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Goldcrest Pictures
Goldcrest Films is an award-winning independent British distribution, production, post production, and finance company. Operating from London and New York, Goldcrest is a privately owned integrated filmed entertainment company. Goldcrest Films oversees the production, distribution and marketing of films produced by Goldcrest and third-party acquisition in addition to monetising Goldcrest's library of over 100 titles. Goldcrest Films recent slate includes ''Slumber'', ''Come and Find Me'', ''Stonewall (2015 film), Stonewall'' (directed by Roland Emmerich), BBC's ''EARTH: One Amazing Day'' (directed by Peter Webber), and Joe Dante's ''Labirintus.'' Nick Quested is the current executive director and owner. History Goldcrest was founded as Goldcrest Films International by Jake Eberts in January 1977 as a feature film enterprise. As of 1981, the UK National Coal Board Pension Fund was a major stakeholder in this company. It enjoyed success in the 1980s and the 1990s with films suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jake Eberts
Jake Eberts, OC (July 10, 1941 – September 6, 2012) was a Canadian film producer, executive and financier. He was known for risk-taking and producing a consistently high caliber of movies including such Academy Award-winning titles as ''Chariots of Fire'' (1981, uncredited), ''Gandhi'' (1982), ''Dances with Wolves'' (1990), and the successful animated feature ''Chicken Run'' (2000). Life and career Eberts was born John David Eberts in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the son of Elizabeth (MacDougall), an interior decorator, and Edmond Eberts, who worked for an aluminum manufacturer. Eberts grew up in Montreal and Arvida. He attended Bishop's College School in Lennoxville, Quebec and graduated from McGill University (Bachelor of Chemical Engineering 1962) and Harvard Business School (MBA 1966). Eberts' working career began as a start-up engineer for L'Air Liquide in Spain, Italy, Germany and France. He then spent three years as a Wall Street investor. He moved to London, England ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |