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Rene Bastian

  • Producer
  • Executive
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René Bastian is the founder of Belladonna Productions Inc., which he established in 1994 to produce independent feature films, TV series and commercials of the highest creative standard and with the international perspective in their commercial appeal.

Throughout his career, Bastian has enjoyed the privilege of working with iconic directors, such as Abel Ferrara, Michael Haneke, Amos Kollek and Wim Wenders and of producing the first films of some of our generation's most exciting new talents, such as Michael Vuesta, Dito Monteil and Jim Kickle.

Bastian's films have won awards at the Sundance, Berlin, Venice and Toronto International film festivals and have garnered a Golden Globe, as well as two Academy Award nominations.

Bastian's work continues to focus on international co-productions, combining the creative forces of different regions of the world.

He is also a founder of Cinelytic, an intelligence-driven digital service that provides easy-to-use online data and analytics resources to film industry professionals.
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      • 2 wins & 3 nominations total

    Known for

    Transamerica (2005)
    Transamerica
    7.3
    • Producer(as René Bastian, produced by)
    • 2005
    Cleopatra Coleman and Boyd Holbrook in In the Shadow of the Moon (2019)
    In the Shadow of the Moon
    6.2
    • Producer(as René Bastian)
    • 2019
    Paul Dano and Billy Kay in L.I.E. Long Island Expressway (2001)
    L.I.E. Long Island Expressway
    7.1
    • Producer
    • 2001
    Naomi Watts in Funny Games U.S. (2007)
    Funny Games U.S.
    6.5
    • Producer
    • 2007

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    • Upstate
      • producer
      • Pre-production
    • Reds Hearten
      • producer
      • Pre-production
    • Sky, Zyprexa, Night
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production
    • No Great Beauty
      • producer
      • In Development
    • Callas
      • producer
      • Pre-production
    • Rothko
      • producer
      • Pre-production



    • Theodore Dalton and Violet McGraw in A Wonderful Way with Dragons (2025)
      A Wonderful Way with Dragons
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2025
    • Innayah Umer in Don't be late, Myra (2024)
      Don't be late, Myra
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Shell (2024)
      Shell
      6.8
      • executive producer (as Rene W. Bastian)
      • 2024
    • Pedro Varela, Ellie Bamber, and Mari Oliveira in Vidro Fumê (2024)
      Vidro Fumê
      6.7
      • producer
      • 2024
    • Andi Matichak and Luke David Blumm in Son (2021)
      Son
      5.6
      • producer (as René Bastian, produced by)
      • 2021
    • Cleopatra Coleman and Boyd Holbrook in In the Shadow of the Moon (2019)
      In the Shadow of the Moon
      6.2
      • co-executive producer (as René Bastian)
      • 2019
    • Lexus: Journeys in Taste, commercial
      Video
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Jeanne Tripplehorn and Damian Young in We Only Know So Much (2018)
      We Only Know So Much
      4.8
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • Vic Noto in Kill for Me (2016)
      Kill for Me
      5.6
      • executive producer
      • 2016
    • Les Obstacles de la vie (2016)
      Les Obstacles de la vie
      6.2
      • associate producer
      • 2016
    • Dree Hemingway and LaKeith Stanfield in Live Cargo (2016)
      Live Cargo
      4.5
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Aimee Teegarden and Krysta Rodriguez in My Bakery in Brooklyn (2016)
      My Bakery in Brooklyn
      4.6
      • executive producer
      • 2016
    • Her Composition (2015)
      Her Composition
      5.2
      • executive producer
      • 2015
    • Kate Mara and David Oyelowo in Captive (2015)
      Captive
      5.4
      • associate producer
      • 2015
    • Don Johnson, Sam Shepard, and Michael C. Hall in Cold in July: Juillet de sang (2014)
      Cold in July: Juillet de sang
      6.7
      • producer
      • 2014

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      • Rene W. Bastian

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