10 Facts About Nina Jacobson

Nina Jacobson was born on September 15,1965 and is an American film executive who, until July 2006, was president of the Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company.

Nina Jacobson established her own production company called Color Force in 2007, and was the producer of The Hunger Games film series.

Nina Jacobson began her film career as a documentary researcher.

Nina Jacobson joined Disney in 1987 as a story analyst but was dismissed in a management change.

Nina Jacobson is married to Jen Bleakley, with whom she has three children.

Later, Nina Jacobson became a senior film executive at DreamWorks SKG where she was responsible for developing What Lies Beneath.

Nina Jacobson takes credit for the idea behind DreamWorks' first animated feature Antz.

Immediately after the birth of her third child on July 17,2006, while still in the delivery room, Nina Jacobson was fired over the telephone by Richard Cook, studio chief for The Walt Disney Company.

Nina Jacobson produced all of the films based on the bestselling Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins, and co-wrote the screenplays for the series.

Nina Jacobson was producer for all films unless otherwise noted.