Hamori, Andras

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HAMORI, Andras


PERSONAL


Born in Hungary. Education: Attended Budapest University of Law, doctorate degree and diploma, film and theatre journalism.


Career: Producer. Alliance Entertainment, founding partner and senior vice president, 198589; Accent Entertainment Corporation, cofounder, 1989; Alliance Pictures, president, 1995; H20 Motion Pictures, partner.


Awards, Honors: Gemini Awards, best continuing drama series, 1986, best dramatic series, 1987, TV Guide's most popular program award, 1988, Gemini Award nomination, best dramatic series, 1988, all for Night Heat; Golden Reel Award (with John Kemeny), 1988, for The Gate; European Film Award nomination (with Robert Lantos), best film, 1999, and Genie Award (with Robert Lantos), best motion picture, 2000, both for Sunshine; Genie Award nomination (with Lantos and David Cronenberg), best motion picture, 2000, for eXistenZ.


CREDITS

Film Work:

Assistant producer, Bedroom Eyes, PanCanadian Film Distributors, 1985.

Associate producer, Heavenly Bodies, MetroGoldwynMayer, 1985.

Executive in charge of production, La nuit magique (also known as Night Magic ), 1985.

Producer, Big Deal, 1985.

Associate producer, Separate Vacations, Alliance, 1986.

Producer, The Wraith, New Century, 1986.

Producer, Nowhere to Hide, Alliance Entertainment, 1987.

Coproducer, The Gate, Vestron Video, 1987.

Executive producer, Iron Eagle II: The Battle Beyond the Flag (also known as Iron Eagle II and L'aigle de fer ), Alliance Entertainment, 1988.

Executive producer, Gnaw: Food of the Gods Part II (also known as Food of the Gods II, After Food of the Gods, and Food of the Gods Part 2 ), Carolco, 1989.

Producer, Gate II (also known as The Gate II: Trespassers, Gate 2: The Trespassers, and Gate II: Return to the Nightmare ), Triumph Releasing, 1990.

Executive producer, South of Wawa, Accent Entertainment Corporation, 1992.

Producer, Magic Hunter (also known as Buvoes vadasz and Freischuetz ), Shadow Distribution, 1994.

Coproducer, Mesmer, Mayfair Entertainment, 1994.

Producer, Never Talk to Strangers (also known as L'inconnu and Spiel mit dem Feuer ), Imperial Entertainment, 1995.

Coexecutive producer, Crash, Fine Line, 1996.

Executive producer, The Sweet Hereafter (also known as De beaux lendemains ), Fine Line, 1997.

Executive producer, Strike! (also known as The Hairy Bird, All I Wanna Do, College femminile, and Les filles font la loi ), Miramax, 1998.

Producer, eXistenZ, Miramax, 1999.

Producer, The Taste of Sunshine (also known as Sunshine, A Napfeny ize, and SunshineEin Hauch von Sonnenschein ), Alliance Pictures, Paramount Classics, 1999.

Executive producer, A Room for Romeo Brass, USA Films, 1999.

The Third Lie, 2000.

Producer, The 51st State (also known as Formula 51 ), Screen Gems, 2001.

Executive producer, Morvern Callar, Cowboy Pictures, 2002.

Producer, Max, 2002.

Producer, Owning Mahowny, Sony Pictures Classics, 2003.

Television Work; Series:

Producer, Night Heat, 1985.

Producer, Hot Shots, PBS, 19861987.

Producer, Sweating Bullets (also known as Tropical Heat ), CBS and syndicated, 19901991, 19921995; executive producer, 19911992.

Television Work; Movies:

Producer, God Bless the Child, ABC, 1988.

Producer, Daughter of Darkness, CBS, 1990.

Producer, Storm and Sorrow, Lifetime, 1990.

Producer, Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris, CBS, 1992.

Executive producer, City Boy, PBS, 1994.