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| Popular As | Ira Deutchman |
| Occupation | Producer |
| Age | 71 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Aries |
| Born | March 24, 1953 () |
| Birthday | March 24 |
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Ira Deutchman’s zodiac sign is Aries. According to astrologers, the presence of Aries always marks the beginning of something energetic and turbulent. They are continuously looking for dynamic, speed and competition, always being the first in everything - from work to social gatherings. Thanks to its ruling planet Mars and the fact it belongs to the element of Fire (just like Leo and Sagittarius), Aries is one of the most active zodiac signs. It is in their nature to take action, sometimes before they think about it well.
Ira Deutchman was born in the Year of the Snake. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Snake are seductive, gregarious, introverted, generous, charming, good with money, analytical, insecure, jealous, slightly dangerous, smart, they rely on gut feelings, are hard-working and intelligent. Compatible with Rooster or Ox.
Ira Deutchman has been making, marketing and distributing films since 1975, having worked on over 150 films including some of the most successful independent films of all time. He was one of the founders of Cinecom and later created Fine Line Features-two companies that were created from scratch and in their respective times, helped define the independent film business.
Deutchman is a consultant in marketing and distribution of independent films. Among his clients is Istituto Luce Cinecitta, for which he promotes Italian cinema in the U.S. He is also a Professor of Professional Practice in the School of the Arts at Columbia University, where he was the Chair of the Film Program from 2011-2015.
Among the over 60 films he acquired and released at Fine Line were Jane Campion's "An Angel at My Table," Gus van Sant's "My Own Private Idaho," Jim Jarmusch's "Night on Earth," Robert Altman's "The Player" and "Short Cuts," Roman Polanski's "Bitter Moon" and "Death and the Maiden," Alan Rudolph's "Mrs.
Parker and the Vicious Circle, " Mike Leigh's "Naked," and the award-winning "Hoop Dreams," which in its time was the highest grossing non-music documentary in history.Other films Deutchman has worked on were "Sex, Lies, and Videotape," "To Sleep with Anger," "Metropolitan," "A Room with a View," "Stop Making Sense," "El Norte," and "The Brother from Another Planet.
"His screen credits include Associate Producer of John Sayles' "Matewan;" Executive Producer of Jonathan Demme's "Swimming to Cambodia," Gary Sinise's "Miles From Home," Paul Bartel's "Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills," Matty Rich's "Straight Out of Brooklyn," Stephen Gyllenhaal's "Waterland," Maggie Greenwald's "The Ballad of Little Jo," Alan Rudolph's "Mrs.
Parker & the Vicious Circle," Paul Auster's "Lulu On the Bridge," Wayne Wang's "Center of the World," Daniel Noah's "Twelve," Anthony Jaswinski's "Killing Time," Loren-Paul Caplin's "The Lucky Ones," Amy Wadell's "Brothel" and Georgia Lee's "Red Doors;" and Co-Producer of David Anspaugh's "The Game of Their Lives.
" Deutchman was the Producer of Tony Vitale's "Kiss Me, Guido," Sarah Kernochan's "All I Wanna Do," Mark Christopher's "54," Adam Davidson's "Way Past Cool," Bob Gale's "Interstate 60," Tanya Wexler's "Relative Evil," Ann Hu's "Beauty Remains" and Ed Radtke's "Speed of Life.
" He was also Consulting Producer on the CBS sitcom "Some of My Best Friends."In 2017, Deutchman was awarded the Spotlight Lifetime Achievement Award by the Sundance Art House Convergence for his service to independent film marketing and distribution.
He is a graduate of Northwestern University, with a major in film.
