Nina Jacobson
Born in Los Angeles on November 30, 1965, Nina Jacobson built a career as a film producer and executive in the American entertainment industry. She pursued her education at Brown University before moving into the professional world of film, where she established herself in roles that combined creative and executive responsibilities.
Jacobson, a citizen of the United States, has worked across both the producing and studio sides of the industry, reflecting the dual nature of her professional identity as both a film producer and a film executive. Among the recognitions she has received is the Crystal Award, a distinction that marks a formal acknowledgment of her contributions to the field.
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Quotes by Nina Jacobson
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Anytime that someone defies the status quo and defies oppression, it feels like a step in the right direction.
The way we like to think of ourselves is not the way we look. We like to think of ourselves as more evolved than we frequently are.
I think a lot of what I loved being a studio executive was the variety and freedom. But now, as a producer, you're much more able to enjoy those two things. What I loved about it doesn't necessarily exist anymore.
I realized so much of my college years were spent not wanting to be gay. I just imagined how different it would be if I were going through that experience in 2016 as opposed to 1984.
We owe it to the audience to put more characters onscreen that reflect them and that speak to issues of race and gender as well as to a character's sexual preference.
The reality is that diversity as an overall subject has to continue to be addressed onscreen. That goes beyond having a gay superhero. There should be a black superhero, a Latino superhero and, while we're at it, we still aren't seeing nearly enough women behind the scenes and as the anchors of movies.
The majority of people are straight, and movies, with their bigger budgets and burdensome marketing costs, will try to appeal to as many people as they can. As the means of production and distribution become more democratized with advances in technology, more gay stories will make their way to the mainstream.
Television is often out ahead on social issues. With film, we've only recently proved that one of the oldest misconceptions in the book is wrong, which is the idea that girls will see films with boys as protagonists, but boys won't see movies with girls as protagonists.
