Geoffrey Ammer

marketing consultant to Revolution Studios

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Former president of worldwide marketing for Sony, and the general on Oscar campaigns for Memoirs of a Geisha, Closer, Ali and Adaptation; marketing consultant to Revolution Studios

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The Oscars have morphed from a simple industry love-fest to a dog-eat-dog, high-stakes horse race.  Claude Brodesser-Akner joins LA Times correspondent Jonathan Horn and marketing…

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