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Jon Kilik

Production

Born December 26, 1956 · Newark, New Jersey, USA

Biography

Jon Kilik (born December 26, 1956) is an American film producer. He has worked with a number of filmmakers including Spike Lee, Julian Schnabel, Gary Ross, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Jim Jarmusch, Robert Altman and Oliver Stone. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture for producing the film Babel (2006). He was also nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Film for producing Babel. He was also nominated twice for the BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language for producing the films The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) and Biutiful (2010). He was also nominated thrice for the Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture for producing the films Babel (2006), The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) and Foxcatcher (2014). Kilik is a co-recipient of the Special Distinction Award for producing Foxcatcher (2014) at the 30th Independent Spirit Awards. Kilik was also nominated twice for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Film for producing Before Night Falls (2000) and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007). Kilik was born in Newark, New Jersey, and grew up in Millburn. He graduated from Millburn High School in 1974. He also attended and graduated from the University of Vermont in the 1970s. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jon Kilik, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Academy AwardBest Picture · 2007 · nominated

Filmography45 titles

The Voice of Hind Rajab

2025Executive Producer

A Bronx Tale

1993Producer

Do the Right Thing

1989Line Producer

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

2007Producer

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

2013Producer

Inside Man

2006Executive Producer

Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait

2017as Self

25th Hour

2002Producer, Unit Production Manager

Pleasantville

1998Producer

Dead Man Walking

1995Producer

The Hunger Games

2012Producer, Second Unit Director

Biutiful

2010Producer

Babel

2006Producer

Raising Arizona

1987Second Assistant Director

At Eternity's Gate

2018Producer

Ezra

2023Producer

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

2015Producer

Broken Flowers

2005Producer

Free State of Jones

2016Producer

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

2014Producer

Lou Reed's Berlin

2007Producer

Crooklyn

1994Executive Producer

Foxcatcher

2014Producer

Pollock

2000Producer

He Got Game

1998Producer

Clockers

1995Producer

Thank You for Your Service

2017Producer

Before Night Falls

2000Producer

Basquiat

1996Producer

Cradle Will Rock

1999Producer

Summer of Sam

1999Producer, Production Manager

Mo' Better Blues

1990Line Producer

Da 5 Bloods

2020Producer

Jungle Fever

1991Line Producer

Crocodile Dundee

1986Second Assistant Director

Bamboozled

2000Producer

W.

2008Co-Executive Producer

Miracle at St. Anna

2008Executive Producer

The Limits of Control

2009Executive Producer

Alexander

2004Producer

Flag Day

2021Producer

Chi-Raq

2015Executive Producer

Miral

2010Producer

Skins

2002Producer

Ready to Wear

1994Co-Producer