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Peter D. Graves is an American film producer, marketing executive and consultant. He is best known as the former co-president and COO for PolyGram Films,[1] the marketing and distribution arm of PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, a position he held from 1996 to 2000. During that time, PolyGram and its sub-label Gramercy released films such as Fargo, The Game, Notting Hill, Elizabeth and The Big Lebowski.
Since 2001, Graves has run his own company, Cinemarket,[2] a production, marketing and financial consulting firm. Through Cinemarket, he has executive produced 18 films, including Terminator Salvation, Oliver Stone's W., Killer Elite, Planet 51, Bitter Harvest, and Interceptor, for Netflix.[3][4]
Graves has consulted on the marketing for such films as The Bank Job, Love and Mercy, The Perfect Storm, Maverick, Alexander, Enemy at the Gates, The Wedding Planner, Love, Actually, and countless others.
Graves is a graduate of Dartmouth College and a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.