Biography
Robert Aaronson is an established studio and independent film industry executive with expertise Acquisitions, Production, Distribution and Sales across all platforms.
Bob was the first VP of Acquisitions and Co-Productions for Fine Line Features, a division of New Line Cinema. Among the titles he acquired for Fine Line's theatrical distribution slate were Mike Leigh's Naked, winner of the Cannes Best Director and Best Actor awards and David O. Russell's Sundance Grand Jury Prize winning, Spanking the Monkey.
In 1994, Bob moved from NY to LA to join Fox Searchlight. In one of the biggest deals to date at the time at Sundance, Bob acquired the Latino-themed Star Maps, establishing the directing career of Miguel Arteta. While at Searchlight, Bob was instrumental in the acquisition and development of the script for The Full Monty, which went on to break box office records and win dozens of awards including an Oscar.
Transitioning to the new media space, Bob joined Netflix to launch their start up digital division, Red Envelope Entertainment. Among the highlights of the many titles he bought and released were: Sherrybaby, starring Maggie Gyllenhaal; Two Days in Paris, starring and directed by Julie Delpy; Kirby Dick's MPAA expose, This Film Is Not Yet Rated; and John Waters's one man show, This Filthy World.
From 2010 - 2018, acquiring content for worldwide distribution for Universal Studios Home Entertainment, Bob structured dozens of multi-territory deals that included N. American and multiple international territories.
In addition to securing single title rights for films such as Frank & Lola, starring Michael Shannon and Imogen Poots, Keifer Sutherland's directorial debut, Forsaken, Merry Friggin' Christmas, starring Robin Williams and Tumbledown, starring Jason Sudeikis and Rebecca Hall, Bob negotiated and secured long term domestic home entertainment distribution output deals with such companies as NEON, Film Arcade, Amazon Studios, Aviron and Great Point Media.
As an independent producer under his Prospect Street Pictures banner, Bob developed and produced, Two of Us, directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg and starring Jared Harris and Aiden Quinn as John Lennon and Paul McCartney. In 2015, Bob financed and produced, Chocolate City, starring Robert Ri'chard, Michael Jai White, Viveca Fox and Tyson Beckford which was acquired and distributed worldwide by Paramount and BET. HIs most recent credit as Executive Producer is Tales From the Hood 2, co-EPed by Spike Lee and distributed and financed by Universal Home Entertainment.
