EXCLUSIVE: As Barbie approaches the end of a spectacularly successful first month in theaters, the Israel Film Festival has set one of the film’s great champions, Mattel Chairman and CEO Ynon Kreiz, to receive its 2023 IFF Industry Leadership Award.
Recognizing visionaries and transformative change-makers who demonstrate exemplary leadership traits and have achieved significant success while inspiring others, the prize will be presented to Kreiz at the L.A.
festival’s Opening Night Gala, taking place at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills on November 1st. Kreiz joined Mattel, the global toy company boasting one of the world’s strongest portfolios of children’s and family entertainment franchises, in 2018.
He has since led a multi-year transformation strategy that has set Mattel up to capitalize maximally on its breadth of IP. Under Kreiz’s leadership, Mattel Films has announced 14 live-action motion pictures in active development with major studio partners.
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