Draft:Pressman Film

Founded in 1969 by producer Edward R. Pressman, Pressman Film is an American film production company based in Los Angeles and New York City.

Pressman Film has produced more than 90 motion pictures, including Brian De Palma's Sisters (1972), Terrence Malick's Badlands (1973), Abel Ferrara's Bad Lieutenant (1992), and Mary Harron's American Psycho (2000). More recent productions include The Man Who Knew Infinity (2015), She Will (2021), and Dalíland (2022).

In 2009, Pressman Film began the process of depositing their extensive company holdings with the Academy, including paper materials (housed at the Academy’s Margaret Herrick Library), and film and video elements now stored at the Academy Film Archive. The film collection contains over 250 items, consisting of theatrical prints, printing elements and videotapes related to the films produced by Pressman or his production company, as well as films acquired by Pressman Films for reference purposes.

Accolades
Edward R. Pressman received international recognition from the French Cinematheque, which presented a 1989 retrospective of his films and awarded him the esteemed Chevalier Des Arts et Letters medal. He's also received tributes from The National Film Theatre in London, New York’s Museum of Modern Art, the Pacific Film Archives and the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Cinematék. In 2003, Pressman was honored with the IFP Gotham Award for lifetime achievement. In May 2010, Pressman was among twelve notable filmmakers honored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences at their “Magnificent Collections” event at which the Academy announced the archiving of Pressman’s films and papers.