Roland Emmerich directed and executive produced the TriStar release, "Godzilla," which he co-wrote with producer Devlin. He directed the box office phenomenon "Independence Day," which he also executive produced and co-wrote with producer Devlin. Emmerich helmed 1994's epic science fiction adventure "StarGate," which he also co-wrote with the film's producer Dean Devlin. Prior to that, he directed the 1992 action-adventure "Universal Soldier," starring Jean-Claude Van Damme.

Emmerich began his career in his native Germany. As a youth he pursued painting and sculpting. While in the director's program at film school in Munich, his student film, "The Noah's Ark Principle," went on to open the 1984 Berlin Film Festival. The feature became a huge success and was sold to more than 20 countries.

Emmerich subsequently formed his own production company, Centropolis Film Productions, and under its aegis, he produced his subsequent movies. His next film was "Making Contact", (a.k.a. "Joey") about a boy suffering from his father's death who finds a way to communicate with him via his toys. The movie showcased the young filmmaker's vast knowledge of special effects and his propensity to use them. His next film was "Ghost Chase," a comedy he co-wrote with Oliver Eberle about two young film fanatics and their struggle for success in Hollywood. Emmerich also served as producer on "Eye of the Storm," which starred Dennis Hopper. He went on to direct the futuristic action-adventure "Moon 44," which he co-wrote with Oliver Eberle, starring Michael Pare, Malcolm McDowell, Lisa Eichhorn and Dean Devlin. Devlin would eventually become a partner in Centropolis as well as Emmerich's producer and co-writer.

Dean Devlin produced and co-wrote with Roland Emmerich the TriStar release, "Godzilla." He also produced and co-wrote the box-office phenomenon "Independence Day" and performed the same tasks on the 1994 epic science-fiction adventure "StarGate." Devlin also wrote the 1992 action-adventure "Universal Soldier," starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, which Emmerich directed. In addition to his writer/producer duties on "Independence Day," Devlin also served as 2nd unit director. He also executive produced the science fiction drama series, "The Visitor" for which he also wrote several episodes.

Devlin began his career as an actor, featured in James Kirkwood's Broadway production of "There Must Be A Pony." He appeared in numerous film and television projects, including Roland Emmerich's science fiction feature "Moon 44" in 1989. The two found they enjoyed similar movies and Devlin's writing ability impressed the director as much as his acting. Devlin subsequently gave up acting to write and produce movies with Emmerich, under his Centropolis Films banner, which he serves as partner.

Mark Gordon is partnered with Gary Levinsohn in the Mutual Film Company who produced the multi-Academy Award winning "Saving Private Ryan." Mutual's recent productions include "Wonder Boys," Curtis Hanson's follow up to "LA Confidential," the critically acclaimed Jim Carrey starrer "Man on the Moon," Mike Nichols' "Primary Colors," "A Simple Plan," "Hard Rain," and "The Jackal." Prior to partnering with Levinsohn in 1996, Gordon produced "Broken Arrow," "Speed," "A Pyromaniac's Love Story," "Trial By Jury," "Swing Kids," and "Fly By Night," which won the filmmaker Prize at the 1993 Sundance Film Festival.

Gordon has also produced numerous television projects including the Emmy Award-winning documentary short subject "Nothing But The Sun," a journey through the holocaust as seen through the eyes of children, which he also directed; and "The War Between Classes," for which he won an Emmy Award for Best Children's Program. He began his producing career with the off-Broadway play "The Buddy System," which was presented at the acclaimed theatre, Circle in the Square.

Gary Levinsohn is partnered with Mark Gordon in the Mutual Film Company who produced the multi-Academy Award winning "Saving Private Ryan." Mutual's recent productions include "Wonder Boys," Curtis Hanson's follow up to "LA Confidential," the critically acclaimed Jim Carrey starrer "Man on the Moon," Mike Nichols' "Primary Colors," "A Simple Plan," "Hard Rain," and "The Jackal." Gary Levinsohn executive produced and facilitated the financing for the international hit "12 Monkeys," directed by Terry Gilliam and starring Bruce Willis, Brad Pitt and Madeline Stowe. Another title produced and financed was "Angus." Levinsohn was also responsible for the formation of Bregman/Baer Productiolns which, along with Universal Pictures, produced and co-financed several releases. Among these were "The Real McCoy," starring Kim Basinger and Val Kilmer; "Carlito’s Way," starring Al Pacino and Sean Penn and "The Shadow," with Alec Baldwin.

Screenwriter Robert Rodat received an Academy Award® nomination in 1998 for "Saving Private Ryan." His previous writing credits suggest his unique range and include co-scripting (with Vince McKewin) Carroll Ballard's family film "Fly Away Home" starring Jeff Daniels and Anna Paquin in the story of a young girl who raised a flock of geese and helped them migrate home. He had previously co-written (with Steve Bloom) the fantasy adventure "Tall Tale." Growing up in New Hampshire, Rodat received a Bachelor's degree in history from Colgate University. He went on to earn an MBA from Harvard and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Southern California Film School.

Lite Emmerich serves as partner of Centropolis Entertainment along with Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin. She served as executive producer on Roland Emmerich's "Godzilla." She previously collaborated with her brother Roland on the box-office phenomenon "Independence Day," also as executive producer. She also served as co-producer of Roland's science-fiction adventure "StarGate," starring Kurt Russell, James Spader and Jaye Davidson. She worked in a variety of capacities, from casting to business affairs, on his film "Making Contact" (aka "Joey"), and went on to associate produce his films "Ghost Chase," "Moon 44" and "Eye of the Storm," and coordinated business affairs on "Universal Soldier."

Born in Stuttgart, Germany, Emmerich studied economics and business for two years before moving into filmmaking. After working with Roland on his film "Making Contact," Emmerich traveled to the United States, in order to broaden her horizons and perfect her English. She lived in Berkeley, California for about three months before traveling to Los Angeles, to begin her first job in Hollywood, as an intern for famed director Roger Corman. Along with her brother Roland, she recently completed production on the "The Patriot."

Bill Fay, the President of Centropolis Entertainment, was executive producer of the TriStar release "Godzilla" and executive produced the box-office phenomenon "Independence Day." He also was supervising producer of the Fox series, "The Visitor." He served in the same capacity on "The Hunted" for Universal, also as executive producer. Other features on which he has served as producer or co-producer include "Bad Girls," "CB4," "Equinox," directed by Alan Rudolph, "White Ghost," "Quiet Thunder" and "Jake Speed."

After attending Stanford University, Fay enrolled in UCLA Film School, where he directed "There Will Come Soft Rains," which won numerous awards, including UCLA's Morrison Award for Best Student film. He has served stints as production executive for both New World Pictures and Film Finances Limited. He also wrote the screenplay for the sci-fi feature, "Rebel Storm." Fay served as Executive Producer on "The Patriot."

Peter Winther, Senior Vice-President at Centropolis Entertainment, was co-producer of the TriStar release, "Godzilla." He associate produced the box-office phenomenon "Independence Day," as well as the science fiction adventure "StarGate," which marked his third collaboration with the filmmaking duo, Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin. His first association with Emmerich and Devlin was on the science fiction feature "Moon 44," which Emmerich directed and and in which Devlin starred. He rejoined the pair on "Universal Soldier," which Emmerich directed and Devlin wrote, serving as Emmerich's assistant. As associate producer on "Independence Day," Winther oversaw the 2nd unit teams as well as the visual effects department. Prior to joining "Independence Day," Winther undertook "Cutthroat Island," as unit manager, which shot on locations in Malta and Thailand. Winther is currently serving as co-producer and second unit director on "The Patriot."

Caleb Deschanel received consecutive Academy Award® nominations in 1983 and 1984 for The Right Stuff and The Natural. In 1982, he made his directorial debut with The Escape Artist starring Raul Julia, Griffin O'Neal, and Joan Hackett. He also directed Crusoe starring Aidan Quinn, and multiple episodes of the television series Twin Peaks. Deschanel photographed Columbia Pictures' Fly Away Home in 1996 for which he was nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography by The American Society of Cinematographers and Best Cinematography by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Deschanel directed photography on Hope Floats, a film by Forrest Whitaker and Message in a Bottle. Prior to The Patriot, he was the cinematographer on Anna and the King, another epic production.

