Eric Nigel Fellner, CBE (born 10 October 1959)[1][2] is a British film producer. He is the co-chairman (along with Tim Bevan) of the production company Working Title Films.
Fellner was a film producer at Initial Films and had come to prominence as the producer of Sid and Nancy (1986) and the executive producer of A Kiss Before Dying (1991). Following the departure of Sarah Radclyffe from Working Title Films, he joined to partner Tim Bevan in 1991.[3]
Working Title has a separate deal covering television with Universal’s corporate sibling, NBCUniversal International Studios. [4] It is now one of Britain's largest production company with offices in London and Los Angeles and its films have grossed over $8.5 billion worldwide. [5] Successes include Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) which has grossed over US$250 million worldwide. Dead Man Walking and Fargo won Oscars in 1996 and 1997 respectively, while Elizabeth (1998), Atonement (2007) and Frost/Nixon were all nominated for the Best PictureAcademy Award.
Recognition
He was awarded the C.B.E. (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2005 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to the British film industry.
In 2013, he and Bevan received the David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures from the Producers Guild of America.[6]
Fellner has five children. 3 from his marriage and two with his long-time partner who is photographer Laura Bailey and they live in London.
Philanthropy
He is the Chairman of Into Film which is a charity which aims to put film at the heart of children and young people’s educational, cultural and personal development.
Along with his business partner Tim Bevan, Lisa Bryer, David Heyman, Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson he founded the London Screen Academy in September 2019, a sixth form school teaching behind the camera skills to a student body of 800. [7]
