Donald Rosenfeld


Donald Rosenfeld is an American film producer who was the president of Merchant Ivory Productions from 1986 through 1998. Rosenfeld was the lead producer on the major Merchant Ivory films created in what is now considered their golden decade. Along with Ismail Merchant, James Ivory and Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Rosenfeld worked on the creation of the well-received films Mr. and Mrs. Bridge, Howards End, and The Remains of the Day, among others. Rosenfeld was the youngest producer ever to become a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1992. He's now the publisher of County Highway, a magazine in the form of a 19th-century newspaper founded by David Samuels and Walter Kirn.

Life and work

From 1986 to 1998, Rosenfeld ran Merchant Ivory Productions, working for films including Slaves of New York to Surviving Picasso.
Rosenfeld has continued to produce major motion pictures, following his Merchant Ivory years. Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life won the top prize at the 64th Cannes Film Festival. The films Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day and Forty Shades of Blue won the top prize at the Sundance Film Festival.
In partnership with Andreas Roald, Rosenfeld founded Sovereign Films in 2008. They produced Effie Gray, written by and starring two-time Oscar winner, Emma Thompson, as well as Cradle of Champions and Terrence Malick's Voyage of Time.
Rosenfeld resides in New York City. He is also a collector of contemporary art, primarily paintings and photography.

Filmography

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