Jennie Tugend

Jennie Lew Tugend

Ms. Tugend has over three decades of expertise in the Hollywood motion picture business, including film and TV development, production financing, marketing and distribution. Ms. Tugend has produced and co-produced some of the industry's most memorable franchises: Free Willy, Lethal Weapon, and HBO's Tales from the Crypt. Other produced credits include Return to Me, Local Boys and One Missed Call.  She was co-President of  Kadokawa Pictures USA (KPUSA),which exploited Japanese intellectual properties for adaptation and remakes in the English language for American audiences.  Currently, Tugend is developing several film projects in a variety of genres ranging from sci-fi thrillers to family entertainment.

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