Fernando Sulichin

Fernando Sulichin is a feature film producer, documentary maker and philanthropist born in Argentina. Throughout his career, he has worked with renowned filmmakers such as Spike Lee, Oliver Stone, Martin Scorsese, Marlon Brando, Sean Penn, Jim Jarmusch and Abel Ferrara.

Early life and career

Sulichin was born in Buenos Aires but moved to the United States of America in the late 1980s to complete his architecture degree. Sulichin’s first production was the Paris-based Film Festival, Short Circuit. The festival celebrated works by New York University’s film students, and it was here that Sulichin met Spike Lee.

Career

Spike Lee made Sulichin associate producer on the 1992 film, Malcolm X.

From 2000 to 2006 Sulichin produced the critically acclaimed feature films Bully and Spun (directed by Larry Clark) and the Sundance Film Festival winner, Love Liza. He also produced documentaries in collaboration with Oliver Stone such as Persona Non-Grata (2003), Comandante (2003) and, Looking for Fidel (2006).

In 2004 Sulichin set up his Paris-based production company, Central Films through which he subsequently produced Abel Ferrara’s Mary (winner of the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival), Babel (the 2006 Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d'Or winner for Best Director, the Golden Globe winner for Best Motion Picture and nominee of seven Academy Awards.)

Throughout his career Sulichin has worked on politically-themed films, orchestrating intimate portraits of historical leaders such as Fidel Castro and Vladimir Putin as well as working on documentary portraits of music icons such as Iggy Pop, Gimme Danger (2016). Sulichin also collaborated with Oliver Stone on feature films such as Alexander (2004), Savages (2012) and the 2016 political thriller, Snowden.

Philanthropy

Sulichin previously worked with Martin Scorsese’s The Film Foundation, which helps to preserve and exhibit classic cinema. Furthermore, Sulichin participates actively in the David Lynch Foundation and is an honorary lifetime member of the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund.  He is a Board Member of Sean Penn’s Haitian Relief charity CORE (formerly J/P HRO), a Patron of Fashion for Relief and Faith Matters.

Honours and awards

• 2015 Chevalier (knight) de Légion d'Honneur, France

Producer filmography

Year	Title	Associate Producer	Producer	Executive Producer	Type	Notes
1992	Malcolm X	Yes	No	No	Feature length
1994	Touch Base	Yes	No	No	Short film
1995	The Addiction	No	Yes	No	Feature length
2001	Bully	No	Yes	No	Feature length
2002	Love Liza	No	Yes	No	Feature length
2002	Spun	No	Yes	No	Feature length
2003	Comandante	No	Yes	No	Documentary
2003	Tiptoes	No	Yes	Yes*	TV documentary series.	*Looking for Fidel
2003	Persona Non Grata	No	Yes	No	Documentary
2004	She Hates Me	No	Yes	No	Feature length
2004	Alexander	No	No	Yes*	Feature length	*Co-executive producer
2005	Mary	No	Yes	No	Feature length
2006	Babel	No	Yes	No	Feature Length
2006	Looking for Fidel	No	Yes	No	Documentary
2009	I Come with the Rain	No	Yes	No	Feature length
2009	South of the Border	No	Yes	No	Documentary
2010	The Killer Inside Me	No	No	Yes	Feature-length
2012	Castro in Winter	No	Yes	No	Documentary
2012	Savages	No	No	Yes	Feature-length
2012	Spring Breakers	No	No	Yes	Feature-length
2012-2013	The Untold History of the United States	No	Yes	No	TV Documentary Series
2014	Mi Amigo Hugo	No	Yes	No	Documentary
2014	It’s a Beautiful World	No	Yes	No	Documentary
2014	Go Brasil Go!	No	Yes	No	Documentary
2016	Gimme Danger	No	Yes	No	Documentary
2016	Snowden	No	Yes	No	Feature length
2017	Little Heroes	No	Yes	No	Feature-length
2017	The Putin Interviews	No	Yes	No	TV Series Documentary
2018	At Eternity’s Gate	No	No	Yes	Feature length
2018	London Field	No	No	Yes	Feature-length