Anthony Katagas
Anthony Katagas (* 1971 in New York City ) is an American film producer with Greek roots. He won an Oscar in 2014 for the film 12 Years a Slave .
Life
Anthony Katagas studied direction and attachment theory at Western New England University in Massachusetts . He also played successfully lacrosse as a goalkeeper and team captain. He stayed with the sport and now plays as a senior in the university's men's team. In 2013 he was MVP at a championship in Las Vegas . He graduated from the university in 1992 with a Bachelor of Arts .
After completing his studies, he first worked as a production assistant and later as an assistant director . He has worked on more than 20 films, mainly from the independent sector , such as Sofia Coppola's Lost in Translation , Denys Arcands Stardom and Michael Almereydas Hamlet (2000) .
In 2000 he founded his own production company in New York with Keep Your Head Productions . The best-known works include the Almereyda works Happy Here and Now (2002), This So-Called Disaster: Sam Shepard Directs the Late Henry Moss (2003) and William Eggleston in the Real World (2005), Heroes of the Night - We Own the Night (2007), Married Accidentally (2008), College Road Trip (2008), and The Long Bright Days (2013). In 2004 he was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award .
In 2014 he won the Oscar for best picture along with Brad Pitt , Dede Gardner , Jeremy Kleiner and Steve McQueen .
Filmography (selection)
producer
- 2002: Happy Here and Now
- 2003: This So-Called Disaster: Sam Shepard Directs the Late Henry Moss
- 2003: Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story
- 2005: William Eggleston in the Real World
- 2005: Winter Passing
- 2005: Couch Whispers - The first therapeutic love comedy (Prime)
- 2006: The Hoax
- 2006: Your Ex - My Nightmare (The Ex)
- 2007: Heroes of the Night - We Own the Night (We Own the Night)
- 2008: College Road Trip
- 2008: Married by accident (The Accidental Husband)
- 2008: Two Lovers
- 2008: The Muppets - Letters to Santa Claus (A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa)
- 2009: Did You Hear About The Morgans? (Did You Hear About the Morgans?)
- 2010: 72 hours - The Next Three Days (The Next Three Days)
- 2011: Breathless - Dangerous Truth (The Abduction)
- 2013: The Immigrant
- 2013: 12 Years a Slave
- 2014: Anarchy (Cymbeline)
- 2015: True Story - A Game of Power (True Story)
- 2015: Big Business: Nothing except expenses (Unfinished Business)
- 2016: Triple 9
- 2016: nerves
- 2016: The Sunken City Z (The Lost City of Z)
- 2017: The Secret Man ( Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House )
- 2019: Ad Astra - To the Stars ( Ad Astra )
Production manager
- 1999: Spy Games - History Is Made at Night
- 2000: Down to None (Down to You)
- 2000: Hamlet
- 2002: Close to paradise (Au plus près du paradis)
- 2003: Lost in Translation
Assistant director
- 1998: Studio 54
Web links
- Anthony Katagas in theInternet Movie Database(English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hollywood producer treasures DIII lacrosse roots. NCAA , February 26, 2014, accessed January 1, 2015 .
- ↑ Alum Anthony Katagas '92 Wins Oscar. Western New England University, March 3, 2014, accessed January 1, 2015 .
- ^ About the Filmmakers. (No longer available online.) Official College Road Trip Film Site, archived from the original on May 3, 2011 ; accessed on January 1, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Anthony Katagas. Ellines.com, accessed January 1, 2014 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Katagas, Anthony |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film producer with Greek roots |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1971 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |