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Illumination’s Chris Meledandri Set For PGA’s David O. Selznick Award
Illumination's Chris Meledandri has been set to receive the David O. Selznick Award at the 36th Annual Producers Guild Awards, coming up next year.
Past recipients include such legendary producers as Steven Spielberg, Barbara Broccoli, Mary Parent, Charles Roven, Brian Grazer, David Heyman, Kevin Feige, and most recently Martin Scorsese. Reflected PGA Presidents Donald De Line and Stephanie Allain in a joint statement, “The extraordinary vision and innovation Chris brings to animated feature films has not only captivated audiences of all ages but also been instrumental in reshaping the entertainment landscape. Before founding Illumination, which has an exclusive financing and distribution partnership with Universal Pictures, Meledandri was President of 20th Century Fox Animation, where he executive produced some of the studio’s most popular titles, including the Ice Age films, Robots, and Horton Hears a Who.
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