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Producer

Lorenzo di Bonaventura

Bio

LORENZO di BONAVENTURA formed di Bonaventura Pictures in 2003. Since that time, the company has enjoyed global box office success on such films as the two blockbusters TRANSFORMERS and “TRANSFORMERS: Revenge of the Fallen,” both starring Shia LaBeouf, “Four Brothers” starring Mark Wahlberg and “Constantine” starring Keanu Reeves.

Located on the Paramount lot, di Bonaventura Pictures’ other productions include “Shooter” starring Mark Wahlberg and Danny Glover, the chilling “1408” and the critically acclaimed “Stardust.”

In February 1989, di Bonaventura joined Warner Bros. While at the studio, he was involved in over 130 productions. Among the biggest commercial and critical successes were “Falling Down” (1996), “Three Kings” (1999), “The Matrix” (1999), “Analyze This” (2000), “The Perfect Storm” (2000), “Ocean’s Eleven” (2001), “Training Day” (2001) and “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” (2001).

Di Bonaventura received his undergraduate degree at Harvard College and earned a Master of Business Administration at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business. He began his professional life operating a river-rafting company and later joined Columbia Pictures and worked in distribution, marketing, and in the office of the president. Di Bonaventura has served on the board of directors of the American Cinematheque since 2003 and is a member of the Producers Guild of America.

Producer- Job Description

The chief of a movie production in all matters save the creative efforts of the director. A producer is responsible for raising funding, hiring key personnel, and arranging for distributors.