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- Atit Shah is an award-winning producer, known for Money (2016), Brown Nation (2016), Remember Me (2019), and Jekyll Island (2017). Shah is the CEO of Create Entertainment. Shah was born on March 17, 1983, in Ahmedabad, India. Over the last decade, he has successfully produced over a dozen feature films, a TV show, and a documentary, along with scores of short-form content.
Shah's recent film, Universal Pictures romantic comedy Remember Me (2019) he led a co-production between the US, Spain, and France. The film stars two-time Oscar nominee Bruce Dern, Golden Globe / Emmy Winner Brian Cox, and Sienna Guillory. In 2016 Netflix released Brown Nation (2016) via CAA, a TV show he had helped both independently produce and line produce.
His recent films as lead producer include the 2016 worldwide 20th Century Fox Home and Netflix release Money (2016), starring Jesse Williams, Kellan Lutz, Jamie Bamber, and Jess Weixler. The film has won 23 awards worldwide including 9 for Best Picture. In 2014 he produced and line produced Jekyll Island (2017) starring Oscar Nominee Minnie Driver, Ed Westwick, Frank Grillo, Dianna Agron, AnnaSophia Robb, Maggie Q, and John Leguizamo. The Crash was sold by CAA and released theatrically in January 2017.
His debut feature An Act of War (2015) won four awards during its festival run and was released on Netflix in June 2015. His other recently released titles include Monsoon (2018) and the WW2 documentary Forgive - Don't Forget (2018), available on Amazon Prime and Hulu respectively.
Other releases include the sci-fi film Norman (2019), and a thriller What We Found (2020) starring Oona Laurence, Elizabeth Mitchell, Brandon Larracuente, and James Ransone.
Shah holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in International Business from George Washington University in Washington, DC. Prior to producing, he held various product managerial roles at global finance and technology firms, including Thomson Reuters.
Shah created and taught the Film Finance and Packaging class at the Independent Filmmakers Project (IFP) in NYC and lectures for The Sundance Institute. His company is developing eight feature films and several television series.- IMDb mini biography by: Manager
- A graduate of The George Washington University with a focus on International Business.
- Atit was the youngest Product Manager at Thomson Reuters when he was hired there in 2008.
- Brother of Namrata Shah and Emily Shah.
- On June 2, 2015, Variety announced that Shah has entered production on Money (2016) in Woodbury, Long Island.
- On September 15, 2015, Shah spoke at Yale University as part of St. Anthony Hall's annual Fall professional lecture series held since 1868.
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