Michel Litvak - businessman, producer, billionaire

Michel Litvak is a Belgian of Russian descent, president of OTEKO Corporation and the main owner of a large private petroleum and petroleum carrier by rail - currently the patron of filmmakers of the highest professional level.

Rapid takeoff

Michel Litwack was born in Soviet Leningrad, but grew up in Belgium, since the Litvak family immigrated to this European state soon after the birth of their son. In the early 90's Michelle returned to Russia to start his own business. First, his firm "Russian World" was engaged in the sale of Chinese goods on the Russian market. But a year later, the future billionaire had the opportunity to buy an impressive lot of fuel oil Omsk refinery. Naturally, we had to fork out and on the tanks. The deal turned out to be extremely profitable, and Michel Litvak realized that it is possible to earn decent money on transportation of oil products and oil itself. The entrepreneur decided to take a chance, and all the financial assets available in the "Russian World" asset invested in the purchase of tanks. The risk was justified.

Career

Most recently, at an extraordinary meeting of the Board of Directors of the Tamanneftegaz Corporation, a resolution was passed on appointing Litvak as general director of the company. The businessman promised to focus on the effective development of the infrastructure and sales market of the corporation, starting with the optimization of the internal structure of the company. Michel Litvak proposed to expand the export direction to China, which is the world's second largest consumer of oil after the United States. The fact is that so far no one has been able to get support and the government's permission to build the pipeline, which means that the payment for the transportation of oil will be paid to companies engaged in rail transportation. Therefore, Michel Litvak, whose state for 2005 is estimated at 5.6 billion rubles, will not leave the rating of Russian billionaires in the near future.

Producer

Michel Litvak, whose biography would be incomplete without mentioning producer activities, began in the cinema with the production of joint US-Russian projects. In 2004, an entrepreneur, determined to film tapes that bring in box office success, founded an independent production and financial company Bold Films. Nevertheless, while agreeing to act as a producer / co-producer, Litvak strictly demands that his paintings be created artistically and professionally. One of the vivid examples of such films is the nominee of the Golden Globe film project directed by Emilio Esteves "Bobby" with an unrivaled, starry cast ensemble: Demi Moore, Anthony Hopkins, William Macy, Shia LaBeouf and Sharon Stone. The plot of the story tells about the circumstances of the attempted assassination of Robert F. Kennedy.

Patron of the directors of the highest class

Recently, producer Michel Litvak took part in the production of the apocalyptic thriller "Legion", created by Sony in 2010. The spectacle does not take a picture, and the plot prompts to think about the future of mankind.

The literary thriller of film director Joe Dante "Gates in 3D", produced by Litvak, has a PG-13 rating, however, despite the fact that the film contains all the components of the suspense, film critics send it to viewers of the audience of secondary school age.

The producer tries to take part in the production of film projects, headed by top-class directors like Phillip Noyce, James Mangold and David O'Rassell. But there are exceptions, for example, a thriller-fantasy "How to catch a monster."

An exception

The film directed by Ryan Gosling was a debut for the prospective director. His premiere show took place in Cannes in 2014, since then the picture is the subject of fierce debates by film critics of all stripes. The fact is that, removing "How to catch a monster," Gosling took over from many legendary directors a whole clip of their author's techniques. The film contains recognizable features of the handwriting of David Lynch, Winding Refna and many others. However, if we ignore the comparison, we must admit that the director has shot an amazingly beautiful tape. The video sequence in places is irreproachable, therefore it is absolutely not a pity the time spent for viewing. The narrative has a meaning and a fair amount of originality.

Filmography of the producer

Currently, the filmography of producer M. Litvak has more than 18 paintings:

• Expected in 2017, the dramatic film "Stronger."
• Mystical thriller "Neon demon" (IMDb: 6.90).
• The new creation of John Eric Dowdle, non stop action "No way out" (IMDb: 6.80).
• Fantastic TV series "Dominion" (IMDb: 6.80).
• The above "How to catch a monster" (IMDb: 5.80).
• The musical drama "Obsession" (IMDb: 8.50).
• Amazing satirical thriller "Stinger" (IMDb: 7.90).
• The crime drama "Only God will forgive" (IMDb: 5.70).
• The horror film "Evidence" (IMDb: 5.30).
• The tape, not without justification claiming the status of a cult, - "Drive" (IMDb: 7.80).
• "Legion" and "Gates in 3D".
• A dramatic comedy "Halfway to Nowhere" (IMDb: 6.50).
• Legendary "Bobby".
• Romantic drama about love and sex "Come early" (IMDb: 6.20).
• The criminal comedy "At Mini is the first time" (IMDb: 5.90).
• Military action film "Second Front" (IMDb: 4.00).
• The criminal melodrama "Slingshot" (IMDb: 4.70).

Personal life of a businessman

If you carefully review the star cast of the painting "Bobby", then among the superprofessionals of world cinema you can see the Russian name - Svetlana Metkina. The young actress played the role of a Czech journalist. Svetlana - wife of Michel Litvak, ill-wishers say that the billionaire producer simply buys his wife roles.