- TitleSydney Levine papers, 1980 - 2010 (inclusive)
- Collector
- Date(s)1980 - 2010 (inclusive)
- Related names
- Description
145 item(s) of posters
5 linear ft. of papers - Summary
The Sydney Levine papers contain a sampling of papers and ephemera documenting Levine's work for Lorimar, Republic Pictures and Film Finders.
- Scope notes
Graphic Arts
The Sydney Levine papers include posters and span the years 1961-2016 (bulk 1990 -2010). There are festival posters including the Sundance Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival, and American Film Market as well as posters for film releases including THE ADVENTURES OF PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT (1994) and BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE (2002). - BiographySydney Levine is an American film executive. She served as Vice President of Acquisitions for Republic Pictures and previously spent three years of acquiring feature films for Lorimar. She has also worked in international distribution for Twentieth Century Fox in Amsterdam and in marketing for ABC Video Enterprises. In 1988 she founded FilmFinders with her partner Peter Belsito to act as a back office for acquisitions executives in both distribution and sales as well as festival programmers needing to track new films worldwide for acquisition and to consult with producers needing to plan festival and sales and financing strategies. In 2006 she sold the company to Withoutabox and together they were acquired by IMDb in 2008 where she integrated FilmFinders into IMDbPro and exited in 2009.
- Subjects
- Acquisitions InformationGift of Sydney Levine, 2013-2019.
- Preferred citationSydney Levine papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- DepartmentLibrary
- 1963
- AvailabilityFor information on the contents and availability of this collection please contact the Reference and Public Services department at ref@oscars.org.
- Moving Image Items
- Library Holdings