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- Dorcas Wright " Dede " Gardner (born October 16, 1967) is an American film producer. She was president since the founding of Plan B Entertainment and currently serving as Co-President with Jeremy Kleiner since 2013.
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Feb 6, 2023 · In this entry, we speak with Women Talking producer Dede Gardner, president of Plan B Entertainment. The first woman to win two Oscars for best picture—and one of the most decorated producers...
Oct 15, 2013 · Plan B Producer Dede Gardner Talks '12 Years a Slave,' 'World War Z,' and Partner Brad Pitt. By Anne Thompson. October 15, 2013 4:20 pm. The movie of movies on the fall film circuit was...
Jun 3, 2023 · Dede Gardner, producer and president of Plan B Entertainment, is AFF’s 2022 recipient of the Polly Platt Award for Producing.
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She was president since the founding of Plan B Entertainment and currently serving as Co-President with Jeremy Kleiner since 2013. She is a two-time Oscar winner for 12 Years a Slave and Moonlight , the first woman to win two Oscars for Best Picture .
- She Sees 'Storytelling as Sacred'
- She's Changing The Culture On-Set
- She's Unafraid to Take Risks
Gardner was born in Chicago in 1967 and studied English at Columbia University. She worked in theater and at the William Morris agency in New York before coming to L.A, where she worked her way from location scout to Paramount Pictures' director of development. Seventeen years ago, she was hired as President of Plan B Entertainment, a production co...
Buckley says Gardner has also changed the culture of making movies. "The age of bullying and kind of creating a kind of power dynamic on set is gone," Buckley says. "You have women like Dede who are actually paving the way for a much healthier and humane way to create. She's a producer who consciously thinks about creating a set where there is care...
McDormand says she always admired Gardner's film choices and sought her out to co-produce Women Talking. She says after giving Gardner the book the story is based on, the producer quickly mapped out how to make it cinematic. "Her personal politics when it comes to storytelling is really ... there's an edge to it that is always exciting," McDormand ...
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Jun 3, 2023 · Dede Gardner, producer and president of Plan B Entertainment, is AFF’s 2022 recipient of the Polly Platt Award for Producing. The two-time Oscar winner, behind films like 12 Years a Slave, Moonlight, and Sarah Polley’s new film Women Talking, joins us to discuss her extraordinary achievements and success as one of Hollywood’s most lauded ...
Jan 6, 2023 · Dede Gardner — one of the three Plan B partners, along with Jeremy Kleiner and Brad Pitt — tells Variety: “I didn’t think it would happen this way. COVID was big driver, with things backing...
