In
February 2000, Jack joined @radical.media as head of
its motion picture division. @radical.media is a global
media company that produces commercials as well as content
for film, television, theater, and the Internet. From
April 1996 to June 1999, Jack was Executive Vice President
for Production and Development at Miramax Films. In
that capacity, he was responsible for supervising the
development of all Miramax productions, as well as seeking
out and reviewing outside submissions.
Prior
to that, he was a vice president of original programming
for HBO-NYC. While there, he was involved in the development
and production of The Affair and Deadly Voyage, both
in conjunction with the BBC, and also developed the
docudrama, Hostile Waters. Prior to 1996, Jack was second
in command at Film on Four, the feature film division
of UK broadcaster Channel 4 (1991 to 1994); VP for Development
at Art Linson Productions (1990); Director of Development
at Dirty Hands Productions (1988-1989); and, a creative
executive at Columbia Pictures.
Jack
Lechner graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in
Film Studies. In 1988, he set an unbreakable record
for losing the most money in the final round of Jeopardy--but
he made up for it twelve years later by winning $125,000
on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. He is married to Sam
Maser, a writer and film programmer who runs the First
Look film series at the Tribeca Film Center.
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