Bob Yari

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Bob Yari (Persian: باب یاری‎; born May 30, 1961, in Iran) is an Iranian-American[1] film producer.

He grew up in New York City, and studied cinematography at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Producers of the film Crash won the Best Picture at the 78th Academy Awards.

Although Yari received screen credit as one of the producers of Crash, the Producers Guild of America refused to designate him as a producer to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the purpose of nominating producers of the film for the Best Picture Oscar. Yari sued both the Academy and the Guild in the Los Angeles Superior Court and lost at the demurrer stage. The trial court's decision was affirmed by the California Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District on March 25, 2008.[2]

Bob Yari Loses Bid for Oscar Credt: LA Times Feb 10, 2006 LA TIMESThe Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences rejected Thursday an appeal by Bob Yari, the financier of best-picture nominee "Crash," ruling that the film's Oscar-night producer credits would exclude Yari in favor of director Paul Haggis and Yari's estranged producing partner Cathy Schulman.

In turning down Yari's appeal, the academy accepted the "Crash" credits as determined in December by the Producers Guild of America, which had named Haggis and Schulman as the only two producers of "Crash."

Judge orders Bob Yari to pay $12 Million Dollars LA TIMES December 21, 2011: Firms tied to 'Crash' producer found liable for $12 millionDecember 21, 2011 | Richard Verrier, Los Angeles Times A Los Angeles judge has found various companies tied to "Crash" producer Bob Yari liable for about $12 million in damages payable to director Paul Haggis, star Brendan Fraser, producer Mark Harris and co-writer Bobby Moresco. The ruling by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Daniel J. Buckley follows a decision this summer in which he supported allegations from the plaintiffs that Yari improperly withheld money owed to them from the 2005 movie that won three Academy Awards, including best picture.

Injunction granted in film credits case LA TIMES June 24, 2006 A judge granted a preliminary injunction Friday preventing Hollywood financier Bob Yari from stripping fellow "Crash" producer Cathy Schulman of credits for the movie "The Illusionist."

The ruling by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James Dunn means Schulman and a second plaintiff, Tom Nunan, will continue to have their producer credits on the upcoming film, pending the outcome of a trial on whether Dunn should issue a permanent injunction.

Yari puts releasing division in Chapter 11 December 13, 2008 LA TIMES Yari Film Group, the producer of such films as "Crash" and "The Illusionist," said it had put its movie releasing division into Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization. The Westwood-based producer and distributor, founded by financier Bob Yari, said it was compelled to file for involuntary bankruptcy as the result of a court order "prompted by the actions of four creditors with disputed debts." The company would not provide further information.

Yari loses his appeal for a 'Crash' Oscar March 27, 2008 | From the Associated Press A California appeals court has ruled that a producer of the movie "Crash" can't sue to get an Academy Award retroactively. Bob Yari was one of six credited producers for "Crash," an ensemble film released in 2005 that explored racism in Los Angeles through intersecting stories. He sued after the Producers Guild of America and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences named only two people as producers for purposes of Oscar credit. He claimed the snub damaged his reputation. On Tuesday, the 2nd District Court of Appeals agreed with a lower court's ruling in 2006 that the "right of fair procedure" that Yari's attorneys invoked did not apply in this case.

Judge rules against Yari December 28, 2006 | From staff and wire reports LA TIMES A Los Angeles judge has delivered a legal setback to producer Bob Yari's challenge over the removal of his name from the credits as a producer of the Oscar-winning film "Crash." In a six-page ruling this week, Superior Court Judge Edward A. Ferns rejected arguments by Yari's lawyers that the Producers Guild of America and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences are quasi-public organizations whose members' decision can be challenged through the hearing process.

Another legal crash shaping up June 5, 2006 | John Horn, Times Staff Writer Last Oscar season may be fading from memory, but a sequel to its nastiest credit skirmish already is underway, featuring the same producers at the center of a battle over credits for the best picture winner, "Crash." On Friday, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James Dunn issued a court order blocking financier Bob Yari from removing Cathy Schulman's producer credit on "The Illusionist," a drama starring Edward Norton as a turn-of-the-century magician.

Film credits

March 27, 2008 | From the Associated Press A California appeals court has ruled that a producer of the movie "Crash" can't sue to get an Academy Award retroactively. Bob Yari was one of six credited producers for "Crash," an ensemble film released in 2005 that explored racism in Los Angeles through intersecting stories. He sued after the Producers Guild of America and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences named only two people as producers for purposes of Oscar credit. He claimed the snub damaged his reputation. On Tuesday, the 2nd District Court of Appeals agreed with a lower court's ruling in 2006 that the "right of fair procedure" that Yari's attorneys invoked did not apply in this case.Producer (2006)

References

  1. ↑ "Having found success in U.S., Iranian Jews turn to show biz". JewishLight. Retrieved January 15, 2007. 
  2. ↑ Yari v. Producers Guild of Am., 161 Cal. App. 4th 172 (2008).

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