Robert Lantos
Birth Name:
Robert Lantos
Birth Place:
Budapest, Hungary
Profession
Producer
Fast Facts
- Received an honorary Doctor of Letters from McGill University
- Was appointed a member of the Order of Canada, Canada's second highest honour for merit
- After completing his graduate studies, he opened Vivafilm, a distribution company that imported foreign films to be exhibited in Canada
- Quote: "The concept of spare time is foreign to me, since I've spent more than 25 years building my company․ It was particularly challenging because when I started, the industry didn't exist․"
- After merging his company with Atlantis Communications, he left to start an independent production company, Serendipity Point Films
- Founded Alliance Communications, a Canadian film and television company that rose to be one of the most powerful players in Canada's motion picture industry
- Was a jury member at the 2005 Mar del Plata International Film Festival
Awards
- 1978Etrog - Best Feature Film:Nominated
- 1986Genie - Best Motion Picture:Nominated
- 1987Gemini - Best Dramatic Mini-Series:Nominated
- 1990Gemini - Best TV Movie:Nominated
- 1990Gemini - Best Dramatic Mini-Series:Nominated
- 1990Gemini - Best Dramatic Series:Winner
- 1991Genie - Best Motion Picture:Winner
- 1992AFI Award - Best Film:Nominated
- 1992Gemini - Best Dramatic Series:Winner
- 1992Golden Reel AwardWinner
- 1993Gemini - Best Dramatic Series:Winner
- 1994Gemini - Best Dramatic Mini-Series:Nominated
- 1994Gemini - Best Dramatic Series:Nominated
- 1994Gemini - Best Dramatic Series:Winner
- 1995Gemini - Best Dramatic Series:Nominated
- 1996Golden Reel AwardWinner
- 1999European Film Award - European Film:Nominated
- 1999Gemini - Best TV Movie or Dramatic Mini-Series:Nominated
- 2000Genie - Best Motion Picture:Winner
- 2000Genie - Best Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2001Genie - Best Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2003Genie - Best Motion Picture:Winner
- 2005Genie - Best Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2008Alexander Korda Award for Best British FilmNominated
- 2008Genie - Best Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2011Genie - Best Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2016Canadian Screen Award - Best Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2021Prix Iris - Most Successful Film Outside Quebec:Winner