Harmon Kaslow

{{short description|American film producer}}

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|name = Harmon M. Kaslow

|image = Harmon Kaslow by Gage Skidmore.jpg

|caption = Kaslow in 2012

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|birth_place = Hollywood, CA

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|alma_mater = University of California, Davis, University of Southern California

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|occupation = General Counsel; Business and Legal Affairs; Motion Picture Producer

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Harmon Kaslow is a licensed attorney (California{{cite web|title=California|url=http://members.calbar.ca.gov/fal/Member/Detail/134709|publisher=CalBar|accessdate=23 July 2018}} and Federal Courts) and motion picture producer. Along with John Aglialoro, Kaslow produced a trilogy of movies based on the Ayn Rand novel titled "Atlas Shrugged" including Atlas Shrugged: Part I and Atlas Shrugged: Part II and Atlas Shrugged: Part III{{cite news|last=Cheney|first=Alexandra|title='Atlas Shrugged Part 3′ Greenlit, Hitting Theaters Summer 2014|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/03/26/atlas-shrugged-3-greenlit-hitting-theatres-summer-2014/|accessdate=1 December 2013|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=26 March 2013}} (aka Atlas Shrugged: Who is John Galt?). Prior to producing the Atlas Shrugged movies, Kaslow was an executive at A-Mark Entertainment, Kismet Entertainment Group and an associate at Shea & Gould, an international law firm.

Kaslow is an experienced finance / corporate / entertainment lawyer. He has provided production, distribution and finance legal counsel and has been an "executive producer" on more than 16 motion pictures{{cite web|title=Harmon Kaslow Motion Picture Credits|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0440673/|publisher=IMDB|accessdate=18 March 2014}} including the cult-classic Dog Soldiers,{{cite news|last=Bing|first=Jonathan|title='Dog' redux, 'Stander,' 'Asylum' in pipeline|url=https://variety.com/2002/film/news/kismet-ramps-up-pic-slate-1117869862/|accessdate=1 December 2013|newspaper=Variety|date=17 July 2002}} but Atlas Shrugged: Part I was the first time he received credit as a "Producer" (along with Aglialoro) on a motion picture.{{cite news|last=Timpane|first=John|title='Atlas Shrugged' film born of sheer will, the Ayn Rand way|url=http://articles.philly.com/2011-04-16/news/29425367_1_ayn-rand-harmon-kaslow-randians|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515010208/http://articles.philly.com/2011-04-16/news/29425367_1_ayn-rand-harmon-kaslow-randians|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 15, 2011|accessdate=1 December 2013|newspaper=Philadelphia Inquirer|date=16 April 2011}} As a result of a Writers Guild of America Arbitration over the writing credits, Kaslow, along with J. James Manera & John Aglialoro, received a "screenplay by" credit on Atlas Shrugged III: Who is John Galt? {{cite web|title=Atlas Shrugged Part III: Who is John Galt? Credits|url= https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2800038/|publisher=IMDB|accessdate=4 September 2014}}

In a 2011 interview promoting the motion picture "Atlas Shrugged - Part I", Kaslow stated the following: "I believe in limited government, I believe in individual liberty, and I think that those are very similar to the same core values that the party espouses for its members."{{cite news|last=Kitto|first=Kris|title=20 Questions with Harmon Kaslow|url=http://thehill.com/capital-living/20-questions/155933-20-questions-with-harmon-kaslow-producer-atlas-shrugged|accessdate=1 December 2013|newspaper=The Hill|date=14 April 2011}}

In 2013, Kaslow was part of a Kickstarter campaign that was launched to promote and market Atlas Shrugged: Who is John Galt?,{{cite news|last=Bond|first=Paul|title=Atlas Shrugged' Producers to Launch Kickstarter Campaign to Complete Trilogy (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/atlas-shrugged-producers-launch-kickstarter-633504|accessdate=1 December 2013|newspaper=Hollywood Reporter|date=23 September 2012}} and the Kickstarter campaign was successful in that it raised more than $445,000 which was nearly $200,000 more than the campaign's goal.{{cite web|title=Atlas Shrugged|url=http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/atlasshrugged/atlas-shrugged-movie-who-is-john-galt|publisher=Kickstarter|accessdate=11 March 2014}}

