Matthew Greenfield | |
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| Born | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Wesleyan University |
| Occupation | Executive |
| Spouse | Laurence Dumortier |
| Parent | Patricia Marks Greenfield |
| Relatives | Lauren Greenfield (sister) |
Matthew Greenfield is the president of Searchlight Pictures,[1] which has produced five Academy Awards for Best Picture winners, including Slumdog Millionaire, Birdman, 12 Years a Slave, The Shape of Water, and Nomadland. Greenfield and fellow Searchlight president David Greenbaum started Searchlight Television in 2018.[2]
He joined Searchlight after his tenure as Associate Director of the Feature Film Program at the Sundance Institute.[3]
Prior to his work at Sundance, Greenfield worked as an independent producer, producing Star Maps, Chuck & Buck, and The Good Girl, all directed by Miguel Arteta, and the latter two written by Mike White.[4] As the producer of Chuck & Buck, Greenfield won the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award.[5] He's also the producer of The Motel, written and directed by Michael Kang. [6]
He co-founded the boutique publishing company Cloverfield Press with Laurence Dumortier.[7] Greenfield studied film at Crossroads School with Jim Hosney,[8] and at Wesleyan University with Jeanine Basinger.[9] He lives in Los Angeles, California with his wife and two children.