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Robert Lantos, CM (born 3 April 1949) is a Hungarian-Canadian film producer. Life and career. Lantos was born on 3 April 1949 in Budapest, [1] the son of Ágnes (Bodor) and László Lantos, a mechanic and truck company owner. [2] . Lantos spent much of his childhood in Montevideo, Uruguay, where his family fled after the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.
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- Film producer
- Canadian, Hungarian
- Jennifer Dale (divorced)
- Early Years and Education
- Vivafilm and RSL Entertainment
- Alliance Communications
- Serendipity Point Films
- Administrative Activities
- Honours
- Legacy and Advocacy
- Personal Life
- Awards
Robert Lantos immigrated to Uruguay in 1956 after his family escaped Hungary during the revolution and subsequent Soviet intervention (see Hungarian Canadians). His family spent several years in Uruguay before moving to Canada in 1963. He spent his teen years in Montréal and studied literature at McGill University, earning a bachelor of arts in 197...
While pursuing his studies in 1972, Lantos co-founded Vivafilm, a distribution company that imported foreign films for the Canadian market. The company began with an investment in erotica when Lantos and Victor Loewy invested $500 to bring The Best of the New York Erotic Film Festivalcompilationto the McGill Film Society. The screenings sold out an...
In 1985, Lantos co-founded Alliance Communications Corporation, which subsequently absorbed both Vivafilm and RSL. He became the company’s sole chairman in 1987 and took the company public in 1993. During his tenure at Alliance, he served as producer or executive producer on such high-profile Canadian films as Bruce Beresford’s Black Robe (1991), J...
Serendipity Point Films’ first production, David Cronenberg’s eXistenZ (1999), won the Silver Bear at the 1999 Berlin International Film Festival. Lantos also brought to fruition a project close to his heart: the Canadian-Hungarian co-production Sunshine (1999), directed by István Szabó, a sweeping three-hour epic that chronicles the history of a J...
Lantos is a board member of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, and a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and the European Film Academy.
In 1991, Lantos received the Air Canada Award at the Genie Awards for “outstanding contributions to the business of filmmaking in Canada.” He has received honorary degrees from McGill University and the University of Haifa, the Feature Film Producer’s Award from the Canadian Media Productions Association and the Governor General’s Performing Arts A...
A persistent and often outspoken proponent of Canadian talent, Lantos has championed the growth of a Canadian industry and encouraged peers to avoid competing with Hollywood. “Canadian films are viewed as way off-centre, and that’s the place they belong,” he told theGlobe and Mail in 2000. “The centre is owned and dominated by the Hollywood studios...
Lantos has two children, Ari and Sabrina, with actress Jennifer Dale, to whom he was married from 1980 to 1986. His son has produced several projects with his father at Serendipity, including the romantic comedy The Right Kind of Wrong (2013) and the horror/musical Stage Fright (2014). Robert Lantos is an ardent supporter of Israel and an outspoken...
Gemini Awards 1. Best Dramatic Series (E.N.G.), (1990, 1992, 1993, 1994) Genie Awards 1. Air Canada Award(1991) 2. Best Motion Picture (Black Robe) (1991) 3. Golden Reel Award(Black Robe) (1992) 4. Golden Reel Award (Crash) (1996) 5. Best Motion Picture (Sunshine) (1999) 6. Best Motion Picture (Ararat) (2002) Others 1. Ontario Region Entrepreneur o...
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Jan 27, 2017 · Arts, Stage & Screen. Iconic producer reflects on anti-Semitism and career. January 27, 2017. By Ieden Wall. Robert Lantos SABRINA LANTOS PHOTO. In 1956, a stocky seven-year-old Hungarian boy was called into the principal’s office for violent behaviour. His parents – Agnes and Lazlo Lantos – were in disbelief.
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Apr 25, 2024 · Robert Lantos. During his extensive career, Lantos led hospital pharmacy departments in Texas, Florida, and Massachusetts. He began his pharmacy education at the University of Michigan, earning a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy in 1952 and a master’s degree in hospital pharmacy in 1954.
May 12, 2022 · Robert Lantos: Canada’s one true movie mogul, and perhaps its last - The Globe and Mail. Barry Hertz. Published May 12, 2022. This article was published more than 1 year ago. Some information...
Aug 14, 2006 · Suddenly, Robert Lantos came around and everything started to change. He built a company and then, ultimately, an industry. there would not be much of what we today call the Canadian film and ...
Interview: Robert Lantos 'Why making Barney's Version was my mission' Share via. The glitz and glamour of events like the Oscars make the film industry look like a one-way street to fame and ...
