Emmy Award Winning Film and Television Producer – Interview with Howard Kazanjian
Release Date: 01/03/2024
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*More About This Episode* Emmy Award Winning Film and Television Producer – Interview with Howard Kazanjian
About Howard Kazanjian
Howard Kazanjian is an accomplished film and television producer and entertainment executive. Kazanjian has produced several blockbuster films including Raiders of the Lost Ark and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. During his seven years as Vice President of Production at Lucasfilm Ltd., Kazanjian also oversaw the production of Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.
Throughout his 50 years in the film industry, Howard Kazanjian has been privileged to work with some of cinema’s finest directors. Kazanjian advanced his craft on many films as an Assistant Director and Producer working closely with legendary filmmakers such as: Alfred Hitchcock, Billy Wilder, Sam Peckinpah, Robert Wise, Joshua Logan, Elia Kazan, Clint Eastwood, Francis Ford Coppola, Steven Spielberg, and George Lucas.
Howard Kazanjian’s films have garnered more than a dozen Oscar nominations and have won ten Oscars. He also won an Emmy for a TV documentary. Kazanjian is the co-author of twelve books with two more to be published in 2022.
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