Craig Hatkoff: Difference between revisions

| name = Craig Mitchell Hatkoff

| caption = Hatkoff atin the2010 2009 [[Tribeca Film Festival]].

| birth_place = [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S.

| spouse = {{marriage|[[Jane Rosenthal]] (|1994-|2014)|reason=divorced}}

| relatives = Susan[[Alan Patricof]] (sisterbrother-in-law)

'''Craig M. Hatkoff''' (born March 19, 1954) is an American real estate investor and philanthropist from [[New York City]]. Along with his now ex-wife [[Jane Rosenthal]], and [[Robert De Niro]], he co-founded the [[Tribeca Film Festival]] and the [[Tribeca Film Institute]] in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|title=2011 Tribeca Film Festival Staff|url=http://www.tribecafilm.com/festival/whos-who/staff/2011_Tribeca_Film_Festival_Staff.html|work=Tribeca Film Festival|accessdate=4 January 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111224120238/http://www.tribecafilm.com/festival/whos-who/staff/2011_Tribeca_Film_Festival_Staff.html|archivedate=24 December 2011}}</ref> The three were recipients of the inaugural September 11 National Museum and Memorial Foundation "Notes of Hope Award" for Distinction in Rebuilding in September 2008.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tribeca Films Founder Jane Rosenthal to Speak at Washington College Commencement May 20|url=http://washingtoncollegenews.blogspot.com/2012/04/tribeca-films-founder-jane-rosenthal-to.html|work=Washington College|accessdate=5 April 2012}}</ref><ref>cite web|title=Sept. 11th National Museum Notes of Hope Award|archiveurl=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090114082206/http://www.thenewyorkseason.com/WTCMemorialFinalists.htm%5C]</ref>

Hatkoff was born to a [[American Jews|Jewish]] family<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140714122217/http://rodephsholom.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Fall-Shabbaton-Digital-Empowerment.pdf Congregation Rodeph Sholom Fall Shabbaton: "Digital Empowerment, Spiritual Innovation and Judaism: The Next 3,500 Years With Rabbi Irwin Kula and Craig Hatkoff"] retrieved June 25, 2013</ref><ref>[http://observer.com/2003/12/galileo-galileo/ The Observer: "Galileo! Galileo!" by Alexandra Wolfe, Anna Jane Grossman, and Elon R. Green] December 15, 2013</ref> in upstate New York, the son of Doris (née Wildove) and Leon Hatkoff.<ref name=WildoveObit>[https://archive.nytimes.com/query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage-9802E4D7143AF93BA25750C0A9619C8B63.html New York Times: "Hatkoff, Doris Wildove"] March 18, 2007</ref> He is a 1972 graduate of [[The Albany Academy]], and graduated from [[Colgate University]].{{Citation needed|date=December 2017}} He received an MBA from [[Columbia University]].<ref>[{{Cite web |url=http://www.bmcc.cuny.edu/foundation/page.jsp?pid=1033 |title=Craig Hatkoff, Co-founder of the Tribeca Film Festival] |access-date=2008-03-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606071129/http://www.bmcc.cuny.edu/foundation/page.jsp?pid=1033 |archive-date=2011-06-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He has two sisters<ref name=WildoveObit />; Hishis sister Susan is married to investor [[Alan Patricof]].<ref>[http://nymag.com/nymetro/movies/features/5963/index1.html New York Magazine: "Jane of All Trades" by Meryl Gordon] retrieved June 25, 2013</ref>

