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Life and career. Filmography as producer. Motion picture credits. Television credits. References. External links. Robert Lantos, CM (born 3 April 1949) is a Hungarian-Canadian film producer. Life and career [ edit] 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] .
Born April 3, 1949. Add to list. Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award. 11 wins & 18 nominations total. Photos 16. Known for. Eastern Promises. 7.6. Producer. 2007. The Sweet Hereafter. 7.4. Producer. 1997. Barney's Version. 7.3. Producer. 2010.
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- Producer, Writer, Additional Crew
- Budapest, Hungary
- Robert Lantos
Overview (1) Born. April 3, 1949 in Budapest, Hungary. Mini Bio (1) From 1973 to 1998 Robert Lantos founded and built Canada's leading film and television company, Alliance Communications Corporation, of which he was Chairman and CEO.
May 12, 2022 · Film producer Robert Lantos has been preparing for the release of the most anticipated Canadian film of the year: David Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future. Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and...
- 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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Mr. Lantos has won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Picture with Black Robe, The Sweet Hereafter, Sunshine and Ararat. In the 1980s and 90s Mr. Lantos was responsible for numerous long running TV series such as Night Heat (the first Canadian drama series on a U.S. network), Bordertown, Counterstrike, Due South, and North of 60.
Aug 9, 2022 · Principal photography is underway near Budapest on “Rise of the Raven,” an epic drama series produced by veteran Canadian producer Robert Lantos ’ Serendipity Point Films (“ Crimes of the...
