Marin Karmitz

Biography

Marin Karmitz (born 7 October 1938) is a Romanian-French businessman whose career has spanned the French film industry, including director, producer, film distributor, and operator of a chain of cinemas. He comes from an assimilated Jewish-Romanian family and emigrated to France in 1948. Karmitz attended film school at IDHEC (renamed La Fémis) and worked as a director of photography after graduating. Karmitz founded MK2, a production company and movie theater chain, which has specialized in creating, distributing, and screening independent or "auteurist" cinema, including short films. In 2005, he turned over leadership of the MK2 company and its theaters to his son, Nathanaël.

Known For

Claude Chabrol, the Maverick

as Self - Film Producer

Cléo from 5 to 7: Remembrances and Anecdotes

as Self

Blow for Blow

Truffaut / Godard, scénario d'une rupture

as Self

Still Alive: A Film About Krzysztof Kieslowski

as Self

Talking Heads 2021

as Self

Marin Karmitz, bande à part

as Himself

Jean-Louis Trintignant, pourquoi que je vis

as Self

Ballad of Exiles: Yılmaz Güney

as Self

D’où vient cet air lointain? Chronique d’une vie en cinéma

as Self