Canadian Film and Television Hall of Fame inductee Robert Lantos: Industry Builder

April 3, 1949: Born in Hungary
1958: Lantos’ family emigrates to Uruguay
1963: Lantos’ family emigrates to Canada
1972: Receives an MA from McGill University
1972: Forms Vivafilm with Victor Loewy and distributes The Best of the New York Erotic Film Festival
1975: Cofounds RSL Films production company
1985: Cofounds Alliance Communications Corp.
1993: Takes Alliance public
1998: Sells Alliance and forms Serendipity Point Films
2007: Forms Maximum Film Distribution and Maximum Films International
2008: Partners with Blueprint Entertainment and Oasis International

Selected Awards and Distinctions

• Winner of three best motion picture Genies
• Coproducer of Academy Award and Golden Globe nominees Eastern Promises, Being Julia, Sunshine and The Sweet Hereafter
• Cannes Film Festival awards include: Exotica (International Critics Prize), Crash (Special Jury Prize) and The Sweet Hereafter (Grand Prix)
• Lantos films have opened TIFF 10 times, including Fugitive Pieces in 2007
• Member of the Order of Canada
• Recipient of the Toronto Arts Award and the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts Award