Michel Negroponte Explained

Michel Negroponte is an American producer and director.

Biography

Negroponte was born to Catherine Coumantaros and Dimitrios Negrepontis, a Greek shipping magnate and alpine skier, and grew up in New York City's Upper East Side.[1] He has three brothers - John (a former United States Deputy Secretary of State), George (President of the Drawing Center from 2002 to 2007) and Nicholas (founder of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab and of the One Laptop per Child project).[2]

The director studied filmmaking alongside filmmakers Richard Leacock and Ed Pincus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the 1970s.[3]

Negroponte has also pursued teaching careers in both graduate and undergraduate film programs at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, Temple University, and the School of Visual Arts in New York City.[4] [5] [6]

Filmography

Director

Awards and accolades

YearFilmAward
1984Silvery ValleyCinéma du Réel AwardWinner
1995Jupiter's Wife
Emmy (Outstanding Individual Achievement in Documentary)Winner
Best Documentary Feature Award (Santa Barbara Film Festival)Winner
Special Jury Recognition (Sundance Film Festival)Winner
Grand Jury Prize (Sundance Film Festival)Nominated
2006MethadoniaEmmy (Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Editing)Nominated

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Michel Negroponte. 2021-09-17. TIEFF. en-US.
  2. Web site: Michel Negroponte - An award winning documentary filmmaker. 2021-09-17. www.ellines.com.
  3. Web site: Michel Negroponte - SVA. 2021-09-17. School of Visual Arts SVA New York City. en.
  4. Web site: Michel Negroponte IFFR. 2021-09-17. iffr.com.
  5. Web site: Michel Negroponte. 2021-09-17. Vermont College of Fine Arts. en-US.
  6. Web site: Michel Negroponte: Biography. 2021-09-17. www.michelnegroponte.com.
  7. Web site: The Independent Critic - "I'm Dangerous With Love" Review. 2021-09-17. theindependentcritic.com.