Ted Hope

Ted Hope

Known for
Production

Biography

Filmworker -- that's how Ted describes himself. He's a producer of over 70 films, studio executive on over 60, CEO of a start-up streamer, co-head of 3 production companies, executive director of a film society & festival, a Professor Of Practice at 2 universities, and founder of a post-production facility, 2 websites, 2 think tanks, & an app. He launched Amazon's foray into feature film production, leading them to 19 Oscar nominations and 5 wins. As a producer, his films have received 25 Oscar nominations, with 6 wins. Ted's memoir and newsletter Hope For Film, are both must reads. Ted helped launch the feature film careers of Ang Lee, Nicole Holofcener, Hal Hartley, Michel Gondry and many others. His most recent films include the first narrative from Oscar-winning documentary director, Roger Ross Williams, "Cassandro", as well as the documentary "Invisible Nation", directed and produced by Vanessa Hope.

Known For

Photos

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Filmography

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Lone Wolf

Lone Wolf

Movie · Producer

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What About Me?

What About Me?

Movie · Producer

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Chicken Delight

Chicken Delight

Movie · Producer

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Monsters

Monsters

Movie · Executive Producer

2026
This Is Buzz poster

This Is Buzz

Movie · Executive Producer

2025
I Want to Feel Fun poster

I Want to Feel Fun

Movie · Executive Producer

2024
Invisible Nation poster

Invisible Nation

Movie · Producer

2024
The Black Sea poster

The Black Sea

Movie · Executive Producer

2024
It Doesn't Matter poster

It Doesn't Matter

Movie · Executive Producer

2023
Cassandro poster

Cassandro

Movie · Producer

2022
Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America poster

Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America

Movie · Executive Producer

2022
Jerry Brown: The Disrupter poster

Jerry Brown: The Disrupter

Movie · Executive Producer

2022
Freedom on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom poster

Freedom on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom

Movie · Producer

2021
The Tender Bar poster

The Tender Bar

Movie · Producer

2020
Francesco poster

Francesco

Movie · Executive Producer

2016
A Kind of Murder poster

A Kind of Murder

Movie · Producer

2015
All Eyes and Ears poster

All Eyes and Ears

Movie · Producer

2015
China Connection: Joan poster

China Connection: Joan

Movie · Producer

2014
China in Three Words poster

China in Three Words

Movie · Executive Producer

2014
China Connection: Jerry

China Connection: Jerry

Movie · Producer

2012
Dark Horse poster

Dark Horse

Movie · Producer

2012
Starlet poster

Starlet

Movie · Executive Producer

2011
Martha Marcy May Marlene poster

Martha Marcy May Marlene

Movie · Executive Producer

2011
Collaborator poster

Collaborator

Movie · Executive Producer

2011
Pandemic 41.410806, -75.654259

Pandemic 41.410806, -75.654259

Movie · Executive Producer

2010
Super poster

Super

Movie · Producer

2009
Adventureland poster

Adventureland

Movie · Producer

2008
Towelhead poster

Towelhead

Movie · Producer

2007
The Savages poster

The Savages

Movie · Producer

2007
Fay Grim poster

Fay Grim

Movie · Executive Producer

2007
The Hawk Is Dying poster

The Hawk Is Dying

Movie · Executive Producer

2006
Friends with Money poster

Friends with Money

Movie · Executive Producer

2006
The Devil and Daniel Johnston poster

The Devil and Daniel Johnston

Movie · Executive Producer

2006
The Ex poster

The Ex

Movie · Producer

2005
Thumbsucker poster

Thumbsucker

Movie · Executive Producer

2004
A Dirty Shame poster

A Dirty Shame

Movie · Producer

2004
The Door in the Floor poster

The Door in the Floor

Movie · Producer

2003
21 Grams poster

21 Grams

Movie · Executive Producer

2003
American Splendor poster

American Splendor

Movie · Producer

2002
Lovely & Amazing poster

Lovely & Amazing

Movie · Producer

2002
The Laramie Project poster

The Laramie Project

Movie · Executive Producer

2001
Human Nature poster

Human Nature

Movie · Producer

2001
In the Bedroom poster

In the Bedroom

Movie · Executive Producer

2001
Storytelling poster

Storytelling

Movie · Producer

2000
The Tao of Steve poster

The Tao of Steve

Movie · Executive Producer

2000
Luminous Motion poster

Luminous Motion

Movie · Producer

1999
Fuzzy Logic

Fuzzy Logic

Movie · Producer

1999
Ride with the Devil poster

Ride with the Devil

Movie · Producer

1999
Love God poster

Love God

Movie · Executive Producer

1999
The Lifestyle poster

The Lifestyle

Movie · Executive Producer

1998
No Looking Back poster

No Looking Back

Movie · Producer

1998
Happiness poster

Happiness

Movie · Producer

1997
The Ice Storm poster

The Ice Storm

Movie · Producer

1997
Office Killer poster

Office Killer

Movie · Executive Producer

1997
Arresting Gena poster

Arresting Gena

Movie · Producer

1997
Wonderland poster

Wonderland

Movie · Executive Producer

1997
The Myth of Fingerprints poster

The Myth of Fingerprints

Movie · Executive Producer

1997
The Sticky Fingers of Time poster

The Sticky Fingers of Time

Movie · Executive Producer

1996
She's the One poster

She's the One

Movie · Producer

1996
Walking and Talking poster

Walking and Talking

Movie · Producer

1996
Greetings from Africa poster

Greetings from Africa

Movie · Executive Producer

1996
Flirt poster

Flirt

Movie · Producer

1995
Roy Cohn/Jack Smith poster

Roy Cohn/Jack Smith

Movie · Producer

1995
The Brothers McMullen poster

The Brothers McMullen

Movie · Executive Producer

1995
Safe poster

Safe

Movie · Executive Producer

1994
What Happened Was... poster

What Happened Was...

Movie · Executive Producer

1994
Amateur poster

Amateur

Movie · Producer

1994
Eat Drink Man Woman poster

Eat Drink Man Woman

Movie · Associate Producer

1994
Bye Bye America poster

Bye Bye America

Movie · Line Producer

1993
The Wedding Banquet poster

The Wedding Banquet

Movie · Producer

1992
Ambition poster

Ambition

Movie · Producer

1992
Surviving Desire poster

Surviving Desire

Movie · Producer

1992
Simple Men poster

Simple Men

Movie · Producer

1992
Punch and Judy Get Divorced

Punch and Judy Get Divorced

Movie · Producer

1991
I Was on Mars poster

I Was on Mars

Movie · Line Producer, Production Manager

1991
Keep It for Yourself poster

Keep It for Yourself

Movie · Producer

1991
Theory of Achievement poster

Theory of Achievement

Movie · Producer

1991
Pushing Hands poster

Pushing Hands

Movie · Executive Producer

1991
Angry

Angry

Movie · Producer

1990
Trust poster

Trust

Movie · Line Producer

1989
An Unremarkable Life poster

An Unremarkable Life

Movie · Associate Producer

1988
Driving Me Crazy poster

Driving Me Crazy

Movie · Production Manager

1988
Doom Asylum poster

Doom Asylum

Movie · Associate Producer, Production Manager

1988
Tiger Warsaw poster

Tiger Warsaw

Movie · Producer's Assistant

1987
Hotshot poster

Hotshot

Movie · Production Assistant

1986
Sid and Nancy poster

Sid and Nancy

Movie · Production Assistant