Curt Hahn

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Curt Hahn (born April 21, 1949) is a filmmaker and entrepreneur best known for his feature film No Regrets (2004). Hahn is a pioneer of intelligent independent filmmaking who works outside the Hollywood studio system.

Hahn grew up in New England and discovered architecture at Phillips Exeter Academy, enrolling in architecture school at Washington University. Filmmaking was his other passion and in 1970 he attended UCLA's summer session in film production. He never went back to architecture school, staying in Los Angeles to attend film school at the new Disney-endowed California Institute of the Arts. After getting his BFA in Film from Cal Arts in 1972 he worked as director of the film department for WTVI-TV, a PBS station, and as a director for Walter J. Klein Company, Ltd., a national film production company. In 1976 he moved to Nashville and founded Film House.

[edit] Film House

Film House has grown over the years to become the largest film and video production company in Tennessee and one of the largest producers of TV commercials in the US, moving into its 40,000 square foot studio, editing and office facility in 1996. As CEO, Hahn leads a team of over 50 that produces hundreds of TV commercials and long form projects annually. He personally has directed thousands of commercials and longer films, featuring such performers as Candice Bergen, Teri Garr, Janine Turner, Garth Brooks, Amy Grant, Isaac Hayes, Reba McEntire, Shaquille O'Neal and Shania Twain. Film House has been a member of the select International Quorum of Motion Picture Producers (IQ) since 1977 and Hahn has been on the Board of Governors since 1990, including serving as IQ President from 1999-2002. During his term as President he helped guide IQ to the most financially secure position in its thirty-seven year history, including the establishment of the IQ Endowment Fund. IQ is an invitation-only organization of some of the world's top film producers.

[edit] Transcendent

In 2003 Hahn founded Transcendent to produce high quality independent features. Drawing on the resources of Film House and utilizing the latest technology, Transcendent's goal is to produce the kind of inspiring, uplifting films that are often seen as too small for Hollywood, meaningful stories that speak to the viewer's heart. Transcendent's first project No Regrets (2004), starring Janine Turner and Kate Jackson, was written and directed by Hahn. Transcendent's current project is "Two Weeks", starring two-time Academy Award winner Sally Field and Ben Chaplin.