Howard Cohen

Co-President at Roadside Attractions
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Experience

  • Roadside Attractions
    • United States
    • Entertainment Providers
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Co-President
      • Dec 2003 - Present

      Oversee theatrical release of 12 films per year, including all marketing, distribution and publicity. Oversee theatrical release of 12 films per year, including all marketing, distribution and publicity.

  • United Talent Agency
    • United States
    • Entertainment Providers
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Head of Independent Film Dept.
      • Jun 1996 - Oct 2003

      Package films with talent, finance and distribution. Represent film directors. Package films with talent, finance and distribution. Represent film directors.

  • Turner Network Television
    • Los Angeles, CA
    • VP, Development
      • Jun 1994 - May 1996

      Developed teleplays for original movies made for TNT, including Emmy-winning THE HEIDI CHRONICLES. Developed teleplays for original movies made for TNT, including Emmy-winning THE HEIDI CHRONICLES.

  • The Samuel Goldwyn Company
    • Los Angeles, CA
    • VP, Acquisitions
      • Jun 1987 - Mar 1994

      Acquired and developed films, including the first few films of Mira Nair, Anthony Minghella, Ang Lee and Ken Branagh. Acquired and developed films, including the first few films of Mira Nair, Anthony Minghella, Ang Lee and Ken Branagh.

  • HBO
    • United States
    • Entertainment Providers
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Film Evaluator
      • Mar 1986 - Feb 1987

      Screened films from studios and independents; programming for Festival, a PG-rated channel Screened films from studios and independents; programming for Festival, a PG-rated channel

  • Paramount Pictures
    • United States
    • Entertainment Providers
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Film screener and reader
      • May 1985 - Mar 1986

      Screened and evaluated independent films for acquisition; read books and scripts and wrote coverage. Screened and evaluated independent films for acquisition; read books and scripts and wrote coverage.

  • Telecom Entertainment
    • Executive Assistant To Executive Vice President
      • Sep 1982 - Apr 1984

      Executive Assistant to Producer of movies of the week for CBS, worked on THE SILENT STARS GO BY, BORN BEAUTIFUL, MURDER IN COWETA COUNTY, etc. Telecom Entertainment was the production subsidiary of the ad agency Benton & Bowles. Executive Assistant to Producer of movies of the week for CBS, worked on THE SILENT STARS GO BY, BORN BEAUTIFUL, MURDER IN COWETA COUNTY, etc. Telecom Entertainment was the production subsidiary of the ad agency Benton & Bowles.

  • Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates
    • United States
    • Law Practice
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Paralegal
      • Jun 1981 - Apr 1982

Education

  • Harvard University
    A.B., English and American Literature and Language
    1977 - 1981
  • Goldsmiths, University of London
    semester credit, English Literature (British and Commonwealth)
    1979 - 1980
  • Newton North High School Class of 1977
    High School Diploma
    1974 - 1977

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