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Ovidio G. Assonitis

Ovidio G. Assonitis
Born Ovidio Gabriel Assonitis
(1943-01-18) January 18, 1943 (age 74)
Alexandria, Egypt
Other names Oliver Hellman, H.A Milton
Occupation Film director, film producer, film editor, screenwriter, inventor
Years active 1969–present

Ovidio Gabriel Assonitis (born January 18, 1943) is an Egyptian-born Italian independent film producer and director, best known for his numerous B-horror films.

Catering to the South East Asia market, Assonitis began an extensive distribution network company in the mid-1960s and in the 10-year period distributed more than 900 films from offices in Thailand, Honk Kong, Singapore, Philippines, and Indonesia. His former partners and associates include HRH Prince Anusom Yukol in Thailand (brother of the King of Thailand), John Litton in the Philippines (President of Mever films, Theater owner and former President of the Philippines Film Festival), the Shaw Brothers in Singapore, Alex Tedja In Indonesia, Kong Cho Yee (Edko Enterprises) in Hong Kong.

From the 1970s to 2000s Assonitis has financed and produced some 53 films. Many of these were joint ventures with American International Pictures (USA), Nippon Herald Films Inc and Toho-Towa (Japan), with worldwide releases through Columbia Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Warner Bros. and United Artists. The 1974 horror classic Beyond the Door distributed by Film Ventures International grossed worldwide in excess of USD $40 million.

In 1980 Mr Assonitis produced Piranha II: The Spawning, which was released through Warner Bros. and Columbia Pictures. This was the movie that launched the career of director James Cameron, who went on to direct the blockbuster hit Titanic. In 1989, Assonitis became the second major stockholder chairman and CEO of Cannon Pictures Inc. (USA).


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