Uri Singer

Uri Singer,[1] an American national originally from Israel, is a businessman and film producer. He is the owner of Passage Pictures (formerly known as BB Film Productions).[2] Singer has produced multiple award-winning films, among them are Open Road (Andy García, Juliette Lewis and Camilla Belle), Like Sunday, Like Rain (written and directed by Frank Whaley) with Leighton Meester, Debra Messing and Billie Joe Armstrong;[3] Experimenter (written and directed by Michael Almereyda)[4] with Peter Sarsgaard and Winona Ryder.

Uri Singer
Uri Singer at the international premier of Marjorie Prime
Born
Israel
OccupationFilm producer

His latest feature, Marjorie Prime, starring Jon Hamm, Geena Davis, Tim Robbins and Lois Smith, premiered at Sundance 2017. The movie was written and directed by Michael Almereyda and it is based on a play by the 2015 Pulitzer finalist Jordan Harrison.

Prior to producing films Singer lived in Brazil, where he developed marketing campaigns for a number of successful Brazilian products including Guarana Antartica.

Singer and Passage Pictures believe in producing quality content for film and television that transcend genres and demographics. Future projects include: I am Rose Fatou (written by Ted Melfi), and Rich[5] (based on the international bestseller The King of Oil: The Secret Lives of Marc Rich by Daniel Ammann), Tracks, based on the best seller book, and White Noise, based on the Don DeLillo. best-selling novel.), Tracks, based on the best seller book, and White Noise, based on the Don DeLillo. best-selling novel. His latest movie Tesla[6] written and directed by Michael Almereyda starring Ethan Hawke[7] and Kyle MacLachlan was filmed in New York and it's currently in post-production.

Singer partnered with George Berry in August 2018 to launch TaleFlick, an online platform that allows producers and buyers seeking new material to search a database of published content, including books, short stories and manuscripts.[8]

Singer is a member of the Producers Guild of America (PGA).

Filmography
Date Title Director Stars Distribution
2020 Tesla Michael Almereyda Ethan Hawke, Kyle MacLachlan, Eve Hewson, Jim Gaffigan, Hannah Gross, Josh Hamilton
2017 Marjorie Prime Michael Almereyda Jon Hamm, Geena Davis, Tim Robbins, Lois Smith Falcon Films
2015 Breaking Through John Swetnam Julie Warner, Sophia Aguiar, Jordan Rodrigues Xlrator, Voltage[9]
2015 Experimenter Michael Almereyda Peter Sarsgaard, Winona Ryder Magnolia Pictures,[10] Bleiberg
2014 Like Sunday, Like Rain Frank Whaley Leighton Meester, Debra Messing, Billie Joe Armstrong Monterey Media,[11] VMI
2013 Man Camp Brian Brightly Dean Cain, Mariel Hemingway, Fernanda Machado Green Apple, VMI, H2O
2013 Open Road Márcio Garcia Andy Garcia, Camilla Belle, Juliette Lewis Universal Studios Home Entertainment
2010 Bed & Breakfast Márcio Garcia Dean Cain, Juliana Paes
2010 I Want Candy (short)[12] Theodore Melfi Julia Almeida, Kimberly Quinn, Eamonn Roche
2009 Predileção Márcio Garcia Ricardo Blat, Milhem Cortaz, Guilhermina Guinle, Rodrigo Lombardi

TV
Date Title Status
2012 Avance Producido en Hollywood Released

References
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  2. "BB FILM PRODUCTIONS". BB FILM PRODUCTIONS. Retrieved 2015-08-07.
  3. Goldstein, Gary. "'Like Sunday, Like Rain' is tender, hitting the right notes". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2015-08-07.
  4. "Peter Sarsgaard, Winona Ryder Board Indie Drama 'Experimenter' - Hollywood Reporter". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2015-08-07.
  5. D'Alessandro, Anthony (2015-10-01). "'King Of Oil' Being Primed For Big Screen By BB Film Productions". Deadline. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
  6. Lincoln, Ross A. (2015-12-09). "'Tesla' Biopic In Works From 'Marjorie Prime' Helmer Michael Almereyda". Deadline. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
  7. "Ethan Hawke to Play Nikola Tesla in Biopic". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  8. McNary, Dave (2018-08-28). "'Marjorie Prime' Producer Uri Singer Launching TaleFlick Platform". Variety. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  9. Tartaglione, Nancy. "Cannes Briefs: The Exchange Selling International On 'The Houses October Built'; 'Reagan' Biopic Lands At Manifest; Fortissimo/Wanda Team On 'Great Hypnotist'; FilmsDistribution Finds A 'Magical Girl'; More". Retrieved 2015-08-07.
  10. McNary, Dave. "Peter Sarsgaard's 'Experimenter' Bought by Magnolia for U.S. (EXCLUSIVE)". Retrieved 2015-08-07.
  11. "Like Sunday, Like Rain". www.montereymedia.com. Retrieved 2015-08-07.
  12. "I Want Candy - A Film By Theodore Melfi". goldenlightfilms.com. Retrieved 2015-08-07.
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