Cami Winikoff

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Cami Winikoff

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==Career==
==Career==
===Independent===
===Independent===
Winikoff began an independent producer. Her first feature ''[[Scarecrows (1988 film)|Scarecrows]]'' was released in 1988. name="imdb" />
Winikoff began an independent producer. Her first feature ''[[Scarecrows (1988 film)|Scarecrows]]'' was released in 1988.{{citation needed|date=April 2026}}


===Trimark Pictures===
===Trimark Pictures===
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Winikoff was promoted to [[chief operating officer]] at Trimark in 2000 and oversaw all operational facets of the company including its production arm and [[green-light]] process. This included the administration of theatrical, television, and home entertainment productions. She helped build the company and was a key player in negotiations with its merger with [[Starz Entertainment|Lionsgate]] in late 2000.
Winikoff was promoted to [[chief operating officer]] at Trimark in 2000 and oversaw all operational facets of the company including its production arm and [[green-light]] process. This included the administration of theatrical, television, and home entertainment productions. She helped build the company and was a key player in negotiations with its merger with [[Starz Entertainment|Lionsgate]] in late 2000.


At Trimark, she headed the production of over 75 films.{{cite web |url=http://www.sobinifilms.com/about-1/cami-winikoff/ |title=Cami Winikoff |work=Sobini Films |access-date=2020-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326221929/http://www.sobinifilms.com/about-1/cami-winikoff/ |archive-date=2020-03-26 |url-status=live }} Her production credits include ''[[Eve's Bayou]]'', winner of [[Independent Spirit Awards]]), directed by [[Kasi Lemmons]], starring [[Samuel L. Jackson]]; ''[[Frida (2002 film)|Frida]]'', winner of two [[Academy Awards]], starring [[Salma Hayek]]; ''[[Love and a .45]]'' starring [[Renée Zellweger]] and [[Gil Bellows]]; ''[[Kicking and Screaming (1995 film)|Kicking and Screaming]]'' by [[Noah Baumbach]]; ''[[Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love]]'' by [[Mira Nair]]; and the [[Leprechaun (film series)|Leprechaun film series]]. name="imdb" />
At Trimark, she headed the production of over 75 films.{{cite web |url=http://www.sobinifilms.com/about-1/cami-winikoff/ |title=Cami Winikoff |work=Sobini Films |access-date=2020-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326221929/http://www.sobinifilms.com/about-1/cami-winikoff/ |archive-date=2020-03-26 |url-status=live }} Her production credits include ''[[Eve's Bayou]]'', winner of [[Independent Spirit Awards]]), directed by [[Kasi Lemmons]], starring [[Samuel L. Jackson]]; ''[[Frida (2002 film)|Frida]]'', winner of two [[Academy Awards]], starring [[Salma Hayek]]; ''[[Love and a .45]]'' starring [[Renée Zellweger]] and [[Gil Bellows]]; ''[[Kicking and Screaming (1995 film)|Kicking and Screaming]]'' by [[Noah Baumbach]]; ''[[Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love]]'' by [[Mira Nair]]; and the [[Leprechaun (film series)|Leprechaun film series]].{{citation needed|date=April 2026}}


===Lionsgate===
===Lionsgate===
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===Sobini Films===
===Sobini Films===
Winikoff was tapped as the president of Sobini Films in 2002.{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2002/film/news/winikoff-tapped-prexy-of-amin-s-sobini-films-1117860816/ |title=Winikoff tapped prexy of Amin’s Sobini Films |work=Variety |first=Cathy |last=Dunkley |date=February 14, 2002 |access-date=May 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326192243/https://variety.com/2002/film/news/winikoff-tapped-prexy-of-amin-s-sobini-films-1117860816/ |archive-date=March 26, 2020 |url-status=live }} In her time at Sobini, she has developed a diverse range of feature films and franchises. Her credits include ''[[JT Leroy]]'' starring [[Kristen Stewart]] and [[Laura Dern]]; ''I'd Kill for You'' with her daughter Monika Wesley; ''[[Mary Shelley (film)|Mary Shelley]]'' starring [[Elle Fanning]]; ''[[Miles Ahead (film)|Miles Ahead]]'' starring [[Don Cheadle]]; ''[[Good Kill]]'' starring [[Ethan Hawke]]; ''[[Stonehearst Asylum]]'' starring [[Kate Beckinsale]]; ''[[An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong]]'' for [[HBO]], recipient of the National Parenting Publications Gold Award; and ''Streets of Legend''. name="imdb" /> She also produced the documentary ''Jujitsu-ing Reality'', shortlisted for the 2013 [[Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)|Best Documentary Short Subject Academy Award]].{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/oscars-reveal-shortlist-8-doc-shorts/ |title=Academy Reveals Oscar Shortlist of Doc Shorts |work=The Wrap |date=October 10, 2013 |first=Michael |last=Balderston |access-date=May 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200329130151/https://www.thewrap.com/oscars-reveal-shortlist-8-doc-shorts/ |archive-date=March 29, 2020 |url-status=live }}
Winikoff was tapped as the president of Sobini Films in 2002.{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2002/film/news/winikoff-tapped-prexy-of-amin-s-sobini-films-1117860816/ |title=Winikoff tapped prexy of Amin’s Sobini Films |work=Variety |first=Cathy |last=Dunkley |date=February 14, 2002 |access-date=May 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326192243/https://variety.com/2002/film/news/winikoff-tapped-prexy-of-amin-s-sobini-films-1117860816/ |archive-date=March 26, 2020 |url-status=live }} In her time at Sobini, she has developed a diverse range of feature films and franchises. Her credits include ''[[JT Leroy]]'' starring [[Kristen Stewart]] and [[Laura Dern]]; ''I'd Kill for You'' with her daughter Monika Wesley; ''[[Mary Shelley (film)|Mary Shelley]]'' starring [[Elle Fanning]]; ''[[Miles Ahead (film)|Miles Ahead]]'' starring [[Don Cheadle]]; ''[[Good Kill]]'' starring [[Ethan Hawke]]; ''[[Stonehearst Asylum]]'' starring [[Kate Beckinsale]]; ''[[An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong]]'' for [[HBO]], recipient of the National Parenting Publications Gold Award; and ''Streets of Legend''.{{citation needed|date=April 2026}} She also produced the documentary ''Jujitsu-ing Reality'', shortlisted for the 2013 [[Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)|Best Documentary Short Subject Academy Award]].{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/oscars-reveal-shortlist-8-doc-shorts/ |title=Academy Reveals Oscar Shortlist of Doc Shorts |work=The Wrap |date=October 10, 2013 |first=Michael |last=Balderston |access-date=May 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200329130151/https://www.thewrap.com/oscars-reveal-shortlist-8-doc-shorts/ |archive-date=March 29, 2020 |url-status=live }}


