Ron Halpern

Executive Vice President, Global Production at STUDIOCANAL

Greater Paris Metropolitan Region

About

Film and series credits: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1286457/

Experience

  • STUDIOCANAL (20 yrs 7 mos)
    • Executive Vice President, Global Production, Executive Producer
      Jan 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 7 mos

    • EVP, International Production and Acquisitions, Executive Producer
      Jan 2006 - Jan 2020 · 14 yrs 1 mo

      Oversaw the company’s growth in international production and strongly contributed to the studio becoming Europe’s leading film and television studio. Past productions include BATFA winning and Academy Award nominated TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY, Joel and Ethan Coen’s INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS, awarded the Jury’s Grand Prize at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, NON-STOP with Liam Neeson, SHAUN THE SHEEP and worldwide successes PADDINGTON 1, 2 and PADDINGTON IN PERU, as well as Academy Award nominee A WAR, directed by Tobias Lindholm, Luca Guadagnino’s A BIGGER SPLASH and the Emmy and Annie Award winning animated series THE ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON. Most recent film productions include Thea Sharrock’s WICKED LITTLE LETTERS starring Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley, Sam Taylor-Johnson’s BACK TO BLACK, John Crowley’s WE LIVE IN TIME starring Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield. Most recent television productions include Thomas Vinterberg’s FAMILIES LIKE OURS. Current film productions include Anthony Maras’ PRESSURE starring Andrew Scott and Brendan Fraser, John Patton Ford’s HOW TO MAKE A KILLING starring Glen Powell and Margaret Qualley, Danny Boyle’ INK starring Jack O’Connell and Guy Pearce, and EVERYBDOY WANTS TO F*CK ME starring Taron Egerton. Acquisitions have included THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK, MOONRISE KINGDOM, THE IMITATION GAME and ANOTHER ROUND. Also oversee the theatrical adaptations and productions of STUDIOCANAL, notably THE PRODUCERS by Mel Brooks and PADDINGTON: THE MUSICAL currently playing in the West End.

  • VP then SVP, Special Projects and Stage Adapations at STUDIOCANAL
    1996 - 2005 · 9 yrs

    Responsible for exploitation of ancillary rights in the Studiocanal film library. Oversaw among other projects: -stage adaptions of The Producers (12 Tony Awards) and The Graduate -film restorations and reissues including the 50th anniversary of The Third Man, Spinal Tap, Nights of Cabiria (which included a lost 7 minute scene from Fellini's original cut) and Grand Illusion. -developed the remake rights in the library and negotiated over 40 remake deals with American producers and studios.

  • Olympic Researcher at CBS Sports
    Jan 1992 - Mar 1998 · 6 yrs 3 mos

    Olympic researcher 3 times for CBS Sports during the Winter Olympic Games (1992 Albertville, 1994 Lillehammer, 1998 Nagano)