Hatkoff has authored multiple best-selling [[children's books]] with his young daughters including the #1 New York Times best-selling{{Citation needed|date=December 2017}}wrote ''Owen & Mzee: The True Story Of A Remarkable Friendship'' which describes the friendship between [[Owen and Mzee|a tortoise and an orphaned hippopotamus]] in [[Kenya]] after the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake]].<ref>{{cite webnews|title=Finding 'Teachable Moments' In Animal Tales|url=https://www.npr.org/2010/11/28/131647866/father-daughter-tell-story-of-leo-the-lost-leopard|work=All Things Considered|publisher=NPR|accessdate=3 January 2012}}</ref> Other works include ''Good-Bye, Tonsils'' (2001),<ref>{{cite web|title=Suggested Resources for Children and Parents|url=http://www.northshorelij.com/ccmcny/ccmcny-for-patients-and-families/ccmcny-surg-books|work=North Shore LIJ}}</ref> ''Knut: How one little polar bear captivated the world (2007)''<ref>{{cite web|title=Knut: How One Little Polar Bear Captivated the World|url=http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/book/knut|work=Scholastic}}</ref> about the [[polar bear]] cub [[Knut (polar bear)|Knut]] from the [[Zoologischer Garten Berlin|Berlin Zoo]] and "Looking for Miza" and "Cecil's Pride". "Looking for Miza" and "Cecil's Pride" both were written together with his daughterstwo children. ''Winter's Tail'', ([[Scholastic Books]], 2007, {{ISBN|978-0-545-12335-8}}) is about the disabled dolphin [[Winter (dolphin)|Winter]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Lodge|first=Sally|title=Scholastic’sScholastic's ‘Winter’s'Winter's Tail’Tail' Makes Waves|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/41320-scholastic--s--winter--s-tail--makes-waves.html|accessdate=3 January 2012|newspaper=Publishers Weekly|date=17 December 2009}}</ref> The Hatkoff's series of children's books have won numerous prestigious awards including the American Book Association Book of the Year and the Christophers Award.<ref>{{cite web|title=Award Winners to Be Feted in Brooklyn|url=http://news.bookweb.org/news/award-winners-be-feted-brooklyn|work=American Booksellers Association|date=3 May 2007|accessdate=4 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Christophers Honor Award Winners on April 10|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-christophers-honor-award-winners-on-april-10-56890637.html|work=PRNewswire|accessdate=4 January 2012}}</ref> Owen and Mzee has been published in 17 languages including Swahili, Braille, Arabic and Hebrew.

One of Turtle Pond Publications significant investments is Fillpoint LLC<ref>{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://www.turtlepondpublications.com/corporate/Turtle_Pond.swf|}}</ref> a videogame e-commerce direct-to-consumer distribution and fulfillment provider.<ref>{{cite web|title=Company Overview of Fillpoint, LLC|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=30668158|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929061131/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=30668158|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 29, 2013|work=BusinessWeek}}</ref> In February 2009, Fillpoint acquired from the Handleman Company the much larger videogame distribution and publishing operations SVG Distribution and [[Crave Entertainment]], that focus on in-store distribution platform.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fillpoint Announces Acquisition of Handleman’sHandleman's SVG Distribution and Crave Entertainment Group|url=http://www.fillpoint.com/SVGDistribution.php|accessdate=24 February 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090727125039/http://www.fillpoint.com/SVGDistribution.php|archivedate=27 July 2009}}</ref>

Hatkoff is Chairman of Turtle Pond Publications which owns or invests in a number of new media, entertainment and publishing ventures.<ref>{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://www.turtlepondpublications.com/corporate/|work=Turtle Pond Publications}}</ref> Hatkoff is the co-founder of [[Capital Trust]] and served on the board of Directors.<ref>{{cite web|title=History & Background|url=http://www.capitaltrust.com/about/history.html|work=Capital Trust, Inc.|accessdate=4 January 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426091311/http://www.capitaltrust.com/about/history.html|archivedate=26 April 2012}}</ref>

In 1995, Hatkoff married [[Jane Rosenthal]]; they have two daughterschildren.<ref>[https://pagesix.com/2014/01/19/tribeca-film-festival-co-founders-divorcing/ New York Daily news: "Tribeca Film Festival co-founders divorcing" By Emily Smith] January 19, 2014</ref><ref>[https://therealdeal.com/2017/05/04/and-cut-tribeca-film-festival-founders-drop-dakota-co-op-ask-to-29m/ The Real Deal: "And … cut! Tribeca Film Festival founders drop Dakota co-op ask to $29M"] May 04, 2017 |''"Film producer Jane Rosenthal and her ex-husband real estate investor Craig Hatkoff, have slashed the asking price of their Dakota apartment by $10 million"''</ref> In 2014, Rosenthal and Hatkoff announced their divorce after 19 years of marriage.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gould Keil|first=Jennifer|authorlink=|title=Tribeca Film Fest founders slash price on Dakota pad by $10M|publisher=[[New York Daily News]]|date=May 4, 2017 |url=https://nypostwww.barrons.com/2017articles/05/04/tribecaco-filmop-festin-foundersmanhattans-slashiconic-pricedakota-onbuilding-dakotarelisted-padwith-byhefty-10m/price-cut-01568212364 {{Bare URL inline|accessdatedate=August 2024}}</ref>

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