Jack Hafer
Jack Hafer is an American film producer and film executive.[1][2] As of 2015, he was the head of the production company Boulevard Pictures.[3][4] Hafer was also department head of the Biola University Cinema & Media Arts Department.[5][6]
Career
[edit]Hafer Was the producer of the film, To End All Wars (2001) starring Kiefer Sutherland and Robert Carlyle.[7] The film screened at the Cannes Film Festival,[8] won Best Picture at the Heartland Film Festival,[9] was awarded the Commander in Chief Medal of Service, Honor and Pride by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and showcased at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival Cinema for Peace.
Hafer was vice president and general manager of GMT Studios in Culver City, California.
In 2005, Hafer received a Santa Barbara Award for Excellence in film at the Cinema in Focus Festival.[10]
Hafer recently finished the narrative feature, Not That Funny, starring Tony Hale. He was also developing several features including James Dean: the Movie, Fallen Earth, and Gideon.
Their documentary work includes production on Wall of Separation (PBS), Lines That Divide and School's Out – all part of The Culture Wars: A Series.
In 2014 Hafer was an associate professor at Biola University,[11] and a member of the Producers Guild of America. He produced the annual Biola Media Conference on the CBS Studio Lot, a conference for Christian industry professionals.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Film producer urges viewers to search for movie's meaning". Ashland Times-Gazette, Andrew Waldman February 28, 2007
- ^ "No Headline". New York Times, By DAVID STOUTJAN. 20, 2002
- ^ "Lure of Alaska plays big role in Texas author’s debut novel". NewsMiner
- ^ "PBS Promotes Program On Church And State From Religious Right". Americans United. July/August 2007
- ^ "4 Take-Aways from the Variety Purpose Summit’s Storytellers Super Session". Variety.
- ^ "Biola Media Conference features keynote speaker Tony Hale". Chimes. By Andrew Haberman & Amanda Sakowski May 5, 2015
- ^ Alex Field (2004). The Hollywood Project: A Look Into the Minds of the Makers of Spiritually Relevant Films. Relevant Media Group. pp. 141–. ISBN 978-0-9746942-1-4.
- ^ "Premiere tries to win ‘Wars’". Variety, Charles Lyons. May 17, 2001
- ^ "Heartland Winner Returns". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. November 10, 2002. Page 140
- ^ " Christian producer Jack Hafer receives Cinema in Focus award for 'To End All Wars'”. Christian Film News, November 11th, 2005.
- ^ "Growing Influences". Refreshed, April 2014.
- ^ "Meagan Good at The 2015 PURPOSE: The Family Entertainment & Faith-Based Summit". ATL Nightspots,