transylvania” for television networks in Canada, and acquired the rights to the book, “Catch Me If You Can
.”
In 2005, Michel Shane founded Hand Picked Films, an independent film and television production company, with business partner Anthony Romano. Romano is in charge of television production, and Michel Shane film production. Based out of both Los Angeles and Montreal, Hand Picked has established itself as an international production company, recently producing films in Brazil, Italy, Croatia, India, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand.
Michel Shane also teaches film finance and production classes at UCLA and is a touring lecturer on independent film financing. He is a motivational speaker too.
Since 2004, no Michel Shane production has actually been widely released domestically with the exception of "Hound-dog" which grossed a total of $131,984.
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 co-founder of Hand Picked Films. He is best known for producing I, Robot
I, Robot (film)
I, Robot is a 2004 science-fiction action film directed by Alex Proyas. The screenplay was written by Jeff Vintar, Akiva Goldsman and Hillary Seitz, and is very loosely based on Isaac Asimov's short-story collection of the same name. Will Smith stars in the lead role of the film as Detective Del...
and Catch Me If You Can
Catch Me If You Can
Catch Me If You Can is a 2002 American biographical comedy-drama film based on the life of Frank Abagnale Jr., who, before his 19th birthday, successfully performed cons worth millions of dollars by posing as a Pan American World Airways pilot, a Georgia doctor, and a Louisiana parish prosecutor...
.
Personal life
Michel Shane was born in MontrealMontreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, the son of Sheldon Gerald Shane, an industrial psychologist and psycho-therapist, and Vivien Ray (Shane), a Belgian World War II refugee who moved to New York at the age of nine. He also has a younger brother, Reid Shane, who is also a producer. Michel Shane now lives in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, and is currently married with three daughters.
Since his father is Canadian, and his mother American, Michel Shane has dual Canadian-American citizenship.
Career
Michel Shane got his first taste of the movie business in high school when he directed and produced a video short of Arthur MillerArthur Miller
Arthur Asher Miller was an American playwright and essayist. He was a prominent figure in American theatre, writing dramas that include plays such as All My Sons , Death of a Salesman , The Crucible , and A View from the Bridge .Miller was often in the public eye,...
's "Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman is a 1949 play written by American playwright Arthur Miller. It was the recipient of the 1949 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best Play. Premiered at the Morosco Theatre in February 1949, the original production ran for a total of 742 performances.-Plot :Willy Loman...
." Then, at age 17, he picked up a job as a page with CFCF, a local television network, followed by an internship at Columbia Pictures Television
Columbia Pictures Television
Columbia Pictures Television was the second name of the Columbia Pictures television division Screen Gems . The studio changed its name on September 4, 1974.-1974-1982:...
. In 1980, after graduating with a degree in Communication and Marketing from McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
, he moved to Lansing, Michigan, to seek a degree in Entertainment Law at Cooley Law School. After two years, however, he left Cooley to enter the newly developing video industry.
In 1982, in an effort to study the emerging market, Shane attended a conference on the future of video in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he was mistaken as an industry expert by a local news affiliate. With this small break, he was able to develop connections and start MKS, an independent video distribution company, which at the beginning sold "How To" videos from the trunk of his car. Two years later, Shane turned MKS into the Prolusion Group with the help of a few business partners, and began to travel internationally purchasing new titles at film festivals he attended.
Leaving Prolusion in 1987, Michel Shane began working in television distribution on his own, and started consulting work in Hollywood. During the next several years he produced “Return to the Titanic Live” and “Dracula Live From Transylvania” for television networks in Canada, and acquired the rights to the book, “Catch Me If You Can
Catch Me if You Can (autobiography)
Catch Me if You Can is Frank Abagnale Jr.'s autobiography, written with the help of Stan Redding.- Plot summary :The book is the autobiography of Frank Abagnale Jr., who was one of the most famous con-artists in the 20th Century. It is written in the first person and describes how he cashed $2.5...
.”
In 2005, Michel Shane founded Hand Picked Films, an independent film and television production company, with business partner Anthony Romano. Romano is in charge of television production, and Michel Shane film production. Based out of both Los Angeles and Montreal, Hand Picked has established itself as an international production company, recently producing films in Brazil, Italy, Croatia, India, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand.
Michel Shane also teaches film finance and production classes at UCLA and is a touring lecturer on independent film financing. He is a motivational speaker too.
Since 2004, no Michel Shane production has actually been widely released domestically with the exception of "Hound-dog" which grossed a total of $131,984.
Film
- A Christmas Story at the Vatican (1991) (producer)
- Rennie's Landing (2001) (producer)
- Catch Me If You CanCatch Me If You CanCatch Me If You Can is a 2002 American biographical comedy-drama film based on the life of Frank Abagnale Jr., who, before his 19th birthday, successfully performed cons worth millions of dollars by posing as a Pan American World Airways pilot, a Georgia doctor, and a Louisiana parish prosecutor...
(2002) (executive producer) - NorthforkNorthforkNorthfork is a 2003 film directed by Michael Polish and written by Michael and Mark Polish. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2003 and later received a limited release in the United States on July 11, 2003. The film stars James Woods, Nick Nolte, Daryl Hannah, Anthony...
(2003) (executive producer) - I, RobotI, Robot (film)I, Robot is a 2004 science-fiction action film directed by Alex Proyas. The screenplay was written by Jeff Vintar, Akiva Goldsman and Hillary Seitz, and is very loosely based on Isaac Asimov's short-story collection of the same name. Will Smith stars in the lead role of the film as Detective Del...
(2004) (executive producer) - Statistics (2006) (executive producer)
- Hounddog (2007) (executive producer)
- Badland (2007) (executive producer)
- Buff Enough (2009) (producer and executive producer)
- Not Another Not Another Movie (2009) (executive producer)
- Blood: A Butcher's Tale (2009) (executive producer)
- Ashes to Ashes (2010 film) (2010) (producer)
- Vivaldi (2010) (producer)
- Silver Cord (2010) (producer)
- Buddha (2010) (executive producer)
- A Girl and a Gun (2010) (executive producer)
- Who Is Brad Lenz? (2010) (producer)
- Butterflies & Lightning (2011) (producer)
- Cradlewood (2011) (producer)
TV
- Return to the Titanic Live (1988) (producer)
- Dracula Live From Transylvania (1989) (producer)
- Dr. 90210Dr. 90210Dr. 90210 is an American reality television series focusing on plastic surgery in the wealthy suburb of Beverly Hills in Los Angeles, Southern California. The series began its run in 2004. Dr...
(2007) (actor)
External links
- www.michel-shane.net
- Michel Shane (producer) at the Internet Movie Database