Marin Karmitz (born 7 October 1938) is a Romanian-French businessman whose career has spanned the

French film industry The cinema of France comprises the film industry and its film productions, whether made within the nation of France or by French film production companies abroad. It is the oldest and largest precursor of national cinemas in Europe, with prima ...

, including director, producer, film distributor, and operator of a chain of cinemas. He comes from a Jewish-Romanian family and emigrated to France in 1948. Karmitz attended film school at IDHEC (renamed La Fémis) and worked as a director of photography after graduating. Karmitz founded MK2, a

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and movie theater chain, which has specialized in creating, distributing, and screening independent or "auteurist" cinema, including short films. In 2005, he turned over leadership of the MK2 company and its theaters to his sons Nathanaël (chairman/CEO) and

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Exhibitions

* 2010: "Un parcours dans la collection de Marin Karmitz", exhibited at

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festival, France.

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* French businesspeople French film directors French film producers French Maoists Commandeurs of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Commanders of the Legion of Honour Romanian emigrants to France French people of Romanian-Jewish descent French Jews 1938 births Living people Cinema chains in France Institut des hautes études cinématographiques alumni French film production company founders {{France-film-bio-stub