{"id":1216,"date":"2014-09-10T12:48:14","date_gmt":"2014-09-10T10:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=1216"},"modified":"2014-09-10T12:48:14","modified_gmt":"2014-09-10T10:48:14","slug":"producers-guild-of-america-honours-jon-feltheimer-with-2015-milestone-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2014\/09\/10\/producers-guild-of-america-honours-jon-feltheimer-with-2015-milestone-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Producers Guild Of America Honours Jon Feltheimer WIth 2015 Milestone Award"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced today that Lionsgate Chief Executive Officer Jon Feltheimer will be honored with the 2015 Milestone Award. \u00a0The award will be presented to Mr. Feltheimer at the 26th<\/sup> Annual Producers Guild Awards ceremony on January 24, 2015 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn behalf of the entire Lionsgate team, it is a tremendous honor and deeply humbling to join the elite group of recipients previously honored with the Milestone Award,\u201d said Mr. Feltheimer.\u00a0 \u201cThe Producers Guild represents the creativity, innovation and dynamism that sets our industry apart from all others.\u201d<\/p>\n

PGA Awards Co-Chairs Todd Black (THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS, A KNIGHT\u2019S TALE, THE EQUALIZER) and Ryan Murphy, (\u2018The Normal Heart,\u2019 \u2018American Horror Story,\u2019 \u2018Glee,\u2019 \u2018Nip\/Tuck\u2019) stated, \u201cJon Feltheimer is one of the most accomplished leaders in the industry and has played a pivotal role in Lionsgate’s evolution from independent studio to global content leader.\u00a0 Jon\u2019s passion across the spectrum of storytelling has brought us such iconic films and TV shows as \u2018Mad Men,\u2019 \u2018Weeds,\u2019 \u2018Orange is the New Black,\u2019 Monster\u2019s Ball, Precious, Crash and The Hunger Games and Divergent franchises.\u00a0\u00a0 We look forward to celebrating Jon and all his contributions to entertainment by honoring him with the Producers Guild\u2019s highest accolade.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Milestone Award is the Guild\u2019s highest honor recognizing an individual or team who has made historic contributions to the entertainment industry.\u00a0 In the past, the Producers Guild has paid tribute to such industry leaders as Clint Eastwood, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Steven Spielberg, James Cameron, Ron Meyer, Bob & Harvey Weinstein, Les Moonves and the 2014 recipient Bob Iger, among others.<\/p>\n

Jon Feltheimer<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chief Executive Officer, Lionsgate<\/em><\/p>\n

During his 30-year entertainment industry career, Jon Feltheimer has held leadership positions at Lionsgate, Sony Pictures Entertainment and New World Entertainment and has been responsible for tens of thousands of hours of television programming and hundreds of films, including the global blockbuster Hunger Games <\/em>franchise, the launch of the Divergent<\/em> franchise and Academy Award winners Crash<\/em>, Monster\u2019s Ball<\/em> and Precious<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Mr. Feltheimer was named Chief Executive Officer of Lionsgate in March 2000.\u00a0 During his 14-year tenure as CEO, Lionsgate has grown from its independent studio roots into a leading next generation global content leader with a reputation for innovation.\u00a0 The Company’s market capitalization has grown from $80 million in 2000 to nearly $5 billion today, and its revenue has increased more than 15 times over.<\/p>\n

During Mr. Feltheimer’s tenure as CEO, Lionsgate has established a reputation for leadership in films, television programming and digital content driven by a prestigious 16,000-title library, innovative partnerships with digital platforms, a feature film slate led by the global blockbuster Hunger Games<\/em> franchise, and a vibrant television business encompassing over 30 shows on more than 20 different networks including multiple Emmy Award winner Mad Men<\/em>, successes such as Weeds<\/em>, Anger Management<\/em>, Nashville<\/em> and Nurse Jackie<\/em> and the critically-acclaimed hit Orange is the New Black<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Mr. Feltheimer received MIPCOM\u2019s prestigious \u201cPersonality of The Year\u201d Award in October 2010, was inducted into Broadcasting &<\/em> Cable\u2019s<\/em> Hall of Fame in October 2012 and received NATPE\u2019s coveted 2014 Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award, reflecting 30 years of leadership in the global television business.\u00a0 He has been named to Vanity Fair\u2019s \u201cThe New Establishment\u201d list as well as being named one of \u201cAmerica\u2019s Most Inspiring CEO\u2019s\u201d by Esquire Magazine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced today that Lionsgate Chief Executive Officer Jon Feltheimer will be honored with the 2015 Milestone Award. \u00a0The award will be presented to Mr. Feltheimer at the 26th Annual Producers Guild Awards ceremony on January 24, 2015 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza. \u201cOn behalf of the entire Lionsgate… Continue reading Producers Guild Of America Honours Jon Feltheimer WIth 2015 Milestone Award<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1216"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1216\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}