Blythe Elin Frank

Blythe Frank received her BA from the American University in Paris, her MA in Comparative Literature at the Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris III and her MFA from Columbia University in film with a concentration in creative producing. An award-winning filmmaker and producer, she has built a career spanning feature films, documentaries, television, and commercials, as a creative producer, line producer, and executive producer. Her films have premiered at top festivals including the Toronto International Film Festival, Tribeca, the Cannes Film Festival, and the Provincetown International Film Festival, and have been released theatrically as well as across major streaming platforms. Her producing credits include Wild Oats, starring Shirley MacLaine, Jessica Lange, and Demi Moore; Being Charlie, directed by Rob Reiner and starring Nick Robinson; Showing Roots, starring Maggie Grace and Uzo Aduba; Who Gets the Dog?, starring Alicia Silverstone and Ryan Kwanten; Heart of Champions starring Michael Shannon; Unit 234, starring Isabelle Fuhrman and Jack Huston; and The Florist starring Jean Reno and Dennis Quaid.
Blythe is currently developing and producing projects with director Andy Tennant, as well as collaborating with the Academy Award-winning writers of BlacKkKlansman. She has a feature film preparing to go into production in Paris in Summer 2027. Blythe created and runs an immersive travel course to the Cannes Film Festival, giving students an insider's perspective on international filmmaking, film markets, festivals, and the global film industry. She remains committed to connecting the study of film with the realities of professional practice and to fostering a deeper understanding of cinema as both an art form and a global industry.