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Anthony Cianciotta, Canadian Film Industry Veteran, Dies at 85
Anthony "Tony" Cianciotta, a Canadian film industry figure with a career spanning five decades, has died at 85.
Cianciotta’s portfolio included both arthouse films like “Cinema Paradiso” and “The English Patient,” as well as mainstream hits such as the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” franchise and “Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery.” “Such a Long Journey” filmmaker Sturla Gunnarsson added: “Tony screened and fell in love with the film, helped us recover the distribution rights and turned it into a hit. He served as an executive producer on the Netflix-City TV series “Bad Blood.” His accolades included the 2014 Silver Spotlight Award from the Canadian Picture Pioneers and an appointment to a government panel on public broadcasting services.
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