She produced ''[[The Prince & Me]]'' starring [[Julia Stiles]] for Paramount Studios and its sequels.{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2010/tv/news/sobini-films-launches-tv-division-1118022874/ |title=Sobini Films launches TV division |work=Variety |first=Jon |last=Weisman |date=August 12, 2010 |access-date=May 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326215008/https://variety.com/2010/tv/news/sobini-films-launches-tv-division-1118022874/ |archive-date=March 26, 2020 |url-status=live }} As the producer of ''[[Peaceful Warrior]]'' starring [[Nick Nolte]],{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/movies-aid-search-greater-meaning-133396 |title=Movies aid search for 'greater meaning' |work=Hollywood Reporter |first=Gail |last=Schiller |date=April 4, 2007 |access-date=May 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326200703/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/movies-aid-search-greater-meaning-133396 |archive-date=March 26, 2020 |url-status=live }} she was inspired by the film, and not satisfied by its minimal exposure, worked with Adam Fogelson of [[Universal Pictures]] to test a new marketing plan, giving away tickets at [[Best Buy]] to gain a wider audience.{{cite news |url=https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2007/03/16/millmans-warrior-gets-new-life/ |title=Millman’s "Warrior" gets new life |work=Vallejo Times-Herald |date=March 16, 2007 |access-date=May 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422153241/https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2007/03/16/millmans-warrior-gets-new-life/ |archive-date=April 22, 2020 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/a-peaceful-marketing-bid-131999 |title=A 'Peaceful' marketing bid |work=The Hollywood Reporter |first=Nicole |last=Sperling |date=March 14, 2007 |access-date=May 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326200720/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/a-peaceful-marketing-bid-131999 |archive-date=March 26, 2020 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://slate.com/culture/2007/03/plus-why-is-universal-giving-away-free-tickets-to-peaceful-warrior.html |title=Plus, why is Universal giving away free tickets to Peaceful Warrior? |work=Slate |first=Kim |last=Masters |date=March 26, 2007 |access-date=May 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326203845/https://slate.com/culture/2007/03/plus-why-is-universal-giving-away-free-tickets-to-peaceful-warrior.html |archive-date=March 26, 2020 |url-status=live }}
She produced ''[[The Prince & Me]]'' starring [[Julia Stiles]] for Paramount Studios and its sequels.{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2010/tv/news/sobini-films-launches-tv-division-1118022874/ |title=Sobini Films launches TV division |work=Variety |first=Jon |last=Weisman |date=August 12, 2010 |access-date=May 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326215008/https://variety.com/2010/tv/news/sobini-films-launches-tv-division-1118022874/ |archive-date=March 26, 2020 |url-status=live }} As the producer of ''[[Peaceful Warrior]]'' starring [[Nick Nolte]],{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/movies-aid-search-greater-meaning-133396 |title=Movies aid search for 'greater meaning' |work=Hollywood Reporter |first=Gail |last=Schiller |date=April 4, 2007 |access-date=May 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326200703/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/movies-aid-search-greater-meaning-133396 |archive-date=March 26, 2020 |url-status=live }} she was inspired by the film, and not satisfied by its minimal exposure, worked with Adam Fogelson of [[Universal Pictures]] to test a new marketing plan, giving away tickets at [[Best Buy]] to gain a wider audience.{{cite news |url=https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2007/03/16/millmans-warrior-gets-new-life/ |title=Millman’s "Warrior" gets new life |work=Vallejo Times-Herald |date=March 16, 2007 |access-date=May 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422153241/https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2007/03/16/millmans-warrior-gets-new-life/ |archive-date=April 22, 2020 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/a-peaceful-marketing-bid-131999 |title=A 'Peaceful' marketing bid |work=The Hollywood Reporter |first=Nicole |last=Sperling |date=March 14, 2007 |access-date=May 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326200720/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/a-peaceful-marketing-bid-131999 |archive-date=March 26, 2020 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://slate.com/culture/2007/03/plus-why-is-universal-giving-away-free-tickets-to-peaceful-warrior.html |title=Plus, why is Universal giving away free tickets to Peaceful Warrior? |work=Slate |first=Kim |last=Masters |date=March 26, 2007 |access-date=May 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326203845/https://slate.com/culture/2007/03/plus-why-is-universal-giving-away-free-tickets-to-peaceful-warrior.html |archive-date=March 26, 2020 |url-status=live }}
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