Robert Lantos ( born Robert April 3, 1949, Budapest , Hungary ) is a Canadian film producer , member of the Order of Canada [1] . In the 1970s and 1990s, Lantos played a key role in the development of the Canadian film industry [1] .
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| Date of Birth | April 3, 1949 (70 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Budapest , Hungary |
| Citizenship |  Canada |
| Occupation | film producer |
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Biography
Robert Lantos was born in Budapest, in the family of Agnes (nee Bodor) and Lazlo Lantosa, who was a mechanic and owner of a freight transport company [2] . Robert's childhood passed to the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo , where he emigrated with his parents after the 1956 Hungarian uprising . In 1963, the Lantos family moved to live in Canada [2] . In 1970, Lantos received a bachelor 's degree , and in 1972 a master's degree in literary criticism at McGill University [1] . In 1972, Lantos founded Vivafilm, a distribution company that supplied foreign films to the Canadian market [1] . In 1975, he created the production company RSL Entertainment, through which he produced 15 films [1] . Then, on the basis of Vivafilm and RSL Entertainment, Lantos created the Alliance Communications Corporation , which became the largest Canadian television and film company [1] . Lantos was the CEO of the company until 1998 [1] , after which he sold a controlling stake, and has since been producing films through Serendipity Point Films.
Robert Lantos has produced more than 30 feature films, including films nominated for the Golden Globe and Oscar , The Defect for Export and Theater ; nominated for the Golden Globe Taste of Sunshine , received an Oscar nomination and awarded the Grand Prix of the jury at the Glorious Future Cannes Film Festival ; awarded the Silver Bear at the Existence Berlin Film Festival , received a special jury prize at Cannes Car Crash , awarded the 1994 Exotica International Film Press Federation Prize, the Gini Prize for Where the Truth Lurks , The Black Cassock ”And“ In Praise of Older Women ”, as well as the“ Brooms with Boys ”which was a huge success in Canada and won the film“ Shards ”for the best male role at the Rome Film Festival . Films such as Joshua Then and Now (1985), Felicia 's Journey (1999), Star Disease (2000), and Ararat (2002) were selected for screening at the Cannes Film Festival.
Robert Lanstos is a member of the Order of Canada (the country's highest civilian award), an Honorary Doctor at McGill University , and a member of the board of directors of Indigo Books and Music and Entertainment One.
Robert Lantos is a cousin of the Hare Krishna guru Shivarama Swami [3] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 TOM MCSORLEY. Lantos, Robert // The Canadian Encyclopedia.
- ↑ 1 2 Robert Lantos Biography (1949-)
- ↑ Brian D. Johnson. Hungarian rhapsody: Canadian mogul Robert Lantos returns to his birthplace to make an epic starring Ralph Fiennes // MacClean's Magazine. - November 2, 1998. Archived December 1, 2008.
Links
- Robert Lantos on the Internet Movie Database
- Canadian Film Encyclopedia
- Maclean's Magazine profile at The Canadian Encyclopedia