 | This biographical article is written like a résumé. (March 2019) |
Franklin Leonard | |
|---|---|
 Leonard for Mercer in 2018 | |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Occupation | Film executive |
| Known for | Founder of The Black List |
Franklin Leonard is an American film executive. He created The Black List in 2004, an annual publication which ranks unproduced screenplays.[1] He served as a development executive for Will Smith's Overbrook Entertainment from 2010 to 2012,[2][3] having previously served as the Director of Development and Production at Universal Pictures from 2008 to 2010.[4] In 2012, he began serving as an advisor for BoomGen Studios,[5] as well as for Plympton, Inc. the following year.[6] In 2017, he began serving as a board member for the art education non-profit Young Storytellers.[7][8]
- ^ "The Black List: About". The Black List, LLC. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
- ^ Kit, Borys (November 17, 2010). "EXCLUSIVE: Black List Creator to Join Will Smith's Overbrook Entertainment". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
- ^ Sperling, Nicole (September 19, 2012). "Black List founder Franklin Leonard out at Overbrook Entertainment". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
- ^ Sperling, Nicole (December 10, 2008). "The Black List: How Hollywood's Buzziest Scripts Get Their Juice". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on December 21, 2013. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
- ^ "Franklin Leonard | BoomGen Studios". BoomGen Studios. BoomGen Studios. Archived from the original on May 5, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
- ^ "Our Team | Plympton". Plympton, Inc. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
- ^ "Our Team - Young Storytellers". Young Storytellers. Archived from the original on April 22, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
- ^ https://bowdoinorient.com/2023/10/27/make-dope-stuff-film-executive-franklin-leonard-visits-bowdoin/