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| birth_date = 1968 |
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==Education== |
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Seghatchian attended [[Cambridge University]] and was a member of the [[Footlights]]. She became vice president in 1989 under [[Henry Naylor]].<ref>[http://footlights.org/alumni-archive?name=1980-1989 Footlights Alumni 1980-1989]</ref> |
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==Career== |
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Seghatchian previously worked for the [[BBC]]. She was a co-producer and then executive producer for the first four [[Harry Potter (films)|Harry Potter films]]<ref>{{citenews|title=Ten years of making Harry Potter films, by cast and crew|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/jul/07/harry-potter-making-the-films-cast-and-crew|publisher=[[The Guardian|guardian.co.uk]]|date=7 July 2011}}</ref>, the [[BAFTA]]-winning ''[[My Summer of Love]]''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://cineuropa.org/interview.aspx?documentID=52812|author=Cineuropa Staff|title=Interview with Tanya Seghatchian • Producer|publisher=Cineuropa|date=2005-06-28|accessdate=2008-04-28}}</ref> and the film adaptation of ''[[The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time]]'', which was due out in [[2007 in film|2007]]. |
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She was appointed Head of the Development Fund at the [[UK Film Council]] before becoming head of its film fund in 2010.<ref>{{citenews|title=Tanya Seghatchian to head UK Film Council film fund|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2010/feb/10/tanya-seghatchian-uk-film-council|publisher=[[The Guardian|guardian.co.uk]]|date=10 February 2010}}</ref> During her tenure, it provided funding for successful films including ''[[The King's Speech]]'' and ''[[Bright Star (film)|Bright Star]]''. She oversaw the merger of the Council with the [[British Film Institute]] and briefly served as the newly merged institution's head of film fund before resigning in September 2011 to concentrate on her production work.<ref>{{citenews|title=Tanya Seghatchian bows out of BFI film fund|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/sep/15/tanya-seghatchian-bfi-film-fund|publisher=[[The Guardian|guardian.co.uk]]|date=15 September 2011}}</ref> |
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She is now the Head of the Development Fund at the [[UK Film Council]]. (2008) |
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Revision as of 08:58, 10 March 2012
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Tanya Seghatchian is an award-winning film producer.
Education
Seghatchian attended Cambridge University and was a member of the Footlights. She became vice president in 1989 under Henry Naylor.[1]
Career
Seghatchian previously worked for the BBC. She was a co-producer and then executive producer for the first four Harry Potter films[2], the BAFTA-winning My Summer of Love[3] and the film adaptation of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, which was due out in 2007.
She was appointed Head of the Development Fund at the UK Film Council before becoming head of its film fund in 2010.[4] During her tenure, it provided funding for successful films including The King's Speech and Bright Star. She oversaw the merger of the Council with the British Film Institute and briefly served as the newly merged institution's head of film fund before resigning in September 2011 to concentrate on her production work.[5]
References
- ^ Footlights Alumni 1980-1989
- ^ "Ten years of making Harry Potter films, by cast and crew". guardian.co.uk. 7 July 2011.
- ^ Cineuropa Staff (2005-06-28). "Interview with Tanya Seghatchian • Producer". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
- ^ "Tanya Seghatchian to head UK Film Council film fund". guardian.co.uk. 10 February 2010.
- ^ "Tanya Seghatchian bows out of BFI film fund". guardian.co.uk. 15 September 2011.
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