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Ryan Kavanaugh is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Relativity, a next-generation studio. The company is engaged in multiple aspects of entertainment, including film and television financing, production and distribution; music publishing; sports management and digital media. Kavanaugh is a highly successful producer and global expert in film finance. Under his leadership, Relativity has produced, distributed or structured financing for more than 200 motion pictures generating more than $17 billion in worldwide box-office revenue and earning 60 Oscar® nominations.
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Ryan Kavanaughis the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Relativity, a next-generation studio. The company is engaged in multiple aspects of entertainment, including film and television financing, production and distribution; music publishing; sports management and digital media. Kavanaugh is a highly successful producer and global expert in film finance. Under his leadership, Relativity has produced, distributed or structured financing for more than 200 motion pictures generating more than $17 billion in worldwide box-office revenue and earning 60 Oscar® nominations.
Relativity Media’s Ryan KavanaughHonored at 25th Israel Film Festival The 25th Israel Film Festival honored Ryan Kavanaugh, CEO and founder of Relativity Media, with their Achievement in Film Award during the event’s opening night on October 20th. The festival’s founder, Meir Fenigstein, says Kavanaugh’s “accomplishments within the film industry command the highest respect, making him the ideal recipient,” such as his past creation of deals and structures with Sony, Universal and Warner Bros, and his recent first-of-its-kind pay TV deal with Netflix.
At 35, the brash, glamour-loving Ryan Kavanaugh has become one of Hollywood’s most powerful players, his Relativity Media claiming $2 billion in revenues in 2009. His secret? Money–lots of it–plus a risk-assessment algorithm that Kavanaugh says takes a lot of the mystery out of the movie business.
Spectacular Ryan Kavanaugh Quotes • “Because Nobody has a crystal ball, and part of evolving a business plan is to say, ‘I might have said we’re going left, but I see the opportunity and we’re going right.'” • “Don’t get stuck on a business plan just because it was your business plan.” • “Every movie is like a little company, and any little thing can make it not work.” • “Hollywood is a special place; a place filled with creative geniuses – actors, screenwriters, directors, sound engineers, computer graphics specialists, lighting experts and so on. Working together, great art happens. But in the end, all artists depend on diverse audiences who can enjoy, be inspired by and support their work.” • “I definitely do want a family. The idea of being a father and providing the type of love, guidance and support that my parents have given me is definitely down the road.” • “I don’t care about awards. I want to make money. I want to own a business.”
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