10 Facts About Sid Ganis

Sid Ganis currently serves as vice president of The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.

Sid Ganis is of Greek Jewish descent, from the city of Ioannina, in northwest Greece.

Sid Ganis was exposed to the world of entertainment when he worked as an office boy for theatrical publicists Lee Solters and Harvey Sabinson.

Sid Ganis eventually joined Lucasfilm, where he served as Senior Vice President for several years.

In 1986, Ganis joined Paramount Pictures and eventually would become president of the Motion Picture Group, where he helped launch Top Gun and Fatal Attraction.

Sid Ganis was eventually made vice chairman of the studio.

Under this company, Sid Ganis co-executive produced ABC's Pan Am along with his wife, Nancy Hult Sid Ganis, a fellow film and TV producer who developed and executive produced the series.

Sid Ganis has been working extensively in China with the Chinese government on various film projects.

Sid Ganis is co-founder and Chairman of Jiaflix Enterprises, a US company with a long-term exclusive arrangement with the China Movie Channel and the website 1905, both under SAPPRFT.

Sid Ganis was an Honorary Chairman of Wuxi Studios, located near Shanghai.