An unfinished edit of Atlas Shrugged: Who is John Galt? premiered at the Anthem Film Festival and was awarded 2014 Best Narrative Film.{{cite web|title=Anthem Film Festival|url=http://anthemfilmfestival.com/Awards.aspx|publisher=Anthem Film Festival|accessdate=26 August 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130117034750/http://anthemfilmfestival.com/Awards.aspx|archive-date=17 January 2013|url-status=dead}} The movie was released theatrically on September 12, 2014.{{cite web|title=Atlas Shrugged Part III Release Date|url=http://www.movieinsider.com/m9903/atlas-shrugged-part-iii/|publisher=MovieInsider.com|accessdate=23 September 2014}} The Atlas Shrugged trilogy was not well received by the critics and earned only $9 million at the U.S. box office.

In 2015, Kaslow made an announcement regarding CinemaCloudWorks,{{cite web| url = http://www.cinemacloudworks.com| title = CinemaCloudWorks - Theatrical Distribution Software}} which was hailed as a revolutionary technology for planning, booking, settling and marketing theatrical motion pictures.{{cite press release| url = http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/atlas-distribution-announces-online-theatrical-distribution-system-300020255.html| title = Atlas Distribution Announces Online Theatrical Distribution System}}

In 2017, Atlas Distribution Company, under Kaslow's leadership, distributed six motion pictures including the BBC's "Earth: One Amazing Day" which was nominated for a PGA Award;{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/11/pga-awards-2018-documentary-motion-pictures-nominees-full-list-1202212885/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171121033941/http://deadline.com/2017/11/pga-awards-2018-documentary-motion-pictures-nominees-full-list-1202212885/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 21, 2017|title = PGA Awards Unveil Documentary Feature Nominees|date = 21 November 2017}} the award winning "No Greater Love" {{Cite web|url=https://radio.foxnews.com/2017/12/06/no-greater-love-army-chaplain-justin-roberts-on-his-award-winning-documentary/|title = "No Greater Love:" Army Chaplain Justin Roberts on his Award-winning Documentary|date = 6 December 2017}} which credits Kaslow as a producer{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4687782/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ql_1|title = No Greater Love (2015) - IMDb|website = IMDb}} and has a 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes;{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/no_greater_love_2017/|title=No Greater Love|website=Rotten Tomatoes}} and the hit family / faith-based film titled "Let There Be Light."{{Cite web|url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2017-10-30-thank-you-let-there-be-light-comes-in-second-in-us-box-office/|title = THANK YOU: 'Let There be Light' Comes in SECOND in US BOX OFFICE}} Kaslow was also on "The TV/Film/Video - Platforms and Partnerships - Developing Hollywood Content as Brand and Distribution Package" panel at the Digital Hollywood symposium sponsored in part by The Hollywood Reporter{{cite web| url = http://www.digitalhollywood.com/ArtistsFl17.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170719012011/http://www.digitalhollywood.com/ArtistsFl17.html| archive-date = 2017-07-19| title = ArtistsFl17}} and a subject of an article in connection with the American Film Market.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/afm-2017-1054617|title = AFM According to … Atlas Distribution's Harmon Kaslow: Santa Monica's Traffic Police Always Win|website = The Hollywood Reporter|date = 5 November 2017}}

In 2018, Kaslow made an announcement that CinemaCloudWorks had commenced an association with Digital Cinema United.{{Cite web|url=https://pressreleasejet.com/news/digital-cinema-united-to-offer-cinemacloudworks-to-usa-distributors.html|title=Digital Cinema United to Offer CinemaCloudWorks to USA Distributors}} In November 2017, an article appeared in Forbes.com regarding CinemaCloudWorks' application called iScreeningRoom.{{cite web|title=The New Online Platform Aiming To Save Hollywood Billions And Revolutionize Audience Test Screening|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/simonthompson/2017/11/28/the-new-online-platform-aiming-to-save-hollywood-billions-and-revolutionize-audience-test-screening/|work=Forbes|accessdate=23 July 2018}}