Lianne Halfon


Lianne Halfon is an American film and television producer and partner of Mr. Mudd, a production company founded in 1998 with John Malkovich and Russell Smith.
Halfon has produced critically acclaimed and award-winning independent films, including Ghost World, Juno, and The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
Since 2018, Halfon has served as the Head of the Producing Discipline at the AFI Conservatory.

Awards &; recognition

In 2008, Halfon was nominated for an Academy Award for her work on Juno. That same year, she won an Independent Spirit Award for Juno, and again in 2013 for The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
Academy Awards
YearCategoryTitleResult
2008Best PictureJunoNomitated

Independent Spirit Awards
YearCategoryTitleResult
2008Best FilmJunoWon
2013Best First FeatureThe Perks of Being a WallflowerWon

Producers Guild of America
YearCategoryTitleResult
2008Best Theatrical Motion PictureJunoNomitated

Filmography

Film

As producer, unless otherwise noted.
YearTitleDirectorNotes
1991Crooked HeartsMichael BortmanAssociate Producer
1993House of CardsMichael Lessac
1994CrumbTerry Zwigoffas Executive Producer
1999A Good BabyKatherine Dieckmann
2001Ghost WorldTerry Zwigoff
2001The LonerGregori Viens
2002The Dancer UpstairsJohn Malkovichas Executive Producer
2002How to Draw a BunnyJohn W. Walteras Executive Producer
2003Kill the PoorAlan Taylor
2004The LibertineLaurence Dunmore
2006Art School ConfidentialTerry Zwigoff
2007JunoJason Reitman
2009Which Way HomeRebecca Cammisaas Executive Producer
2010AbelDiego Lunaas Executive Producer
2011Jeff, Who Lives at HomeJay Duplass, Mark Duplass
2011Young AdultJason Reitman
2012The Perks of Being a WallflowerStephen Chbosky
2013Labor DayJason Reitman
2014Cesar ChavezDiego Luna
2015DemolitionJean-Marc Vallée