William M. Mechanic (born May 12, 1950) is an American film producer. He is the chairman and CEO of Pandemonium Films. Mechanic serves on the board of counselors for USC School of Cinematic Arts, and the board of BFI Southbank (formerly known as the National Film Theatre) American Friends. He has also served on the board of governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Mechanic has been honored with the Showman of the Year Award by the Producers Guild of America. He is in the Video Hall of Fame, and has received a Martini Shot Mentor award from Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards in 1999. Mechanic has served as an executive for Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bill Mechanic, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.