Bob Yari

Directeur de la photo de formation, c’est un des producteurs les plus prolifiques de ces dernières années.
Bob Yari est président et fondateur du Yari Film Group (YFG). Il dirige aussi la société Bob Yari Productions.

One of the most prolific film producers of recent years, Bob Yari is president and founder of the Yari Film Group (YFG).

YFG – dedicated to film financing, production, and distribution – has emerged as one of the most successful independent film companies in the movie industry, fielding a diverse creative output of commercial fare. Separately, Mr. Yari is also the head of Bob Yari Productions.

Mr. Yari produced one of 2005’s most acclaimed films, Paul Haggis’ sleeper hit Crash. The film was nominated for 6 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, and won the top prize at the Screen Actors Guild Awards (for its ensemble cast), among other honors.


Among other recently released productions from Mr. Yari are Richard Shepard’s The Matador (for which Pierce Brosnan earned a Golden Globe Award nomination); Shainee Gabel’s A Love Song for Bobby Long (for which Scarlett Johansson earned a Golden Globe Award nomination); Florent Siri’s Hostage; Mike Mills’ Thumbsucker; David Duchovny’s House of D; and Ben Younger’s Prime, starring Meryl Streep and Uma Thurman.


Due soon in theaters are Adam Rapp’s Winter Passing, starring Ed Harris, Zooey Deschanel, and Will Ferrell; Academy Award-winning filmmaker Sidney Lumet’s Find Me Guilty, starring Vin Diesel; Mark Fergus’ First Snow, starring Guy Pearce; Mark Rydell’s Jump Shot, starring Danny DeVito and Kim Basinger; and Neil Burger’s The Illusionist, starring Edward Norton and Paul Giamatti.


Mr. Yari is currently in post-production on John Curran’s The Painted Veil, starring Edward Norton and Naomi Watts; and Lasse Hallström’s The Hoax, starring Richard Gere.


After receiving a degree in cinematography, he began his industry career with producer Edgar J. Scherick and soon segued into producing and directing (helming a thriller entitled Mind Games).



Mr. Yari is also a successful real estate executive, with projects encompassing syndication, construction, development, and redevelopment of commercial and residential assets throughout the United States.