Two New Senior Vice Presidents of Production at Fox Searchlight Pictures: Matthew Greenfield and Jeremy Steckler.LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. -- Fox Searchlight searchlight, device, usually swiveled, using a lens and reflecting surface to direct a powerful beam of light of nearly parallel rays. In 1892 such apparatus was used along the English Channel in coastal defense and later, in the South African War, as an aid to Pictures President of Production Claudia Lewis announced today that Jeremy Steckler and Matthew Greenfield Greenfield, town (1990 pop. 18,666), seat of Franklin co., NW Mass., at the confluence of the Deerfield and Green rivers, near their junction with the Connecticut; settled 1686, set off from Deerfield and inc. 1753. have both been tapped Senior Vice President of Production, reporting to Lewis. Steckler joins the specialty film studio after three and a half years at di Bonaventura Pictures; Greenfield was a producer who previously had two films distributed at Fox Searchlight. Said Claudia Lewis,"Matthew's stellar reputation in the independent film world, and his experience producing terrifically unique auteur auteur (ōtör`), in film criticism, a director who so dominates the film-making process that it is appropriate to call the director the auteur, or author, of the motion picture. films, make for a perfect fit with Searchlight. Jeremy's development and production skills, especially in the genre arena, bring a fresh new point of view to the company. Both excel at Verb 1. excel at - be good at; "She shines at math" shine at excel, surpass, stand out - distinguish oneself; "She excelled in math" recognizing innovative filmmakers who tell original stories, and we are proud to welcome both to Searchlight." Added Steckler,"Working at Fox Searchlight is such an exciting opportunity for me. I am very fortunate to be a part of a smart, dynamic group of people who have a distinct eye for quality films." "Searchlight has always been the company of choice for me as a producer," said Greenfield. "Having had the opportunity to work with them on two of my films, STAR MAPS and THE GOOD GIRL, I am thrilled to join the preeminent pre·em·i·nent or pre-em·i·nent adj. Superior to or notable above all others; outstanding. See Synonyms at dominant, noted. [Middle English, from Latin prae team in the business." In 2002, Steckler was the first hire at di Bonaventura Pictures. There, he was involved with the building of the entire film slate. He was an executive producer on DOOM starring The Rock and Karl Urban Karl-Heinz Urban (born June 7, 1972) is a New Zealand actor. He may be best known for playing Éomer in the and installment of Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Kirill (Jason Bourne's opposite number) in The Bourne Supremacy and an associate producer on DERAILED starring Jennifer Aniston and Clive Owen. In 1998, Steckler joined Polygram Filmed Entertainment in the Acquisitions Department. A year later, he went to Spyglass Entertainment. Steckler is also a producer on Mikael Hafstrom's upcoming film 1408. Steckler received his B.A. from Duke University in 1996 and was also a Lord Rothmere Scholar at Oxford University in 1996. Matthew Greenfield is an award-winning independent film producer whose feature credits include THE MOTEL motel, public lodging establishment for automobile travelers. Motels have traditionally differed from hotels in that the former have facilities for free parking on the premises, are seldom more than three stories high, and offer occupants direct access to rooms , THE GOOD GIRL, CHUCK & BUCK and STAR MAPS. His films have garnered 14 Independent Spirit nominations and two Spirit awards, including the Cassavettes Award for Best Low Budget Film which Greenfield shared with Miguel Arteta and Mike White for CHUCK & BUCK. All four of his films premiered at the Sundance Film Festival where they were picked up for distribution, two of them (STAR MAPS & THE GOOD GIRL) by Fox Searchlight. In 2002 Greenfield was named one of "10 Producers to Watch" by Variety. Two years later, in 2004, he was named Associate Director of the Feature Film Program at the Sundance Institute. There, he worked to find and support the next generation of filmmakers, while continuing to produce through his longstanding collaboration with Miguel Arteta. Greenfield currently serves as a Trustee of Wesleyan University Wesleyan University, at Middletown, Conn.; coeducational; chartered and opened 1831. There are special cooperative study programs with the California Institute of Technology and the engineering department of Columbia Univ. . Fox Searchlight Pictures is a specialty film company that both produces and acquires motion pictures. It has its own marketing and distribution operations, and its films are distributed internationally by Twentieth Century Fox. Fox Searchlight Pictures is a unit of Fox Filmed Entertainment, a unit of Fox Entertainment Group. |
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