BINGHAM RAY
IFC Films

Bingham RayBingham Ray has twenty five years of executive experience in all aspects of the film business.  In September 2001, he was named President of United Artists.  During his three year tenure at UA, the team he assembled released a number of highly acclaimed films, such as NO MAN’S LAND, winner of the 2001 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Michael Moore’s BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE, winner of the 2002 Academy Award for Best Feature Documentary. And most recently, the 2004 Academy Award nominated, HOTEL RWANDA. 

Other United Artists films successfully released include 2002 Sundance Grand Prize winner PERSONAL VELOCITY, NICHOLAS NICKLEBY, TOGETHER,  GHOST WORLD,  IGBY GOES DOWN, and PIECES OF APRIL.

Prior to United Artists, he co-founded October Films in 1991 and served as its Co-President until its sale to USA Networks in 1999. October was one of the foremost independent film companies of the 1990’s, winning two Oscars, 13 nominations and top prizes at the Cannes Film Festival on three occasions.  Some of October Films’ credits include internationally acclaimed films such as SECRETS AND LIES, THE APOSTLE, COOKIE’S FORTUNE, THE CELEBRATION, LOST HIGHWAY, THE LAST SEDUCTION, and BREAKING THE WAVES.  Prior to founding October Films, he apprenticed at several film companies in New York and Los Angeles , such as New Yorker Films, The Samuel Goldwyn Company, Columbia Pictures, and Avenue Pictures.  At those various companies Mr. Ray was involved in the domestic launch of such films as SID AND NANCY, PRICK UP YOUR EARS, Hollywood Shuffle, The Last Emperor, HOPE ANd GLORY, THE MODERNS, The Field, AFTER DARK, MY SWEET, SWEETIE, and Drugstore Cowboy.

Mr. Ray is currently serving as a consultant to the New York based film company IFC Films.

Mr. Ray began his career in 1980 as programmer/manager of the renowned Bleecker Street Cinema.  He later programmed The Lincoln Plaza Cinemas, New York City’s premiere art-house theatre. Ray serves on the board of The Independent Feature Project- New York , and the advisory boards of the Nantucket Film Festival, The Sundance Film Festival, and the Woodstock Film Festival.  He received a B.A. from Simpson College in 1976.

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