Uri Singer
Uri Singer,[1] an American national originally from Israel, is a businessman and film producer. He is the owner of Passage Pictures (formerly known as BB Film Productions).[2] Singer has produced multiple award-winning films, among them are Open Road (Andy García, Juliette Lewis and Camilla Belle), Like Sunday, Like Rain (written and directed by Frank Whaley) with Leighton Meester, Debra Messing and Billie Joe Armstrong;[3] Experimenter (written and directed by Michael Almereyda)[4] with Peter Sarsgaard and Winona Ryder.
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Occupation | Film producer |
His latest feature, Marjorie Prime, starring Jon Hamm, Geena Davis, Tim Robbins and Lois Smith, premiered at Sundance 2017. The movie was written and directed by Michael Almereyda and it is based on a play by the 2015 Pulitzer finalist Jordan Harrison.
Prior to producing films Singer lived in Brazil, where he developed marketing campaigns for a number of successful Brazilian products including Guarana Antartica.
Singer and Passage Pictures believe in producing quality content for film and television that transcend genres and demographics. Future projects include: I am Rose Fatou (written by Ted Melfi), and Rich[5] (based on the international bestseller The King of Oil: The Secret Lives of Marc Rich by Daniel Ammann), Tracks, based on the best seller book, and White Noise, based on the Don DeLillo. best-selling novel.), Tracks, based on the best seller book, and White Noise, based on the Don DeLillo. best-selling novel. His latest movie Tesla[6] written and directed by Michael Almereyda starring Ethan Hawke[7] and Kyle MacLachlan was filmed in New York and it's currently in post-production.
Singer partnered with George Berry in August 2018 to launch TaleFlick, an online platform that allows producers and buyers seeking new material to search a database of published content, including books, short stories and manuscripts.[8]
Singer is a member of the Producers Guild of America (PGA).
Filmography
TV
Date | Title | Status |
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2012 | Avance Producido en Hollywood | Released |
References
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- "BB FILM PRODUCTIONS". BB FILM PRODUCTIONS. Retrieved 2015-08-07.
- Goldstein, Gary. "'Like Sunday, Like Rain' is tender, hitting the right notes". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2015-08-07.
- "Peter Sarsgaard, Winona Ryder Board Indie Drama 'Experimenter' - Hollywood Reporter". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2015-08-07.
- D'Alessandro, Anthony (2015-10-01). "'King Of Oil' Being Primed For Big Screen By BB Film Productions". Deadline. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
- Lincoln, Ross A. (2015-12-09). "'Tesla' Biopic In Works From 'Marjorie Prime' Helmer Michael Almereyda". Deadline. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
- "Ethan Hawke to Play Nikola Tesla in Biopic". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
- McNary, Dave (2018-08-28). "'Marjorie Prime' Producer Uri Singer Launching TaleFlick Platform". Variety. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
- Tartaglione, Nancy. "Cannes Briefs: The Exchange Selling International On 'The Houses October Built'; 'Reagan' Biopic Lands At Manifest; Fortissimo/Wanda Team On 'Great Hypnotist'; FilmsDistribution Finds A 'Magical Girl'; More". Retrieved 2015-08-07.
- McNary, Dave. "Peter Sarsgaard's 'Experimenter' Bought by Magnolia for U.S. (EXCLUSIVE)". Retrieved 2015-08-07.
- "Like Sunday, Like Rain". www.montereymedia.com. Retrieved 2015-08-07.
- "I Want Candy - A Film By Theodore Melfi". goldenlightfilms.com. Retrieved 2015-08-07.