Jon Avnet
Jon Avnet (born November 17, 1949 in New York ; actually Jonathan Michael Avnet ) is an American film director and television and film producer .
Life
Jon Avnet began his career as a theater producer. In 1977 he founded the production company Tisch / Avnet Productions together with Steve Tisch . As a director, Avnet drew attention to himself in 1986 with the television film The Separation . In 1991 he made the movie Green Tomatoes with Kathy Bates and Mary Stuart Masterson . In 1994 Das Baumhaus was released with Elijah Wood and Kevin Costner . For this Avnet was awarded the Political Film Society Award for Peace in the same year . For Red Corner from 1997, he received the Political Film Society Award for Democracy .
Since the beginning of the 2000s, Avnet has worked primarily as a director and producer for television.
Jon Avnet has been married to artist Barbara Brody Avnet since 1975. The couple has three children, Alexandra, Jacob and Lily.
Filmography (selection)
Director
- 1986: The Separation ( Between Two Women , TV movie)
- 1991: Green tomatoes (Fried Green Tomatoes (at the Whistle Stop Cafe))
- 1994: The Tree House (The War)
- 1996: Up Close (Up Close & Personal)
- 1997: Red Corner - Labyrinth with no way out (Red Corner)
- 2001: Uprising ( Uprising , TV movie)
- 2007: 88 minutes (88 minutes)
- 2008: Short Trial - Righteous Kill (Righteous Kill)
- 2017: Three Christs
Screenwriter
- 2017: Three Christs
film producer
- 1980: Coast to Coast (Coast to Coast)
- 1983: Loose business (Risky Business)
- 1992: Mighty Ducks - Das Superteam (The Mighty Ducks)
- 1994: Mighty Ducks II - The Super Team Returns (D2: The Mighty Ducks)
- 1994: The Tree House (The War)
- 1994: When a Man Loves a Woman - An almost perfect love (When a Man Loves a Woman)
- 1996: Up Close & Personal
- 1997: George of the Jungle
- 1997: Red Corner - Labyrinth with no way out (Red Corner)
- 2000: Feelings That One See - Things You Can Tell (Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her)
- 2001: Uprising ( Uprising , TV movie)
- 2004: Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
- 2006: Land of the Blind
- 2007: 88 minutes (88 minutes)
- 2008: Short Trial - Righteous Kill (Righteous Kill)
- 2017: Three Christs
Web links
- Jon Avnet in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Avnet, Jon |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Avnet, Jonathan Michael (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film director and film producer |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 17, 1949 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | new York |