FILMMAKERS

Lawrence Konner
Producer

Lawrence Konner has had a long and distinguished career as a screenwriter and documentary filmmaker. With his partner, Mark Rosenthal, Konner has written the feature films “The Jewel of the Nile," “The Legend of Billie Jean," “Desperate Hours," “Mighty Joe Young," “Mercury Rising," and “Planet of the Apes." Their current film, “Mona Lisa Smile,” starring Julia Roberts will be released in December 2003.

In television, Konner was the head writer on the series “Little House on the Prairie” and “Family.” In 2001 Konner received an Emmy Award nomination for Best Dramatic Writing for his work on the HBO series “The Sopranos.”
In 1995, Konner produced and directed a documentary short, “One Thing I Know,” which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, screened at the Cannes Film Festival, and won the Special Jury Prize at the U.S.A. Film Festival. In 2003 Konner produced “Persons of Interest,” a feature length documentary about the illegal detentions of thousands of Muslims in the aftermath of September 11th.

Konner is a former member of the Board of Directors of The Writers Guild of America, and a former Creative Director at the Sundance Institute. He is a member of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.


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