Sam Bisbee

Sam Bisbee
Education	Columbia University (BA)
Occupation(s)	film producer and composer
Relatives	John Bisbee (brother)
Awards	Emmy Award (2019)

Sam Bisbee is an American independent film producer and composer. He is a co-winner of the Primetime Emmy Award for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking in 2019, and in 2021 was nominated for a Peabody Award.

Biography

Bisbee graduated from Columbia University in 1990.^[1] After graduating from college, he worked as a songwriter, composer, and music producer.^[2]

Bisbee has composed scores for movies, including the 2000 film Wildflowers and signed a publishing deal with Nettwerk in 2008.^[3] He also co-wrote the script and composed the score for movies Don't Go in the Woods, Mall, and produced The New Tenants, which won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film in 2010.^[4]

Bisbee is a founding partner of Park Pictures Features, where he produced, and brought 13 films to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, including the Alfred P. Sloan Prize-winning Robot & Frank and the Golden Globe-nominated Infinitely Polar Bear. His company won the 2019 Cannes Lions Palme d'Or, awarded to the top production company of the year and the company won a total of 19 awards at the festival.^[5][6]

He was nominated for the 2017 Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature for co-producing the comedy-drama Other People.^[7] He is the brother of sculptor John Bisbee.

References

1. "Alumni in the News | Columbia College Today". www.college.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
2. Solzman, Danielle (2018-02-28). "Sundance 2018: Sam Bisbee Talks The Sentence & More". Cultured Vultures. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
3. "Sam Bisbee". Pirate!. 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2022-02-03.^{[self-published source]}
4. Zhuravsky, Mark (2012-01-13). "Review: 'Don't Go In The Woods' A Horror/Musical That Hits A Sour Note". IndieWire. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
5. Siegel, Tatiana (2020-01-27). "Why Commercial Producers Are Entering the Unpredictable Indie Movie Market". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
6. "Park Pictures Wins 2019 Cannes Lions Palme D'Or | LBBOnline". www.lbbonline.com. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
7. Nordyke, Kimberly (2017-02-25). "Spirit Awards: The Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-02-03.

External links

• Sam Bisbee at IMDb