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Five in Focus: Amy Kaufman

By FocusFeatures.com  | March 30, 2009 @ 12:17 pm

Amy Kaufman has worked on some of the most notable films of recent years, in both production and distribution capacities. Her production company, Primary Productions, is based at Focus Features in a first-look deal, yielding Sin Nombre as its first film. Ms. Kaufman established Primary in September 2005, after segueing from her position as executive vice president, production at Focus. She had been with Focus since its formation in the spring of 2002, as the production executive supervising, among other films, Fernando Meirelles' The Constant Gardener, starring Ralph Fiennes and Academy Award winner Rachel Weisz; and Jean-Francois Richet's Assault on Precinct 13, which was released by Rogue Pictures.

1
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

This is simply a wonderful movie that I can watch over and over again.

2
Shane
Shane

A great story that feels relevant even today.

3
Brokeback Mountain
Brokeback Mountain

This is a very courageous film by one of my favorite directors, Ang Lee.

4
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

Cary is going to be mad that I remembered this one and he didn’t. We both saw it in Mexico and really loved it. Amazing soundtrack.

5
The Shootist
The Shootist

A really good, strong character that I have used before as a model in developing other stories.