Donald Ranvaud
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Donald Ranvaud | |
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Born | Montreal, Quebec , Canada | 5 December 1953
Occupation(s) | Film producer and journalist |
Donald Ranvaud (5 December 1953 - 5 September 2016) was a British film producer and film journalist.
Ranvaud had producing roles on a number of
Early career
From 1976–88, Ranvaud taught at the
In April 1989 Ranvaud was hired as Head of Selection at the European Script Fund, which was established in January 1989 by Renee Goddard (Secretary General) as part of the
Death
Ranvaud was on the jury of the 2016 Montreal World Film Festival. He was taken to the hospital after calling for assistance in his hotel room in Montreal on the night of the last day of the festival. He was treated for a heart disorder.[6][7][8]
Film production
Ranvaud worked as a producer full-time after 1989, working with directors and in countries that would soon become prominent in the world of independent film: in China from 1989 to 1993, he produced
Alongside productions, he managed sales at Videofilmes, Bouquet Multimedia and Sogepaq as well as helping to set up the
As Buena Onda's
Since early 2005, first as Head of International Relations with Rain Networks, Brasil,[12] and later independently, Ranvaud focused on what he considered to be the central question for the future of a possible cinema – a cost-effective distribution platform. Ranvaud’s final film as a producer is a still-unfinished first feature titled “Sweet Democracy,” 2016, with Italian Nobel-prize winning thesp Dario Fo among the cast. It is directed by Italy’s Michele Diomà.
Filmography
Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
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1989 | Speaking Parts | Executive producer[13] | |
1991 | Life on a String | Producer[9] | |
1993 | Buccaneer Soul (Alma Corsária)
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Producer | |
Farewell My Concubine (Ba wang bie ji) | Associate producer[4] | ||
1996 | Tieta Do Agreste | Producer | |
1998 | Central Station (Central Do Brasil) | Executive producer[3] | |
1999 | Babilonia 2000 | Producer | |
2000 | Turbulence (Estorvo) | Producer | |
2001 | To The Left of The Father (Lavoura Arcaica)
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Associate producer | |
Smokers Only (Vagón Fumador) | Producer | ||
Xango de Baker Street | Producer | ||
2002 | City of God (Cidade De Deus) | Co-producer[2] | |
Madame Satã | Producer | ||
2004 | Con Game (Doble Juego) | Producer | |
Rolling Family (Familia Rodante)
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Producer[10] | ||
2005 | Lower City (Cidade Baixa) | Associate producer | |
The Constant Gardener | Executive producer | ||
2006 | Cobrador: In God We Trust | Executive producer | |
Coca Lives | Producer | ||
Who Killed The White Llama? | Producer | ||
2007 | Evo Pueblo | Producer | |
Maldeamores | Executive producer | ||
Not By Chance (Nao Por Acaso) | Associate producer | ||
Cochochi | Producer | ||
Gasolina | Producer | ||
The New American Century | Associate producer | ||
2008 | Nunca Mas! | Producer | |
Tentayape: The Last House | Producer | ||
2009 | Oso Blanco | Producer | |
Un día más | Associate producer | ||
2016 | North Pole | Executive Producer |
References
- ^ "The Constant Gardener (2005) – Full cast and crew". IMDb. Retrieved 24 March 2009.
- ^ a b c "City of God > Production Credits – AllMovie". Retrieved 31 March 2009.
- ^ a b c "Central Station > Production Credits – AllMovie". Allmovie. Retrieved 31 March 2009.
- ^ a b c "Farewell, My Concubine > Production Credits – AllMovie". Retrieved 31 March 2009.
- ^ Willemen, Paul. "An Introduction to Framework". Framework. Archived from the original on 15 May 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2009.
- ^ "Donald Ranvaud, producer and World Film Festival jurist, dead at 62". 5 September 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ Le producteur de cinéma Donald Ranvaud meurt subitement à Montréal (in French)
- ^ 'City of God' Producer Donald Ranvaud Dies at 62
- ^ a b "Life on a String > Production Credits – AllMovie". Retrieved 31 March 2009.
- ^ a b "Rolling Family > Production Credits – AllMovie". Retrieved 31 March 2009.
- ^ "Buena Onda". Executives. Archived from the original on 20 June 2006. Retrieved 1 April 2009.
- ^ "Digimart Profile". Digimart. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2009.
- ^ "Speaking Parts > Full Cast and Crew". Hollywood.com. Retrieved 15 April 2009.
External links
- Donald Ranvaud at IMDb