Born and raised in Italy, Mr. Minoli has been an international film producer for the past fifteen years. He began his career in print journalism and then turned to documentary films, with his most ambitious project being "The Caravan of Columbus" which aired over multiple evenings on Italian prime-time television. Even then, Mr. Minoli's interest in international projects was evident--his partners were Soviet and American. Shot in 1989, the film was the most extensive, in-depth look at the Soviet Union on the brink of monumental change. The film crew covered thousands of miles during their three months of shooting, interviewing "regular" people across the country and hearing their views on the new "perestroika" Gorbachev was ushering in. More importantly, as Mr. Minoli discovered, a picture was worth a thousand words and the footage told the story told the story with poignant accuracy.

In 1993 Mr. Minoli became producer of the Bible Series and was instrumental in securing critical U.S. financing and distribution for that multi-film project as well as finding worldwide broadcast partners for the series. One of the most expensive and ambitious television projects of all time, the Bible Series was the model of a successful international co-production and featured Academy-award caliber talent such as Ben Kingsley, Barbara Hershey, Max von Sydow, Richard Harris, Martin Landau, F. Murray Abraham--to name just a few of the hundreds of actors who contributed to the films' quality. Over the course of six years, at a production facility in Morocco constructed especially for the project, artisans, tailors, leather workers, painters, upholsters and craftsmen of all trades worked year round to bring authenticity and beauty to the sets of the nine films. The Bible Series raised the bar for what had previously been considered "event programming" and won many nominations and awards along the way--including JOSEPH's 1995 Emmy Award for Best Miniseries.

Having thus established himself with the international film community, Mr. Minoli extended his producing beyond the Old Testament Bible Series with forays into: the important issue of organ donation (NICHOLAS' GIFT); epic storytelling (CAESAR); the New Testament (JESUS); and a biopic of the complex man who would become John Paul II (HAVE NO FEAR). With each new project Mr. Minoli brought his extensive experience and international perspective to bear, producing quality programming while always maintaining a keen eye towards the bottom line.

Mr. Minoli, married with two children, is an avid horseman and oenophile. Fluent in English, Italian and French, he resides between Connecticut, New York City and Italy.

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