Bob Degus is an American film director and producer. He is best known
for producing such film as Pleasantville and A Man Apart. His
directorial debut was with the film 9/Tenths in 2006.Producer of two
Academy Award-nominated short films, two-time CableACE Award nominee
and a Satellite Awards Nominee, Bob Degus started from the ground up
and has, at one point or another, done almost every job in filmmaking;
including writer, director, cinematographer, editor, post-production
supervisor, Oxberry-animation cameraman, and most importantly,
caterer. Growing up in Rochester, New York, his family has a long
history of working for Eastman Kodak â€" Following somewhat in their
footsteps, Bob wanted to make film as well â€" just not film stock. He
wanted to take it a step further and actually make movies.Degus
directed the 2006 independent feature, 9/Tenths, starring Gabrielle
Anwar, Henry Ian Cusick and Dave Ortiz. He also directed and edited a
35mm short film, Another Round that was invited to screen at the Los
Angeles International Film Festival and was subsequently purchased by
Showtime for airing on their network.He likes to say he has produced
or worked with more first time feature directors than just about any
other producer in Hollywood, most notably producing Gary Ross' feature
debut film, the triple Academy Award nominated Pleasantville which he
produced alongside Steven Soderbergh and John Kilik. Bob continued to
work with Gary Ross for the next five years.
for producing such film as Pleasantville and A Man Apart. His
directorial debut was with the film 9/Tenths in 2006.Producer of two
Academy Award-nominated short films, two-time CableACE Award nominee
and a Satellite Awards Nominee, Bob Degus started from the ground up
and has, at one point or another, done almost every job in filmmaking;
including writer, director, cinematographer, editor, post-production
supervisor, Oxberry-animation cameraman, and most importantly,
caterer. Growing up in Rochester, New York, his family has a long
history of working for Eastman Kodak â€" Following somewhat in their
footsteps, Bob wanted to make film as well â€" just not film stock. He
wanted to take it a step further and actually make movies.Degus
directed the 2006 independent feature, 9/Tenths, starring Gabrielle
Anwar, Henry Ian Cusick and Dave Ortiz. He also directed and edited a
35mm short film, Another Round that was invited to screen at the Los
Angeles International Film Festival and was subsequently purchased by
Showtime for airing on their network.He likes to say he has produced
or worked with more first time feature directors than just about any
other producer in Hollywood, most notably producing Gary Ross' feature
debut film, the triple Academy Award nominated Pleasantville which he
produced alongside Steven Soderbergh and John Kilik. Bob continued to
work with Gary Ross for the next five years.
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