Ted Hope

New York, NY

In the late ‘80’s, American Independent Film burst on the media scene with the promise of new visions, new stories, and new approaches. Ted Hope was among the first producers to emerge from the pack and one of the very few today consistently delivering vital and exciting new work. With partner Anne Carey, Hope is the co-founder of New York production company This is that. In its six years, This is that has produced seventeen features. A survey of Hope’s work, numbering close to sixty films, includes many highlights and breakthroughs of the last two decades. Ted is currently in pre-production on James Gunn’s SUPER, written and to be directed by James Gunn, starring Rainn Wilson, Ellen Page and Liv Tyler. He most recently completed ADVENTURELAND, by writer/director Greg Mottola (SUPERBAD). Ted’s credits include production of Oscar-winner Alan Ball’s feature film directorial debut TOWELHEAD, Ted's 18th production of a first time feature film director. In addition to Ball, Hope has brought the first features of Todd Field, Michel Gondry, Hal Hartley, Nicole Holofcener, Moises Kaufman, Ang Lee, and Bob Pulcini and Shari Berman among others, to the screen. Among Ted's many notable productions are 21 GRAMS, which earned two Academy Award nominations and five BAFTA nominations, IN THE BEDROOM, which earned five Academy Award nominations, and the Cannes Critics' Prize-winning HAPPINESS, which Hope and his partners released themselves when its distributor's corporate parent demanded they censor the film. Ted has three Sundance Grand Prize winners to his credit, including the groundbreaking AMERICAN SPLENDOR. He also has been a jury member at many film festivals, including Karlovy Vary, Sundance, and SxSW. Ted has lectured throughout the world and speaks at numerous events on issues regarding the film industry, most recently at Forbes Global CEO Conference and as the Keynote Speaker at Film Independent's annual Filmmaker Forum. He has also published articles in several periodicals, and consults on independent film and media. He maintains several blogs, including Bowl Of Noses (a curated site for children age 6+), These Are Those Things, and Truly Free Film. He also founded Hammer To Nail, a film review site focused on Truly Independent Film. Ted previously co-founded and ran the feature production and sales company Good Machine, which he and his partners sold to Universal in 2002. Good Machine was honored by a retrospective at the Museum Of Modern Art in 2001.