Barbara De Fina Explained

Barbara De Fina
Birth Place:New Jersey, U.S
Occupation:Film producer

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

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.[2]

She worked as a unit manager with Jay Presson Allen on Sidney Lumet's Prince of the City.[3] She was also a unit manager on the film The Chosen.[4]

Her grandfather was from Sicily and her grandmother from Hungary, and she grew up in an immigrant community. She got started in low-budget filmmaking and she became associated with filmmaker Sean Cunningham, working as a producer on Spring Break.[5] Barbara met Martin Scorsese on King of Comedy where she worked as a post production supervisor,[6] before meeting with Martin Scorsese again during the making of After Hours. The two were married on February 8, 1985. She then produced The Color of Money with Irving Axelrad.[7]

Among her films are Goodfellas, The Age of Innocence,, the Life Lessons segment of New York Stories,[8] Casino, The Last Temptation of Christ Cape Fear, Kundun, Bringing Out The Dead,[9] as well as the documentary My Voyage To Italy,[10] and Dangerous Edge, a documentary about Graham Green,[11] and The Grifters.

Barbara executive produced Scorsese's films Goodfellas[12] and Hugo.[13] She worked with the director Stephen Frears, executive producing The Grifters,[14] and producing The Hi Lo Country.[15] She produced Kicked in the Head with Matthew Harrison directing, and You Can Count on Me with Kenneth Lonergan directing[16] as well as The Mesmerist with Gil Cates Jr. directing,[17] Brides with Pantelis Voulgaris directing,[18] and Lymelife with Derick Martini directing.[19] 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,[20] and Cassino in Ischia directed by Frank Ciota and written by Joe Ciota.[21]

Barbara De Fina also produced Michael Jackson's music video "Bad" with Martin Scorsese.[22]

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

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryTitleResult
1992Cape FearNominated
1992Best Supporting ActressCape FearNominated
1992Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture Drama Cape FearNominated
1992Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion PictureNominated
1994Best Costume DesignThe Age of InnocenceWon
1994Best Actress in a Supporting Role Nominated
1994Academy AwardsBest Adapted ScreenplayNominated
1994Academy AwardsBest Music Original Score Nominated
1994Best Art Direction Set DecorationNominated
1996Best Actress in a Leading RoleNominated
1996Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture Drama Won
1996Best Director Motion Picture CasinoNominated
1998Australian Film Institute AwardsBest Foreign FilmKundun
1998Best Art Direction Set DecorationKundunNominated
1998KundunNominated
1998Best Costume Design KundunNominated
1998Best Music Original Dramatic ScoreKundunNominated
1999Western Heritage AwardBronze WranglerThe Hi-Lo Country
2000You Can Count on MeNominated
2001Satellite AwardsBest Original ScreenplayYou Can Count on MeWon
2001Independent Spirit AwardBest First FeatureYou Can Count on Me
201184th Academy AwardsBest Picture Hugo Nominated
2011Best Director HugoNominated
2011Best Adapted ScreenplayHugoNominated
2011Best Film Editing HugoNominated
201184th Academy AwardsBest Music Score HugoNominated
201184th Academy AwardsBest Costume DesignHugoNominated
201169th Golden Globe AwardsBest Picture DramaHugoNominated
2011Best Original ScoreHugoNominated
2011BAFTA 2012: British Academy of Film and TV AwardsBest Cinematographer HugoNominated
2011BAFTA 2012: British Academy of Film and TV AwardsBest Make Up & HairHugoNominated
201116th Satellite AwardsCinematographyHugo Nominated
2011HugoWon
2011Best Production DesignHugoWon
2011HugoWon
2011Best Sound Editing HugoWon
2011Best Visual Effects HugoWon
2016Awards Circuit Community AwardsBest Motion PictureSilence
2017Gold Derby AwardsMotion PictureSilence

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Notes and References

  1. 1985-02-25. Milestones: Feb. 25, 1985. en-US. Time. 2020-10-27. 0040-781X.
  2. Web site: Highlighting Barbara DeFina, Kathleen Carroll Award Recipient . 2023-12-07 . www.adirondackfilm.org.
  3. Web site: AFICatalog . 2023-12-07 . catalog.afi.com.
  4. Web site: AFICatalog . 2023-12-07 . catalog.afi.com.
  5. Web site: Spring Break . 2024-01-08 . TVGuide.com . en.
  6. Web site: AFICatalog . 2024-01-08 . catalog.afi.com.
  7. Web site: Variety Staff . 1986-01-01 . The Color of Money . 2023-12-08 . Variety . en-US.
  8. Web site: DVD Savant Blu-ray Review: New York Stories . 2023-12-19 . www.dvdtalk.com.
  9. Web site: Davis . Clayton . 2023-05-22 . Ranking All 26 Martin Scorsese Movies: From ‘Who’s That Knocking at My Door’ to ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ . 2023-12-20 . Variety . en-US.
  10. Web site: Young . Deborah . 2001-05-26 . My Voyage To Italy . 2023-12-20 . Variety . en-US.
  11. Web site: Heffernan . James . Professor steps into unfamiliar roles with latest film . 2023-12-20 . www.jmu.edu . en.
  12. Web site: GoodFellas . 2023-12-20 . Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
  13. Web site: Hugo . 2023-12-20 . TVGuide.com . en.
  14. Web site: DVD Savant Review: The Grifters Collector's Series . 2023-12-20 . www.dvdtalk.com.
  15. Web site: McCarthy . Todd . 1998-12-24 . The Hi-Lo Country . 2023-12-20 . Variety . en-US.
  16. Web site: 2000-11-10 . 'Count on Me' Adds Up to Impressive Debut . 2023-12-20 . Los Angeles Times . en-US.
  17. Web site: Leydon . Joe . 2002-04-12 . The Mesmerist . 2023-12-20 . Variety . en-US.
  18. Web site: Neiiendam2004-10-12T00:00:00+01:00 . Jacob . Brides (Nyfes) . 2023-12-20 . Screen . en.
  19. Web site: Indiewire . 2009-01-07 . Derick Martini, "Lymelife": Artistic Honesty, Perfection, and Success . 2023-12-20 . IndieWire . en-US.
  20. Web site: McNary . Dave . 2019-07-18 . Tommy James Biopic ‘Me, the Mob and the Music’ in Development (EXCLUSIVE) . 2023-12-20 . Variety . en-US.
  21. Web site: Wiseman . Andreas . 2023-06-29 . Dominic Purcell Replaces Late Ray Stevenson In ‘Cassino In Ischia’ Movie From Republic Pictures & Paramount Global . 2023-12-20 . Deadline . en-US.
  22. Web site: 2023-08-17 . Tommy James and The Shondells with The Box Tops - St. George Theatre - Official Website . 2023-12-19 . en-US.

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