Tom Perlmutter
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Tom Perlmutter is the 15th Government Film Commissioner and Chairperson of the National Film Board of Canada
. He was appointed to the post by Canadian Heritage Minister Bev Oda
, and began serving his term on May 17, 2007. Perlmutter had served as its head of English Program since 2001.
Prior to joining the NFB, his private sector film experience included serving as the founding head of documentaries at Barna-Alper Productions
.
A former writer and editor of the trade magazine Cinema Canada
, Perlmutter had also served as executive director of the Alliance for Children and Television and as head of development at CineNova Productions in Toronto. In 2000, he cofounded the Toronto-based Primitive Entertainment.
Perlmutter has an MBA from the University of Toronto
. He was born on September 6, 1948 in Hungary. He arrived in Montreal with his mother at age four, after a brief time in Israel.
National Film Board of Canada
The National Film Board of Canada is Canada's twelve-time Academy Award-winning public film producer and distributor. An agency of the Government of Canada, the NFB produces and distributes documentary, animation, alternative drama and digital media productions...
. He was appointed to the post by Canadian Heritage Minister Bev Oda
Bev Oda
The Hon. Beverley Joan "Bev" Oda, PC, MP is a Canadian politician. She is a current member of the Canadian House of Commons, as well as the first Japanese-Canadian MP and cabinet minister in Canadian history. She represents the riding of Durham for the Conservative Party of Canada. She was...
, and began serving his term on May 17, 2007. Perlmutter had served as its head of English Program since 2001.
Prior to joining the NFB, his private sector film experience included serving as the founding head of documentaries at Barna-Alper Productions
Barna-Alper Productions
E1 Television is a Canadian television production company, based in Toronto, Ontario.-History:E1 Television was founded in 1980 as Barna-Alper Productions Inc. The company was headed by President and Chief Executive Officer Laszlo Barna and Laura Alper, Barna's wife. E1 also distributed through...
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A former writer and editor of the trade magazine Cinema Canada
Cinema Canada
Cinema Canada is a defunct Canadian film magazine, which served as the trade journal of record for the Canadian film and television sector. The magazine had its origins in the Canadian Society of Cinematographers , which began publishing a bi-monthly newsletter under the name Canadian...
, Perlmutter had also served as executive director of the Alliance for Children and Television and as head of development at CineNova Productions in Toronto. In 2000, he cofounded the Toronto-based Primitive Entertainment.
Perlmutter has an MBA from the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
. He was born on September 6, 1948 in Hungary. He arrived in Montreal with his mother at age four, after a brief time in Israel.