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Sid Ganis

Sidney (Sid) Ganis (born January 8, 1940) is an American motion picture executive and producer who has produced such films as Big Daddy, Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, Mr. Deeds, The Master of Disguise and Akeelah and the Bee, Bang: The Bert Berns Story and Olympia.

Sid Ganis
Ganis in 2018
Born
Sidney Ganis

(1940-01-08) January 8, 1940 (age 84)
Years active1959–present
AwardsOutstanding Informational Special
1982 The Making of Raiders of the Lost Ark

On August 23, 2005, Ganis was elected President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, serving a total of four consecutive one–year terms.[1]

Prior to these roles, Ganis participated in a multitude of organizations including: serving on the board of directors at Marvel Entertainment for ten years until its sale to Disney in 2009,[2] Center Theater Group from 1989 to 1995, Direct Sports Network (formerly DeskSite) as well as on the Boards of Film Independent,[1] SF FILM,[3] the Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive (Bay Area), and various film festivals and film organizations around the country. He currently serves as vice president of The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.[4]

Early life edit

Ganis was born in Brooklyn, New York. He is of Greek Jewish descent, from the city of Ioannina, in northwest Greece.[5]

Career edit

Ganis was exposed to the world of entertainment when he worked as an office boy for theatrical publicists Lee Solters and Harvey Sabinson. This led him to a film career in marketing and publicity at several studios, including 20th Century Fox, Columbia Pictures, Seven Arts and Warner Bros.[6] He eventually joined Lucasfilm, where he served as Senior Vice President for several years. There he was responsible for marketing The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi and the first two installments of the Indiana Jones tetralogy.

In 1986, Ganis joined Paramount Pictures and eventually would become president of the Motion Picture Group, where he helped launch Top Gun and Fatal Attraction.[6] As president, he oversaw the development and production of the worldwide hit Ghost, and bought the underlying rights to Forrest Gump, which would go on to become one of Paramount's biggest hits—both financially and critically—of all time.[7]

After leaving Paramount in 1990, Ganis became president of marketing and distribution at Columbia Pictures. He was eventually made vice chairman of the studio. In 1996, he stepped down to produce via his independent production company, Out of the Blue... Entertainment. Under this company, Ganis co-executive produced ABC's Pan Am (2011–12) along with his wife, Nancy Hult Ganis, a fellow film and TV producer who developed and executive produced the series.

Ganis has been working extensively in China with the Chinese government on various film projects. He is co-founder and Chairman of Jiaflix Enterprises, a US company with a long-term exclusive arrangement with the China Movie Channel and the website 1905, both under SAPPRFT (SARFT).[2] He was an Honorary Chairman of Wuxi Studios, located near Shanghai. Notably, Jiaflix was an important part of the record-breaking success of Transformers: Age of Extinction in China for Paramount Pictures, surpassing the previous box office record of Avatar.[8] Currently he is producing the feature film SHADOW SONG with partners at The H Collective Holdings in Los Angeles. Shadow Song is based on the short film A Children's Song which he produced in 2015.[9]

References edit

  1. ^ a b . Archived from the original on April 11, 2012. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  2. ^ a b admin. "Sid Ganis". www.visualeffectssociety.com. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  3. ^ "San Francisco Film Society Announces First Annual Fall Celebration Honoring 'Fruitvale Station,' 'Her,' 'Nebraska' and 'The Square'". SFFILM. October 22, 2013. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  4. ^ Hammond, Pete; Hipes, Patrick (August 7, 2019). "Motion Picture Academy Elects Casting Director David Rubin Its New President". Deadline. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  5. ^ "Sid Ganis, Brooklyn-born grandson of immigrants from Ioannina at the helm of the Academy" October 21, 2009
  6. ^ a b "Sid Ganis | Biography and Filmography | 1940". Hollywood.com. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  7. ^ "Forrest Gump (1994) - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  8. ^ "Autobot$ Rule: Why Transformers 4 Is China's Box Office Champ". NPR.org. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  9. ^ Kay, Jeremy (April 12, 2019). "Out of the Blue Entertainment, The H Collective to adapt short 'A Children's Song'". Screen. Retrieved April 15, 2020.

