Spouse(s) Kristen Panitch Name Sanford Panitch | Board member of Fox Star Studios | |
 | ||
Occupation President, international film and television, Sony Pictures Organization Motion Picture Academy, Executive BranchTulane University, Dean's CouncilAmbassador, Screen SingaporeChapman University (Singapore), Advisory CouncilStudent Voice Project | ||
Opening keynote sanford panitch fox international productions usa screensingapore
Sanford Panitch is an American film industry executive. Appointed president of Columbia Pictures in 2016, Panitch previously founded Fox International Productions, a division of 21st Century Fox.
Contents
- Opening keynote sanford panitch fox international productions usa screensingapore
- Hollywood Executive Sanford Panitch Launches Mens Fashion Line
- Early life and education
- Career
- References
Hollywood Executive Sanford Panitch Launches Men's Fashion Line
Early life and education
Panitch was born in Los Angeles, to Hersh Panitch, an entertainment business manager, and Elaine Panitch, a teacher and author. He 1985 he began his college education at Tulane University in New Orleans. During school breaks Panitch interned for New Line Cinema, and as a student he founded Revive Screening to distribute New Line Films at various venues in New Orleans. After graduating from Tulane with a degree in Political Science, Panitch sold the company and returned to Los Angeles.
Career
Panitch began his career in 1989. In 1995, he was named Executive Vice President of Production at 20th Century Fox. In 2008, recognizing the growth of international box office and seeing the large percentage of market share for locally produced films, Panitch founded Fox International Productions. He served as its president until April 2015, when he joined Sony Pictures as president of international film and television. In June 2016 he was named President of Columbia Pictures.