Eric Fellner
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Eric Fellner (b. 1959, England) is a successful movie producer.
Eric Fellner co-founded Working Title Films in London with Tim Bevan in the late 1980s, and the company has produced some of the most successful British films of the last twenty years. Among Fellner's more than 60 films as producer or executive producer are Hidden Agenda, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Dead Man Walking, Fargo, Notting Hill, United 93 and Bridget Jones's Diary.
Working Title Films signed a deal with Universal Studios in 1999 for a reported $600 (USD) million, which gave Bevan and Fellner the power to commission projects with a budget of up to $35 (USD) million without having to consult their paymasters. It is now Britain’s largest independent production company with offices in London and Los Angeles. Successes include Four Weddings And A Funeral (1994) which has grossed over $250 (USD) million worldwide. Dead Man Walking and Fargo won Oscars in 1996 and 1997 respectively.
Fellner went to Cranleigh School in Surrey, England from 1972-77. He attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.
He was awarded the C.B.E. (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2005 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to the British film industry.
