Daniel Battsek was born on in 1958 and is an English film producer and executive, and current director of Film4.
12 Facts About Daniel Battsek
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Daniel Battsek began his industry career at The Hoyts Film Corporation in Sydney where he quickly rose through the ranks to general manager in Victoria State overseeing distribution.
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Between 1985 and 1991, Daniel Battsek was managing director of Palace Pictures where he was responsible for the acquisition and distribution of quality independent titles from around the world for release in the UK.
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In 1991, Daniel Battsek went to work for Disney where he was asked to start up a UK Company as part of the worldwide distribution network for Buena Vista International.
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Daniel Battsek's responsibilities included involvement in the acquisition of distribution rights across numerous territories for such films as Muriel's Wedding, Shine, Central Station, Kolya, and Ice Storm.
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In 1998, Daniel Battsek was promoted to senior vice president, BVI Limited where he oversaw approximately 35 films per year from the Disney, Touchstone and Miramax labels.
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Daniel Battsek created the BVI UK Comedy Label in 2001 which produced four films, High Heels and Low Lifes, Hope Springs, Calendar Girls, and Kinky Boots.
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In 2005, Daniel Battsek was named President of Miramax Films, after Harvey Weinstein and Bob Weinstein left the company.
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In 2010, Daniel Battsek was announced as President of National Geographic Films, replacing Adam Leizpig.
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Daniel Battsek helped make the company North America's premiere independent theatrical and digital distributor of contemporary art-house and foreign films.
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Daniel Battsek helped oversee CMG's Cohen Film Collection, a library of some 700 cinema classics being restored for theatrical and Blu-ray release.
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Daniel Battsek brought to Film4 John Williams' novel Stoner, a co-production development he initiated in his previous post at Cohen Media Group.