Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief To this day, Stuart Ford’s mother would prefer that her son had used his Oxford University degrees to build a career as a top lawyer or as a member of the U.K.
parliament, representing the left-leaning Labour Party. But if the career choice of the founder of indie powerhouse AGC Studios is a source of regret to his mom, her son’s approach to life and business has every chance of making her proud.
Variety will be feting Ford with the Billion Dollar Producer honor at a May 19 cocktail receptionin Cannes. Ford has built AGC on policies of calculated risk-taking, diversity, diversification and integrity.
He’s betting that these qualities position the company well for the globalized streaming era. AGC’s divisions have completed 36 film and TV productions in five years.
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