John Williams was born in New York and moved to Los Angeles with his family in 1948. He attended UCLA and later served in the Air Force. After service he returned to New York to study at Julliard University. While in New York he worked as a jazz pianist in clubs and on recordings. He then returned to Los Angeles and began a career in the film industry, writing music for many television programs in the 60s, winning two Emmy Awards for his work. He has composed music and served as music director for more than eighty films, including "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace," "Saving Private Ryan," "The Lost World," "Schindler's List," "Jurassic Park," the "Indiana Jones" rilogy, "E.T.," "Superman," "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," the "Star Wars" trilogy, "Jaws," and many more. He has received thirty-eight Academy Awards® nominations, most recently for his score on "Angela' s Ashes," making him the most nominated living person. He has been awarded five Oscars®, one British Academy Award, seventeen Grammys, three Golden Globes, and numerous gold and platinum records.

In January 1980, Williams was named nineteenth Conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra since its founding in 1885. He currently holds the title of Boston Pops Laureate Conductor, which he assumed following his retirement in December 1993. Williams also holds the title of Artist-in-Residence at Tanglewood. He has written many concert pieces, including two symphonies, a cello concerto premiered by Yo-Yo Ma, and works premiered by the New York Philharmonic and recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra, which were released by Sony Classical to great acclaim. Most recently Williams composed his "Celebration 2000," an orchestral work written to commemorate the new Millennium and to accompany the retrospective film "The Unfinished Journey" directed by Steven Spielberg. The film and music were premiered at the "America's Millennium" concert in Washington, D.C. this past New Year's Eve.

Many of Williams' film scores have been released as recordings. The "Star Wars" soundtrack has sold more than four million copies. He has also led the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra on several domestic and world tours and guest conducted major orchestras such as the London Symphony and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. He also holds honorary degrees from fourteen American universities, including Berklee College of Music in Boston and Tufts University.

Dionne McNeff served as the liaison between the film crew and the Smithsonian Institution, which for the first time extended its reach into the world of feature films. Her duties included set and script consultation as well as identifying possible marketing opportunities that might arise in conjunction with the film. McNeff joined Centropolis in 1995 after spending four years in advertising for NBC and Savoy Pictures and marketing at Universal Studios. She served as Executive in Charge of Production on "Godzilla" and oversaw the film's product placement, as well as the product development and strategy of 225 licensees worldwide. During "The Patriot", "Godzilla" and "The Visitor", McNeff also oversaw the development of the films' websites and has since taken a larger, key role in the development of Centropolis Interactive's overall business.

Michael Dahan currently serves as Vice President of Mutual Film Company. He has been with the company for nearly 4 years and was closely involved with the development of "The Patriot". Prior to Mutual he served as Director of Development at Howard Rosenman Productions, based at Columbia Pictures. Before this he served as a story editor for Craig Baumgarten and Melissa Prophet on the productions of "Hook," "Jade," "It Could Happen to You," and others. Dahan was educated at Cornell University.

David Prior to working on "The Patriot", David cut the epic afterlife romance "What Dreams May Come" and the Centropolis blockbuster, "Independence Day". In 1989 he won the Academy Award® for "Born on the Fourth of July". Other highlights from David’s career include the feature films "The Doors", "Heaven & Earth", "Talk Radio" and "Fear". David has also worked as co-editor on Adrian Lyne’s, "Lolita" and Oliver Stone’s, "Wallstreet".

A native of Pittsburgh, Kirk Petruccelli's most recent credit is the comedy "Mystery Men," starring Ben Stiller, Hank Azaria and Janeane Garafolo. His previous credits include "Blade," "Anaconda," "Murder in the First," "Where the Day Takes You" and "Three Ninjas." He served as art director on such films as "Fallen Angels," "Poetic Justice" and "Philadelphia Experiment II" and as assistant art director on "Son-in-Law." Petruccelli attended Penn State University, where he studied film, graphic design and illustration, receiving his degree in film. He also studied steadicam at the Rockport Film and Television Workshop. He has worked a variety of jobs in production, including camera and steadicam, locations, set design and decoration.

Deborah Scott won an Academy Award® for her work on "Titanic" in 1997. Prior to "The Patriot" she served as costume designer for several box-office favorites including "Wild, Wild West", "Heat", "Legends of the Fall", "Back to the Future" and "E.T.".

Stuart Robertson won an Academy Award® in 1998 for his work on "What Dreams May Come". His credits as a visual effects supervisor include, "The Ghost and The Darkness" for Paramount Pictures, "Immortal Beloved" for Icon Productions, Woody Allen's "Zelig, and "New York Stories", and many other films.

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