Morris S. Levy

Morris S. Levy

Morris S. Levy is a film and television producer who was born in Brooklyn, NY and raised in Great Neck, NY. He is the founder and President of M.E.G.A. Films (Morsly Entertainment Group and the Arts), a New York based production company.[1][2][3] He often films in Great Neck as well as all over the New York City area.[4] His films have appeared in the Sundance Film Festival (The Ten-starring Paul Rudd, Winona Ryder, Jessica Alba and Liev Schreiber),[5] the Cannes Film Festival (Seduced and Abandoned-starring Alec Baldwin, Ryan Gosling and Jessica Chastain), and the Tribeca Film Festival [6][7] (Descent-starring Rosario Dawson) amongst other festivals. His film A Novel Romance won the Audience Award and Best Picture Award at the New York International Film Festival. His TV series, Cop Show (starring Colin Quinn, Jerry Seinfeld, Amy Shumer, Chris Rock and Seth Meyers) won best comedy, among other awards at the 2015 New York City Webfest.[8] Before entering the film business, he was a principal in a ladies' clothing company and was also prominent in the New York nightlife business as a promoter/owner.

Partial Filmography

References

  1. ↑ "Jeremy Renner Starring in Rocky Marciano Biopic", Variety, December 17, 2015
  2. ↑ "Jeremy Renner to Play Boxer Rocky Marciano in Biopic", Hollywood Reporter, December 17, 2015
  3. ↑ "Scribe Trains on Rocky Marciano Biopic", Variety, August 8, 2012
  4. ↑ "N.Y. Indie fest to close with 'Romance'", Variety, April 13, 2011
  5. ↑ "Thou Shall Go See "THE TEN" Producer Morris S. Levy Premieres His Latest", PRWeb, July 19, 2007
  6. ↑ Leslie Felperin (May 19, 2013), "Cannes Film Review: Seduced and Abandoned", Variety
  7. ↑ Amanda Kondolojy (October 21, 2013), "Morris Levy's Cannes Hit 'Seduced and Abandoned' to air on HBO Oct 28", TV By the Numbers
  8. ↑ "Colin Quinn's 'Cop Show' Procedural Parody Returns With Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld", Deadline, January 22, 2016
  9. ↑ "Morris S. Levy's COP SHOW starring Colin Quinn, featuring Jerry Seinfeld & Seth Meyers- Season 3 Premiere Aug 11th", Broadway World, August 11, 2016
  10. ↑ "The Great Gatsby is a Hollywood Inspiration", Jspace, July 18, 2012
  11. ↑ "The Ten (2007)". This Distracted Globe
  12. ↑ "Steve Guttenberg, Samantha Mathis Join 'Gatsby'-esque 'Affluenza' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter

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