Denise David-Williams
- Producer
- Writer
- Executive
Denise David Williams, Founder/Writer/Producer / MakeMagic Productions
After earning a B.A. in Theatre Arts from Hofstra University and attending the Peter Stark graduate producing program at USC film school, Ms. David-Williams began her career as an a production assistant at Lucasfilm and Amblin' Entertainment.
She went on to work with dozens of A-list writers and directors as Story Editor at 20th Century Fox, The IndieProd Company; Director of Creative Affairs at Arkoff International Pictures; and Vice President of Production at Kopelson Entertainment where she developed and shepherded feature film and TV projects for both domestic and foreign markets. Among the many projects under her auspices were Warlock, Triumph of the Spirit and Platoon, which grossed over $100 million dollars and garnered Best Director and Best Picture Academy Awards for director Oliver Stone and producer Arnold Kopelson, respectively.
Under the MakeMagic Productions banner, Ms. David-Williams is: Producer/writer of the motion picture, JOHN MACK THE BELIEVER.
Producer/Co-writer, with Caron Tate, of the film, LOVE AFTER.
Producer of the movie, OSCAR DIVO. An American adaptation of a French father/son reconciliation comedy. Director: John Coppola.
Playwright /Producer of A GOOD AMERICAN, an award-winning autobiographical play that was the Official Selection at the 2022 VOICES of WOMEN THEATRE FESTIVAL. The stage production was filmed and streamed globally.
Producer, MY DINNER WITH OVITZ, an inside-Hollywood short that satirizes the "gay mafia" firing back at a Hollywood power broker. Variety called it "most buzzed-about underground project since Trey Parker and Matt Stone's "The Spirit of Christmas." Universal chief, Ron Meyer described his and Paramount's Barry DIller's reaction as "We were pissin' in our pants! It was brilliant!" LA Weekly and The Los Angeles Times also game it glowing reviews.
Ms. David-Williams is married to Quincy Jones protege, Grammy nominated musician/composer/arranger, Larry Williams.
Ms. David-Williams a member of the Dramatists Guild of America, west and a script consultant.
After earning a B.A. in Theatre Arts from Hofstra University and attending the Peter Stark graduate producing program at USC film school, Ms. David-Williams began her career as an a production assistant at Lucasfilm and Amblin' Entertainment.
She went on to work with dozens of A-list writers and directors as Story Editor at 20th Century Fox, The IndieProd Company; Director of Creative Affairs at Arkoff International Pictures; and Vice President of Production at Kopelson Entertainment where she developed and shepherded feature film and TV projects for both domestic and foreign markets. Among the many projects under her auspices were Warlock, Triumph of the Spirit and Platoon, which grossed over $100 million dollars and garnered Best Director and Best Picture Academy Awards for director Oliver Stone and producer Arnold Kopelson, respectively.
Under the MakeMagic Productions banner, Ms. David-Williams is: Producer/writer of the motion picture, JOHN MACK THE BELIEVER.
Producer/Co-writer, with Caron Tate, of the film, LOVE AFTER.
Producer of the movie, OSCAR DIVO. An American adaptation of a French father/son reconciliation comedy. Director: John Coppola.
Playwright /Producer of A GOOD AMERICAN, an award-winning autobiographical play that was the Official Selection at the 2022 VOICES of WOMEN THEATRE FESTIVAL. The stage production was filmed and streamed globally.
Producer, MY DINNER WITH OVITZ, an inside-Hollywood short that satirizes the "gay mafia" firing back at a Hollywood power broker. Variety called it "most buzzed-about underground project since Trey Parker and Matt Stone's "The Spirit of Christmas." Universal chief, Ron Meyer described his and Paramount's Barry DIller's reaction as "We were pissin' in our pants! It was brilliant!" LA Weekly and The Los Angeles Times also game it glowing reviews.
Ms. David-Williams is married to Quincy Jones protege, Grammy nominated musician/composer/arranger, Larry Williams.
Ms. David-Williams a member of the Dramatists Guild of America, west and a script consultant.