Jack Lechner has produced for film and television – scripted and unscripted – in New York, Los Angeles, and London. Producing credits include Blue Valentine; The Fog Of War; the web series Group, and the film Group: The Schopenhauer Effect; Explorer forNational Geographic; The New Yorker Presents for Amazon; Bite Me; Left Of The Dial for HBO; Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys for Sundance; and the pilot of Mad Men. As an executive at Film Four and Miramax, he was involved in the production and development of dozens of movies, including The Crying Game, The Full Monty, Good Will Hunting, and The Cider House Rules. Jack is a Professor of Professional Practice at the Columbia University School of the Arts, where he served as Chair of Film from 2021 to 202
The Columbia University School of the Arts published a wide-ranging interview with Jack, as part of their ongoing “This Is Who We Are” series. You can read it here.
Jack has been interviewed on two recent podcasts: “Lights, Camera, Teach” and “How Did They Get There.”