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Yariv Milchan

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Yariv Milchan (PRODUCER) is the Chairman and CEO of the Academy Award®-winning New Regency Productions where he oversees the day-to-day management, creative direction, and overall growth strategy of the company. Most recently, Milchan has spearheaded the production of the Academy Award® winning Queen biographical BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY starring Rami Malek as well as Steve McQueen's WIDOWS starring Viola Davis. Currently, he is overseeing the development of the highly anticipated AD ASTRA directed by James Gray and starring Brad Pitt, Ruth Negga, Tommy Lee Jones and Donald Sutherland. Milchan's work builds on New Regency's extensive library which is comprised of over 140 titles with high profile films, including THE KING OF COMEDY, PRETTY WOMAN, ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS, FIGHT CLUB, L.A. CONFIDENTIAL, MR. AND MRS. SMITH, GONE GIRL, THE REVENANT, and more recently, the Academy Award® winners for Best Picture two years in a row, 12 YEARS A SLAVE and BIRDMAN.
- IMDb mini biography by: New Regency Productions Official Site Bio

Major Award Success: Under his leadership, the studio has produced several Academy Award-winning and nominated films, including the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), which earned four Oscars.
Photography Background: Before he was drafted by his father to lead the family business in 2016, Yariv worked as a professional photographer.
Disney Partnership: In 2021, he successfully negotiated a long-term extension of New Regency's distribution deal with Disney, ensuring their films continue to be released globally through 20th Century Studios and Searchlight Pictures.
Preserving a Legacy: Since taking the helm, he has overseen the continued growth of a library that includes over 140 high-profile films, such as Fight Club, Pretty Woman, and L.A. Confidential.
Company Succession: He officially took over as Chairman and CEO of New Regency Productions in 2016, succeeding his father, legendary producer Arnon Milchan.

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