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Producer

Gregory Jacobs

Bio

Gregory Jacobs most recently produced THE INFORMAT, directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Matt Damon. It was a continuation of his collaboration with Soderbergh for whom he also produced THE GOOD GERMAN starring George Clooney, Cate Blanchett and Tobey Maguire; FULL FRONTAL starring Julia Roberts, David Duchovny and Catherine Keener, which had its premiere at the 2002 Venice Film Festival; and BUBBLE starring only non-actors, which had its premiere at the 2005 Venice Film Festival before being screened at the Toronto and New York Film Festivals. Previously, he produced EQUILIBRIUM, Soderbergh's segment of a trio of short films released together as EROS. Michaelangelo Antonioni and Wong Kar-wai directed the other two segments. EROS was premiered at the 2004 Venice Film Festival before being screened at the Toronto Film Festival. Jacobs is the executive producer on Soderbergh’s Spanish-language films CHE: PART ONE and CHE: PART TWO starring Benicio Del Toro as Che Guevara. The films had their debut at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival where Del Toro received the Best Actor Award. Jacobs and Soderbergh began their association in 1992 when Jacobs was first assistant director on KING OF THE HILL. He has collaborated with the director on nine additional films, including OCEAN’S THIRTEEN and OCEAN’S TWELVE (on which he served as executive producer); OCEAN’S ELEVEN, SOLARIS (on which he served as executive producer), the Academy Award-winning TRAFFIC, ERIN BROCKOVICH (nominated for an Academy Award), THE LIMEY, OUT OF SIGHT, and THE UNDERNEATH. Jacobs directed the horror/thriller WIND CHILL starring Emily Blunt, Ashton Holmes and Martin Donovan, which was released in 2007. Jacobs made his writing and directorial debut on CRIMINAL starring John C. Reilly, Diego Luna and Maggie Gyllenhaal. Prior to its September 2004 release, the film was shown at the Venice, Deauville and London Film Festivals. A native of New Jersey, Jacobs attended New York University Film School. As a first assistant director, he has worked frequently with such notable directors as John Schlesinger, Roland Joffe, Hal Hartley and Richard Linklater. Among his other credits are MILLER’S CROSSING and LITTLE MAN TATE.

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.