Have a one-on-one lunch on the Disney lot in Burbank with one of the Hollywood's biggest producers.
David Hoberman is the founder and partner of Mandeville Films and Television. He is one of the leading producers in the entertainment industry today, having made his mark on more than 100 movies. His Disney-based company, Mandeville Films, is among the most profitable and respected production labels in the entertainment industry.
Since its founding in 1995, Mandeville Films has produced feature films that have grossed more than $1 billion in domestic box-office receipts.
Mandeville partners David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman produced the critically hailed Academy Award©-nominated feature The Fighter, starring Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Melissa Leo and Amy Adams, and directed by David O. Russell. Produced for $25 million, the film has grossed more than $125 million worldwide and earned a host of awards, including an Academy Award© nomination for Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor and Actress Awards for Bale and Leo.
Under the Mandeville banner, Hoberman and Lieberman also produced The Muppets, starring Jason Segel, Amy Adams and Walter, the newest Muppet. Directed by James Bobin, written by Segel and Nick Stoller, The Muppets was one of the best-reviewed films of 2011 and earned the Academy Award© for Best Song
Upcoming movies under the Mandevillle banner include Beauty and the Beast, starring Emma Watson, directed by Bill Condon and written by Stephen Chbosky; Wonder, based on R.J. Palacio’s best-selling YA novel, the independent feature By Way of Helena, starring Liam Hemsworth and Woody Harrelson, directed by Kieran Darcy-Smith
Mandeville also produced the hit comedy The Proposal, starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds. The Proposal was the highest-grossing romantic comedy of 2009, earning more than $317 million worldwide. It was the People’s Choice Award winner for best comedy of the year.
Hoberman started his career working in the mailroom at ABC and quickly ascended in the entertainment business, working for Norman Lear’s Tandem/T.A.T. in television and film. He worked as a talent agent at ICM before joining Disney in 1985. Today, Hoberman is an associate professor at UCLA’s Graduate School in the Producers Program. He sat on the board of the Starlight Starbright Foundation for more than 10 years, is a member of the Board of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America and sat on the Board of the Los Angeles Free Clinic for six years. Hoberman is also a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. He is a member of the Board of Suffolk University in Boston and on the Board of Overseers at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles.