Jeffrey Silver

Birth Name:

Jeffrey Silver

Profession

Producer, Production manager, Location management, Assistant director

Helped to establish FilmAid, an organization that aims to bring films to those living in refugee camps across the globe
Is a 1977 graduate of Massachusetts' Brandeis University
Quote: "Filmmakers are perpetually in desperate search of original ideas․ But when we open ourselves up to exposure to ideas from outside our movie realm, the real imaginative stuff happens․"
Quote: "My advice to filmmakers would be to go beyond references to earlier films and works of art, and reflect on other fields, including science․ Reflect on cultures outside your own․ And continue to expand the technical boundaries of storytelling․"
Began his career in the film industry as an assistant to famed filmmaker Otto Preminger
Has served a producer for several notable movies, including "The Santa Clause," "Born to Be Wild," "Three to Tango" and "Mindhunters․"
Launched management firm Fourth Floor Productions in 2009

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