Sid Ganis

Sid Ganis
Ganis in 2018
Born
Sidney Ganis

(1940-01-08) January 8, 1940 (age 84)
Years active1959–present
AwardsOutstanding Informational Special
1982 The Making of Raiders of the Lost Ark

Sidney (Sid) Ganis (born January 8, 1940) is an American motion picture executive and producer who has produced such films as Big Daddy, Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, Mr. Deeds, The Master of Disguise and Akeelah and the Bee, Bang: The Bert Berns Story and Olympia.

On August 23, 2005, Ganis was elected President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, serving a total of four consecutive one–year terms.[1]

Prior to these roles, Ganis participated in a multitude of organizations including: serving on the board of directors at Marvel Entertainment for ten years until its sale to Disney in 2009,[2] Center Theater Group from 1989 to 1995, Direct Sports Network (formerly DeskSite) as well as on the Boards of Film Independent,[1] SF FILM,[3] the Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive (Bay Area), and various film festivals and film organizations around the country. He currently serves as vice president of The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Film Independent". Archived from the original on April 11, 2012. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  2. ^ admin. "Sid Ganis". www.visualeffectssociety.com. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  3. ^ "San Francisco Film Society Announces First Annual Fall Celebration Honoring 'Fruitvale Station,' 'Her,' 'Nebraska' and 'The Square'". SFFILM. October 22, 2013. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  4. ^ Hammond, Pete; Hipes, Patrick (August 7, 2019). "Motion Picture Academy Elects Casting Director David Rubin Its New President". Deadline. Retrieved April 15, 2020.