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Franklin Leonard is an American film executive . He created The Black List in 2004, an annual publication which ranks unproduced screenplays.[1] Will Smith 's Overbrook Entertainment from 2010 to 2012,[2] [3] Universal Pictures from 2008 to 2010.[4] [5] Plympton, Inc. the following year.[6] art education non-profit Young Storytellers .[7] [8]
After graduating magna cum laude from Harvard University in 2000 in social studies, Leonard began his career as the communications director for John Cranley 's campaign for the United States House of Representatives in Ohio's first district . He went on to work as a columnist for the Trinidad Guardian McKinsey & Company , and an assistant for Creative Artists Agency .[6]
Beginning in 2004, Leonard worked as a development executive for John Goldwyn Productions, Appian Way Productions , and Mirage Entertainment. While working at Appian Way in 2005, he came up with the concept behind "The Black List,"[9] [10] [1]
Leonard went on to become one of the youngest executives at Universal Pictures, serving as director of Development and Production.[5] Will Smith 's production company, Overbrook Entertainment. Leonard shared the title with Smith's brother-in-law Caleeb Pinkett, and left the company after two years.[3]
Besides his full-time work on The Black List, Leonard is currently an adviser to Plympton,[6] transmedia graphic novel 1001 .[5] Afrinolly Short Film Competition; Africa's short film competition with a $25,000 first place cash prize.[11] Young Storytellers , an arts education nonprofit organization.[7]
Franklin is also an executive producer of the film Come as You Are , distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films.[12]
References [ edit ]
^ a b Sperling, Nicole (September 19, 2012). "Black List founder Franklin Leonard out at Overbrook Entertainment" . The Los Angeles Times . Retrieved April 25, 2013 .
^ Sperling, Nicole (December 10, 2008). "The Black List: How Hollywood's Buzziest Scripts Get Their Juice" . Entertainment Weekly the original on December 21, 2013. Retrieved April 25, 2013 .
^ a b c "Franklin Leonard | BoomGen Studios" . BoomGen Studios . BoomGen Studios. Archived from the original on May 5, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2013 .
^ a b c "Our Team | Plympton" . Plympton, Inc. Retrieved April 25, 2013 .
^ a b "Our Team - Young Storytellers" . Young Storytellers . Archived from the original on April 22, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2017 .
^ https://bowdoinorient.com/2023/10/27/make-dope-stuff-film-executive-franklin-leonard-visits-bowdoin/
^ Wagner, Alex (March 2017). "How Franklin Leonard created the Hollywood list everyone wants to be on: his anonymous survey has launched careers, recognized four of the past eight best picture winners, and pushed movie studios to think beyond sequels and action flicks" . The Atlantic . Vol. 319, no. 2. eISSN 2151-9463 . ISSN 1072-7825 . OCLC 936540106 . Gale A482392465 . Archived from the original on January 26, 2017.
^ Vox (September 14, 2017). How an underground script list changed movies . Retrieved September 14, 2017 .
^ Afrinolly Short Film Competition, Meet The Judges. "Afrinolly Short Film Competition Judge" .
^ "Come as You Are " . Samuel Goldwyn Films.
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