Producing
Paul Cohen
Illustrating the entrepreneurial, independent cinema spirit for over two decades, Paul Cohen created a number of successful independent distribution and production companies including Analysis Films, Masada Production, Moonbeam Productions, and Aries Films. He has been responsible for acquiring and marketing a wide range of successful films often recognized as cinematic gems and contemporary classics. These include Abel Ferrara's Bad Lieutenant, starring Harvey Keitel, Mephisto, the 1981 Academy Award-winner for Best Foreign Language Film, My Brilliant Career directed by first-timer Gillian Armstrong and starring Judy Davis and Sam Neill, The Chosen starring Maximilian Schell, and Luchino Visconti's The Innocent.
Valerie Scoon
Valerie Scoon is a producer and creative executive with extensive industry experience who most recently served as the Director of Development for Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Films.