Donald Krim
Donald Barron Krim (October 5, 1945 – May 20, 2011) was an American
As the President of Kino International, Krim helped introduce some of the world's most revered film directors to American audiences; among many others,
Krim was born in
In 2000, Krim received the Mel Novikoff Award from the San Francisco International Film Festival, for his work to "enhance the filmgoing public's knowledge and appreciation of world cinema;" and in 2006, he was the recipient of the prestigious William K. Everson Award for Film History, given by the National Board of Review. On that same year, the Anthology Film Archives bestowed Krim with a Film Preservation Honors Award. In 2009, he received "The Visionary Award" at the 24th Annual Israel Film Festival.[3]
In addition, Krim was personally responsible for all aspects of two re-releases of two different restorations of
It was announced in December 2009 that Kino International had merged with Lorber HT Digital to form a new corporate entity, Kino Lorber, Inc. Together with Lorber President Richard Lorber, Krim served as Co-President of the new company until his death in 2011.[4][5]
References
- ^ a b Dave Kehr (May 22, 2011). "Donald Krim, Film Distributor, Dies at 65". The New York Times.
- ^ Reuters (May 22, 2011). "Kino International president Donald Krim dead at 65". Los Angeles Times.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help)[dead link] - ^ THR Staff (May 20, 2011). "Donald Krim Dies at 65". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Sam Thielman (December 9, 2009). "Kino Intl., Lorber HT Digital merge". Variety.
- ^ Dave Itzkoff (December 9, 2009). "Indie Banners Kino and Lorber HT Digital to Merge". The New York Times.