Dan Cogan
Dan Cogan (* 20th century ) is an American film producer for documentaries who has been nominated nine times for an Emmy .
Career
Cogan received his bachelor's degree from Harvard University and attended Columbia University's Graduate School of the Arts . Cogan has been in the film business since 1997 when he was responsible for the feature film Number One Fan . In the short film Torte Bluma from 2005 with Stellan Skarsgård in the lead role, he was employed in the same job. He then worked as a supervising producer on the productions Freeheld and The Garden . As an executive producer he was also responsible for How to Survive a Plague by David France , The Queen of Versailles , Dreamcatcher by Kim Longinotto and Chuck Norris and Communism . Cogan received a Primetime Emmy Award in 2014 for the documentary The Crash Reel , which was shown as the opening film at the Sundance Film Festival .
For his participation in the film Ikarus , he and Bryan Fogel received an Oscar at the 2018 Academy Awards in the category “ Best Documentary ”. The film was also nominated for a BAFTA Film Award at the British Academy Film Awards 2018 .
Private
Dan Cogan is married to documentary filmmaker Liz Garbus , who received an Oscar nomination for her film The Farm: Angola, USA , among others .
Filmography (selection)
- 1997: Number One Fan
- 2005: Torte Bluma (short film)
- 2007: Freeheld (short film)
- 2008: The Garden
- 2012: How to Survive a Plague
- 2012: The Queen of Versailles (The Queen of Versailles)
- 2012–2015: POV (TV series, 5 episodes)
- 2012–2016: Independent Lens (TV series, 5 episodes)
- 2013: The Crash Reel
- 2015: Dreamcatcher
- 2015: Chuck Norris and Communism (Chuck Norris vs. Communism)
- 2017: Icarus (Icarus)
Web links
- Dan Cogan in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ The 90th Academy Awards - 2018. Oscars.org , accessed February 21, 2018 .
- ^ Dan Cogan Wiki: Founder, Net Worth, 'Impact Partners', 'Icarus' & Facts To Know. Retrieved February 21, 2018 .
- ^ No Degrees of Separation. Retrieved February 21, 2018 .
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SURNAME | Cogan, Dan |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film producer for documentaries |
DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |
PLACE OF BIRTH | United States |