Matthew Greenfield
Matthew Greenfield | |
|---|---|
| Born | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Wesleyan University |
| Occupation | Executive |
| Spouse | Laurence Dumortier |
| Parent | Patricia Marks Greenfield |
| Relatives | Lauren Greenfield (sister) |
Matthew Greenfield is the president of Searchlight Pictures,[1] which has produced five Academy Awards for Best Picture winners, including Slumdog Millionaire, Birdman, 12 Years a Slave, The Shape of Water, and Nomadland. Greenfield and fellow Searchlight president David Greenbaum started Searchlight Television in 2018.[2]
He joined Searchlight after his tenure as Associate Director of the Feature Film Program at the Sundance Institute.[3]
Prior to his work at Sundance, Greenfield worked as an independent producer, producing Star Maps, Chuck & Buck, and The Good Girl, all directed by Miguel Arteta, and the latter two written by Mike White.[4] As the producer of Chuck & Buck, Greenfield won the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award.[5] He's also the producer of The Motel, written and directed by Michael Kang. [6]
He co-founded the boutique publishing company Cloverfield Press with Laurence Dumortier.[7] Greenfield studied film at Crossroads School with Jim Hosney,[8] and at Wesleyan University with Jeanine Basinger.[9] He lives in Los Angeles, California with his wife and two children.
References
- ^ "Searchlight Pictures Exec Transition: Steve Gilula & Nancy Utley Retiring; David Greenbaum & Matthew Greenfield Promoted to Presidents". 20 April 2021.
- ^ "Searchlight Launches New TV Division That Will Produce Original Shows And Adaptations Of Movies". 12 April 2018.
- ^ "Matthew Greenfield".
- ^ "Can the Scrappy Fox Searchlight Execs Who Green-Lit The Shape of Water Survive Inside Disney?". 14 December 2017.
- ^ "Independent Spirit Awards - John Cassavetes Award".
- ^ "Review:The Motel". 28 June 2006.
- ^ "SMALL PRESS IS BEAUTIFUL". 2 June 2005.
- ^ "Reel life was his real love". 27 June 2007.
- ^ "Students and peers praise Basinger". 27 March 2008.