External links edit

  • Sid Ganis at IMDb
  • Interview with Sid Ganis
Non-profit organization positions
Preceded by President of Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences
2005–2009
Succeeded by

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Sidney Sid Ganis born January 8 1940 is an American motion picture executive and producer who has produced such films as Big Daddy Deuce Bigalow Male Gigolo Mr Deeds The Master of Disguise and Akeelah and the Bee Bang The Bert Berns Story and Olympia Sid GanisGanis in 2018BornSidney Ganis 1940 01 08 January 8 1940 age 84 New York City U SYears active1959 presentAwardsOutstanding Informational Special1982 The Making of Raiders of the Lost ArkOn August 23 2005 Ganis was elected President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences serving a total of four consecutive one year terms 1 Prior to these roles Ganis participated in a multitude of organizations including serving on the board of directors at Marvel Entertainment for ten years until its sale to Disney in 2009 2 Center Theater Group from 1989 to 1995 Direct Sports Network formerly DeskSite as well as on the Boards of Film Independent 1 SF FILM 3 the Berkeley Art Museum Pacific Film Archive Bay Area and various film festivals and film organizations around the country He currently serves as vice president of The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences 4 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 References 4 External linksEarly life editGanis was born in Brooklyn New York He is of Greek Jewish descent from the city of Ioannina in northwest Greece 5 Career editGanis was exposed to the world of entertainment when he worked as an office boy for theatrical publicists Lee Solters and Harvey Sabinson This led him to a film career in marketing and publicity at several studios including 20th Century Fox Columbia Pictures Seven Arts and Warner Bros 6 He eventually joined Lucasfilm where he served as Senior Vice President for several years There he was responsible for marketing The Empire Strikes Back Return of the Jedi and the first two installments of the Indiana Jones tetralogy In 1986 Ganis joined Paramount Pictures and eventually would become president of the Motion Picture Group where he helped launch Top Gun and Fatal Attraction 6 As president he oversaw the development and production of the worldwide hit Ghost and bought the underlying rights to Forrest Gump which would go on to become one of Paramount s biggest hits both financially and critically of all time 7 After leaving Paramount in 1990 Ganis became president of marketing and distribution at Columbia Pictures He was eventually made vice chairman of the studio In 1996 he stepped down to produce via his independent production company Out of the Blue Entertainment Under this company Ganis co executive produced ABC s Pan Am 2011 12 along with his wife Nancy Hult Ganis a fellow film and TV producer who developed and executive produced the series Ganis has been working extensively in China with the Chinese government on various film projects He is co founder and Chairman of Jiaflix Enterprises a US company with a long term exclusive arrangement with the China Movie Channel and the website 1905 both under SAPPRFT SARFT 2 He was an Honorary Chairman of Wuxi Studios located near Shanghai Notably Jiaflix was an important part of the record breaking success of Transformers Age of Extinction in China for Paramount Pictures surpassing the previous box office record of Avatar 8 Currently he is producing the feature film SHADOW SONG with partners at The H Collective Holdings in Los Angeles Shadow Song is based on the short film A Children s Song which he produced in 2015 9 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sid Ganis References edit a b Film Independent Archived from the original on April 11 2012 Retrieved April 12 2012 a b admin Sid Ganis www visualeffectssociety com Retrieved February 4 2016 San Francisco Film Society Announces First Annual Fall Celebration Honoring Fruitvale Station Her Nebraska and The Square SFFILM October 22 2013 Retrieved April 15 2020 Hammond Pete Hipes Patrick August 7 2019 Motion Picture Academy Elects Casting Director David Rubin Its New President Deadline Retrieved April 15 2020 Sid Ganis Brooklyn born grandson of immigrants from Ioannina at the helm of the Academy October 21 2009 a b Sid Ganis Biography and Filmography 1940 Hollywood com Retrieved February 4 2016 Forrest Gump 1994 Box Office Mojo www boxofficemojo com Retrieved February 23 2016 Autobot Rule Why Transformers 4 Is China s Box Office Champ NPR org Retrieved February 23 2016 Kay Jeremy April 12 2019 Out of the Blue Entertainment The H Collective to adapt short A Children s Song Screen Retrieved April 15 2020 External links editSid Ganis at IMDb Interview with Sid GanisNon profit organization positionsPreceded byFrank Pierson President of Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences2005 2009 Succeeded byTom Sherak Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sid Ganis amp oldid 1184664772, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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