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I make movies.

In the late ’80’s, American Independent Film burst on the media scene with the promise of new visions, new stories, and new approaches. Ted Hope was among the first producers to emerge from the pack and one of the very few today consistently delivering vital and exciting new work. With partner Anne Carey, Hope is the co-founder of New York production company This is that. In its six years, This is that has produced seventeen features. A survey of Hope’s work, numbering over fifty films, includes many highlights and breakthroughs of the last two decades. Ted’s films have received numerous awards, including three Academy Award Best Screenplay nominations.

Hope most recently wrapped production on ADVENTURELAND, by writer/director Greg (SUPERBAD) Mottola, a co-production with Miramax and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment.

Hope’s production of Oscar-winner Alan Ball’s feature film directorial debut TOWELHEAD, staring Aaron Eckhart, Toni Collette, and Maria Bello, will be released in August by Warner Independent. TOWELHEAD is Hope’s 18th production of a first time feature film director. In addition to Ball, Hope has brought the first features of Ang Lee, Hal Hartley, Nicole Holofcener, Todd Field, Michel Gondry, Moises Kaufman, and Bob Pulcini and Shari Berman among others, to the screen.

Ted had four features released in 2007. THE SAVAGES, directed by Tamara Jenkins and starring Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Phil Bosco, was nominated for two Academy Awards including Best Actress and Best Screenplay. It was also awarded Best Screenplay and Best Actor at The 2008 Spirit Awards. Last year saw the premieres of FAY GRIM, Hope’s ninth collaboration with Hal Hartley, THE EX, directed by Jesse Peretz, and THE HAWK IS DYING, directed by Julian Goldberger.

Among Ted’s twenty-three Sundance entries, are three Grand Jury Prize winners: AMERICAN SPLENDOR (2003), THE BROTHERS MCMULLEN (1995) and WHAT HAPPENED WAS… (1994). AMERICAN SPLENDOR also won the FIPRESCI Award at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival, the Critics prize at the 2003 Deauville Film Festival and was nominated for five Spirit Awards and one Academy Award. Ted also produced two Sundance Opening Night selections: Nicole Holofcener’s FRIENDS WITH MONEY (2006) and Moises Kaufman’s THE LARAMIE PROJECT (2002), which was nominated for five Emmys.

Among Hope’s many notable productions are 21 GRAMS, which earned two Academy Award nominations and five BAFTA nominations, IN THE BEDROOM, which earned five Academy Award nominations, and the Cannes Critics’ Prize-winning HAPPINESS, which Hope and his partners released themselves when its distributor’s corporate parent demanded they censor the film.

Hope has produced, with James Schamus, Ang Lee’s early films including RIDE WITH THE DEVIL, THE ICE STORM, PUSHING HANDS, the Academy Award nominated THE WEDDING BANQUET and EAT DRINK MAN WOMAN. Ted previously co-founded and ran the feature production and sales company Good Machine, which he and his partners sold to Universal in 2002. Good Machine was honored by a retrospective at the Museum Of Modern Art in 2001.

More Stuff On Hope

• Good Machine wiki page
• IMDB credit list
• Ted Hope “Personal” Facebook (where I need to actually know you!)
• Ted Hope “Public” Facebook (where I welcome meeting everyone!)
• Ted Hope MUBI page
• Ted wiki page
• This is that MySpace
• This is that website
• This is that wiki page
• Twitter Ted