Lianne Halfon

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Lianne Halfon

Profession

Producer, Sound department, Editorial department

Shared a 2013 Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature with the director and producers of "The Perks of Being a Wallflower․"
She and other producers of "Juno" won an AFI Award for Movie of the Year in 2008 for their efforts on the film
Worked as an executive at A&M Films before becoming a producer in her own right
Quote: "[on Mr․ Mudd] "Each of us might pick up a different book, but what that person finds interesting in that book will be something the other two will see as something that can make a movie․""
Founded the production company Mr․ Mudd with John Malkovich and Russell Smith in 1998
Her production company is known for producing critically acclaimed films about struggling teenagers
Was invited to join AMPAS in 2008, one of only 105 people to receive the honor

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