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Barbara De Fina

Barbara De Fina

American film producer


Barbara De Fina (born 1946)[2] is an American film producer and was producer of many of Martin Scorsese's films.[1]

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Biography

Barbara De Fina started working as a production assistant in the entertainment industry and eventually became a production coordinator on films like An Unmarried Woman, The Taking of Pelham 123, and Woody Allen's Interiors.[3]

She worked as a unit manager with Jay Presson Allen on Sidney Lumet's Prince of the City.[4] She was also a unit manager on the film The Chosen.[5]

Her grandfather was from Sicily and her grandmother from Hungary, and she grew up in an immigrant community.[6] She got started in low-budget filmmaking and she became associated with filmmaker Sean Cunningham, working as a producer on Spring Break.[7] Barbara met Martin Scorsese on King of Comedy where she worked as a post production supervisor,[8] before meeting with Martin Scorsese again during the making of After Hours.[1] The two were married on February 8, 1985.[1] She then produced The Color of Money with Irving Axelrad.[9]

Among her films are [1] Goodfellas, The Age of Innocence,[10], the Life Lessons segment of New York Stories,[11] Casino, The Last Temptation of Christ[1] Cape Fear, Kundun, Bringing Out The Dead,[12] as well as the documentary My Voyage To Italy,[13] and Dangerous Edge, a documentary about Graham Green,[14] and The Grifters.

Barbara executive produced Scorsese's films Goodfellas[15] and Hugo.[16] She worked with the director Stephen Frears, executive producing The Grifters,[17] and producing The Hi Lo Country.[18] She produced Kicked in the Head with Matthew Harrison directing,[19] and You Can Count on Me with Kenneth Lonergan directing[20] as well as The Mesmerist with Gil Cates Jr. directing,[21] Brides with Pantelis Voulgaris directing,[22] and Lymelife with Derick Martini directing.[23] In 2001 she and the production team of the film You Can Count on Me were presented the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature.

She developed Me the Mob and the Music based on the book of the same title by Tommy James and Martin Fitzpatrick,[24] and Cassino in Ischia directed by Frank Ciota and written by Joe Ciota.[25]

Barbara De Fina also produced Michael Jackson's music video "Bad" with Martin Scorsese.[26]

De Fina and Scorsese divorced in 1991, but continued working together on projects for decades after that.[1]

Awards and nominations

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References

  1. LoBrutto, Vincent (2008). Martin Scorsese: A Biography. Westport, Conn: Praeger. pp. 362–363. ISBN 9780313050619. OCLC 191849523 via Google Books.
  2. "Milestones: Feb. 25, 1985". Time. February 25, 1985. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  3. "Highlighting Barbara DeFina, Kathleen Carroll Award Recipient". www.adirondackfilm.org. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  4. "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  5. "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  6. Viale, Valerio (May 29, 2017). "Spotlight on Film Producer Barbara De Fina: Reconnecting to Her Italian Heritage". L'Italo Americano. Archived from the original on June 6, 2017.
  7. "Spring Break". TVGuide.com. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  8. "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  9. Variety Staff (January 1, 1986). "The Color of Money". Variety. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  10. Merkin, Diane (1997). Dreaming of Hitler: Passions & Provocations. New York: Crown Publishers. pp. 162, 167. ISBN 9780517706268. OCLC 36648645 via Internet Archive.
  11. "DVD Savant Blu-ray Review: New York Stories". www.dvdtalk.com. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  12. Young, Deborah (May 26, 2001). "My Voyage To Italy". Variety. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  13. Heffernan, James. "Professor steps into unfamiliar roles with latest film". www.jmu.edu. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  14. "GoodFellas". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  15. "Hugo". TVGuide.com. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  16. "DVD Savant Review: The Grifters Collector's Series". www.dvdtalk.com. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  17. McCarthy, Todd (December 24, 1998). "The Hi-Lo Country". Variety. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  18. "'Count on Me' Adds Up to Impressive Debut". Los Angeles Times. November 10, 2000. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  19. Leydon, Joe (April 12, 2002). "The Mesmerist". Variety. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  20. Neiiendam2004-10-12T00:00:00+01:00, Jacob. "Brides (Nyfes)". Screen. Retrieved December 20, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  21. Indiewire (January 7, 2009). "Derick Martini, "Lymelife": Artistic Honesty, Perfection, and Success". IndieWire. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  22. McNary, Dave (July 18, 2019). "Tommy James Biopic 'Me, the Mob and the Music' in Development (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved December 20, 2023.



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