Emmanuel Benbihy Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Template:Story Emmanuel Benbihy (born 6 November 1969, Paris) is a feature length film producer who created and launched the Cities of Love franchise starting with Paris, je t'aime and more recently New York, I Love You. He is currently involved in the development of the next episodes in Shanghai, Rio, and Jerusalem. He lives between Shanghai and Paris.
Benbihy worked with Natalie Portman for the first time on Tom Tykwer's segment in Paris, je t'aime (2006) as it was shot more than 3 years before the rest of the movie and used as pilot to convince investors. He then worked with her again on _New York, I Love You (2009)_ as she was involved as a segment director and as an actress Mira Nair's segment.
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Back in 1996, Benbihy was convinced that the future of the film industry was in Asia. He decided to make movies and produce Asian films. As Cities of Love (TM) took off, he postponed his Asian commitments until he moved to China to produce "Shanghai, I Love You". All his productions are now originated from Shanghai.
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During the 5 years development period of "Paris, je t'aime", Benbihy was calling the Coen Brothers once a year to check if they would be available, until they said "Why not?".
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He collaborated for a few months with Anthony Minghella on his Segment in "New York, I Love You" until he had to go through surgery and quit the project. With Anthony's approval, his Segment was taken over by Shekhar Kapur. He quoted Anthony Minghella saying: "I remember meeting with Shekhar a couple of times and having long conversations with him. We disagreed pretty much about everything. He would be a great choice."
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Strictly defended a non-smoking regulation in his Production office until the day Jean-Luc Godard showed up with a big cigar.
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Did not attend the 2006 Cannes Film Festival opening of 'Paris, je t'aime' in solidarity with two directors whose segment had been cut by his co-Producer Claudie Ossard. Went to eat at MacDonald's instead.
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Concept Designer of the Cities of Love (TM) feature film franchise. He has started an extensive copyright and trademark registration process to protect the Cities of Love (TM) franchise and take to a global level on-line. The first licenses were sold in 2009: "Rio, Eu Te Amo" and "Jerusalem, I Love You".
$2 Million
