John Sloss
| John Sloss | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1956 (age 67–68) Detroit, Michigan, United States |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Occupation | Entertainment lawyer, sales agent, film producer, talent manager |
| Years active | 1982–present |
John Sloss (born 1956) is an entertainment lawyer and film sales agent, who has executive produced over 50 films including the Academy Award-winning The Fog of War and Boys Don't Cry. Other credits include Bernie, City of Hope, Friends with Kids, A Scanner Darkly, Far From Heaven, and Before Sunrise. Through his companies Sloss Eckhouse LawCo and Cinetic Media, he has facilitated the sale and/or financing of films such as Lee Daniels' Precious, Napoleon Dynamite, The Kids Are All Right, Little Miss Sunshine, and Super Size Me.[1] Filmmakers he has worked with include Richard Linklater, Kevin Smith, Whit Stillman, Todd Haynes, Brad Anderson and Justin Lin.[2][3]
Sloss has worked with such companies as Cinetic Media, Sloss Eckhouse LawCo LLP, Producers Distribution Agency.[citation needed]
In 2009, Sloss co-founded Filmbuff, a digital distribution company.[4] In 2010, he co-founded Producers Distribution Agency which has released the films Banksy's Exit Through the Gift Shop, Senna, The Way, and Brooklyn Castle.[5][6][7][8] Sloss has also served as an adjunct professor in the Graduate film program at Tisch School of the Arts at New York University.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ Means, Sean P. "Meet Sundance's (Arguably) Most Powerful Person", The Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake City, January 13, 2013.
- ↑ Wallace, Amy. "Sharing All the 'Slossperity'", Los Angeles Times, Park City, Utah, January 27, 1999.
- ↑ Siegel, Tatiana and Kit, Borys. "Justin Lin to Direct Sci-Fi Thriller 'Hibernation'", The Hollywood Reporter, November 2, 2012.
- ↑ Swart, Sharon. "FilmBuff set for movies", Variety, July 9, 2009.
- ↑ Zeitchik, Steven. "'Exit Through the Gift Shop': The enigma known as Banksy", Los Angeles Times, March 30, 2010.
- ↑ McClintock, Pamela. "'Senna' Starts Theatrical Run in High Gear", The Hollywood Reporter, August 18, 2011.
- ↑ Kay, Jeremy. "Estevez's The Way inspires PDA, ARC and AMC", Screen Daily, July 28, 2011.
- ↑ Benzine, Adam. "Producers Distribution Agency picks up 'Brooklyn Castle'", RealScreen, July 19, 2012.
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- Living people
- American film producers
- University of Michigan alumni
- University of Michigan Law School alumni
