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- Animation Department
- Visual Effects
- Writer
Adam Burke was born on 12 September 1971 in Massachusetts, USA. He was a writer, known for The Iron Giant (1999), The Book of Life (2014) and Robots (2005). He died on 8 October 2018 in Emeryville, California, USA.- Producer
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Arnold Kopelson has produced 29 motion pictures. He has been honored with a Best Picture Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and an Independent Spirit Award, all for his production of Platoon (1986). He received a Best Picture Academy Award nomination for his production of The Fugitive (1993). Kopelson's films have been collectively responsible for 17 Academy Award nominations and over $3 billion in worldwide receipts.
Kopelson was named Producer of the Year by The National Association of Theatre Owners, was honored with a Lifetime Achievement in Filmmaking Award from Cinema Expo International, received the Motion Picture Showmanship Award from the Publicist Guild of America, and was inducted into Variety's Show Biz Expo Hall of Fame. He has also received other awards for his productions of Outbreak (1995), Se7en (1995), and The Devil's Advocate (1997) and was further honored by the Deauville Film Festival with its highest award for his significant contribution to the entertainment industry.
Kopelson's latest production was Twisted (2004), starring Ashley Judd, Samuel L. Jackson, and Andy Garcia, and directed by Philip Kaufman for Paramount Pictures. He recently produced Don't Say a Word (2001), starring Michael Douglas for 20th Century Fox, and Joe Somebody (2001), starring Tim Allen for 20th Century Fox.
Kopelson also produced A Perfect Murder (1998), starring Michael Douglas and Gwyneth Paltrow; U.S. Marshals (1998), starring Tommy Lee Jones; the Costa-Gavras-directed film, Mad City (1997), starring Dustin Hoffman and John Travolta; and The Devil's Advocate (1997), starring Al Pacino and Keanu Reeves.
His other films include Eraser (1996), starring Arnold Schwarzenegger; Se7en (1995), starring Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman; Outbreak (1995), starring Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, and Morgan Freeman; Falling Down (1993), starring Michael Douglas and Robert Duvall; Out for Justice (1991), starring Steven Seagal; Triumph of the Spirit (1989), starring Willem Dafoe; and Murder at 1600 (1997), starring Wesley Snipes and Diane Lane.
Kopelson was also an Executive Producer of the television series The Fugitive (2000) and Thieves (2001).
After earning a Doctorate in Jurisprudence from New York Law School, Kopelson practiced entertainment and banking law, specializing in motion picture financing, and for many years acted as counsel to numerous banks and financial institutions serving the motion picture industry.
Kopelson later formed Inter-Ocean Film Sales, Ltd. with Anne Kopelson (nee Feinberg), who would become his wife, to represent independent motion picture producers in licensing their films throughout the world and also to finance motion picture production. The Kopelsons now produce films together.
For many years, Kopelson has served on the Executive Committee of the Producers Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and is a member of the Board of Mentors of the Peter Stark Motion Picture Producing Program at the University of Southern California.
He has lectured on filmmaking at Harvard Business School, American Film Institute, Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, New York Law School, the Writers Guild of America, the Independent Feature Project West, The Kagan Seminar, University of Southern California, and University of California at Los Angeles, among other places, and has also written several articles about motion picture financing. In 1998, Kopelson received the New York Law School Distinguished Alumnus Award for Lifetime Achievement. He is also a member of the board of directors of CBS Corporation.- Actress
- Additional Crew
- Soundtrack
Wisa D'Orso was born on 15 February 1934 in the USA. She was an actress, known for Magnum, P.I. (1980), Hawaii Five-O (1968) and The Red Skelton Hour (1951). She died on 8 October 2018 in Waimanalo, Oahu, Hawaii, USA.- Director
- Art Director
- Writer
Stoyan Doukov is a Bulgarian director, artist -animator, screenwriter. Stoyan Dimitrov Doukov was born on September 25, 1931 in Sofia, Bulgaria. He graduated II Male High School in Sofia, then "a poster" in the Academy of Arts in the class of Professor Alexander Poplilov (1958). He was a student of Todor Dinov . He has directed 43 films and is a screenwriter of the 9 films. He has painted many cartoons , illustrations and posters , but his first solo exhibition has made only on the occasion of his 70 anniversary. In September 2010, in Sofia he has made an exhibition entitled "Classics of Bulgarian cartoon" along with Velin Andreev , Gencho Simeonov , Ivan Veselinov and Milko Dikov. He is Associate Professor of "animation directing" at the National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria. He is a member of Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers, Union of Bulgarian Artists. He received the title "Honored Artist" (1980) and the Order "Cyril and Methodius" (1972).- Joseph Tydings was born on 4 May 1928 in Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA. He was married to Kate Geny (Dawson) Clark, Terry Huntingdon, Virginia Reynolds Campbell and Rosemary Margaret Anne (Elliott) Keyser. He died on 8 October 2018 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
- Sound Department
- Editorial Department
- Music Department
Nicholas V. Korda was a Sound Editor for seventy films during his forty-year career in the entertainment industry. While at Disney Studios, Korda became the assistant to well-known Looping Editor, Norman B. Schwartz. One of his most memorable projects was dubbing the film, Hoffa, starring Danny DeVito. "My daughter asked if she should come to the Sony dubbing stage to watch," recalls Korda. "I introduced her to DeVito, who was so kind to explain everything to her. Korda continues, "I would list my credit as it related to my satisfaction with a film. I was Nicholas V. Korda when the film was excellent, Nicholas Korda when it was good and Nick Korda when the film was shaky."- George Taliaferro was born on 8 January 1927 in Gates, Tennessee, USA. He was married to Viola J. Taliaferro. He died on 8 October 2018 in Mason, Ohio, USA.
- Stuart Z. Hirschman was born on 25 July 1934 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for The Red, White, and Black (1970) and The Limit (1972). He died on 8 October 2018.
- Location Management
- Production Manager
- Producer
Christian was born in Munich to a American-Luxembourgish mother and German father. He spent his formative years at the Institute Kölner Filmhaus and a Television Station in Munich, before pursuing a career in Europe. Christian had many years experience on feature films, commercials and television shoots, in recent years focusing on fixing, associate producing, line producing, location managing and scouting. Previous television and commercial credits include: BBC worldwide Asia, ARD, RTL Group, Pro7sat1media AG, ORF, Eurosport, Sony Pictures, Warner Bros., Eyeworks, Brainpool, Red Bull, Mini, Maybelline Jade New York, Nivea Japan, Singapore Airlines.- Composer
- Director
- Writer
Tim Chandler is best known as the incredibly innovative bassist that has toured and recorded with such artists as Daniel Amos, The Dove Award Winning and Grammy nominated band The Choir, The Swirling Eddies, The Lost Dogs, Tonio K., Phil Keaggy, Randy Stonehill, Chuck Girard, Tom Howard, Pierce Pettis, Fernando Ortega and countless others.
Chandler currently lives in Nashville, Tennessee (USA) with his wife and children.- Dorothy Parkander was born on 14 March 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Dorothy was a writer, known for Davey and Goliath (1960). Dorothy died on 8 October 2018 in Rock Island, Illinois, USA.
- Sound Department
Leszek Wronko was born on 4 February 1923 in Sokólka, Podlaskie, Poland. He is known for Przygody pana Michala (1969), Kariera (1955) and Niedaleko Warszawy (1954). He died on 8 October 2018 in Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland.- Additional Crew
David Wise was born on 10 May 1930 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He is known for Into the Shadows: The CIA in Hollywood (2001), Larry King Live (1985) and Democracy Now! (2001). He was married to Joan Sylvester. He died on 8 October 2018 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.