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Name
  
Stuart Ford


Role
  
Executive

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Stuart Ford founded IM Global in 2007. IM Global is one of Hollywood's leading independent production, financing, international sales and distribution companies. The company is based in Los Angeles and has offices in New York, London, Beijing, Shanghai, Mumbai, Munich and Mexico City.

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In 2015 Ford and IM Global were jointly awarded the annual Achievement in International Film Award by Variety. Stuart Ford is a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.

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Early career

Prior to launching IM Global, Ford was a long serving executive at Miramax Films in New York where, in various executive capacities he was involved in the acquisition and/or production of numerous Academy Award recognized films including Shakespeare in Love, Chicago, The Cider House Rules, Chocolat, Gangs Of New York, Amelie. During this period The Hollywood Reporter listed Ford as one of the top executives in Hollywood under the age of 35.

Born in the UK, Ford was educated at the Liverpool Blue Coat School, and later obtained both a BA and an MA in Law from St. Edmund Hall, Oxford University.

IM Global

As a company exclusively under Ford’s stewardship, IM Global has produced, financed and/or handled international sales on more than 100 independent feature films which have collectively grossed more than US$2 billion in global box office including commercial powerhouses such as “Paranormal Activity”, “Insidious”, “Sinister”, “Walking With Dinosaurs” and “A Haunted House” and critical successes such as Tom Ford’s “A Single Man”, “Lee Daniels’ The Butler”, Richard Linklater’s “Before Midnight”, Steven Knight’s “Locke” and Don Cheadle’s “Miles Ahead”. Mel Gibson’s “Hacksaw Ridge” and Martin Scorsese’s “Silence”, which Ford executive produced, collectively received seven Academy Award nominations in 2017 with the former winning two Oscars.

Personal

Ford lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two young sons.

Awards

  • 50 most influential individuals in global cinema: Stuart Ford - The Guardian 2010
  • Variety Award for Achievement in International Film: Stuart Ford, IM Global - Variety 2015
  • Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, Executive Member: Stuart Ford - 2017
  • Filmography

  • Hacksaw Ridge (2016) - executive producer
  • Free State of Jones (film) (2016) - executive producer
  • Silence (2016 film) (2016) - executive producer
  • Incarnate (film) (2016) - executive producer
  • The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016) - executive producer
  • Viral (film) (2016) - executive producer
  • Collide (film) (2016) - executive producer
  • Fifty Shades of Black (2016) - executive producer
  • Southside With You (2016) - executive producer
  • Secret in Their Eyes (2015) - executive producer
  • Area 51 (film) (2015) - executive producer
  • Grace: The Possession (2014) - executive producer
  • Revenge of the Green Dragons (2014) - producer
  • Enchanted Kingdom 3D (2014) (Documentary) - executive producer
  • A Haunted House 2 (2014) - executive producer
  • 13 Sins (2014) - executive producer
  • Vampire Academy (2014) - executive producer
  • Justin Bieber's Believe (2013) (Documentary) - producer
  • Walking with Dinosaurs 3D (2013) - executive producer
  • Plush (film) (2013) - producer
  • Afflicted (film) (2013) - executive producer
  • Locke (film) (2013) executive producer
  • The Sacrament (2013 film) (2013) - executive producer
  • Paranoia (2013 film) (2013) - executive producer
  • Hummingbird (film) (2013) - executive producer
  • Dead Man Down (2013) - executive producer
  • Welcome to the Punch (2013) - executive producer
  • A Haunted House (2013) - executive producer
  • Bullet to the Head (2012) - executive producer
  • Blood (2012 film) (2012) - executive producer
  • Dredd (2012) - executive producer
  • Safe (2012 film) (2012) - executive producer
  • The Babymakers (2012) - executive producer
  • 44 Inch Chest (2009) - executive producer
  • Goal! III (2009) (Video) - executive producer
  • Goal II: Living the Dream (2007) - executive producer
  • The Official Film of the 2006 FIFA World Cup (TM) (2006) (Video documentary) - executive producer
  • Summer Love (2006 film) (2006) - executive producer
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    References

    Stuart Ford (entertainment executive) Wikipedia