Mitchell Galin, Dune Executive Producer

Executive producer Mitchell Galin is a seasoned producer, having been involved in a number of film, television and theater productions. In 1995, Galin teamed up with Richard P. Rubinstein to form New Amsterdam Entertainment, Inc., which has produced numerous projects.

Galin's television producing credits include CBS' miniseries A Season in Purgatory; ABC's Stephen King's The Langoliers and Stephen King's The Stand, which earned him an Emmy nomination; and the ABC movie of the week Kiss and Tell. He also produced the award-winning telefilm The Vernon Johns Story, which starred James Earl Jones and netted the Christopher Award. Among Galin's other credits are the CBS movie of the week Precious Victims and two series for which he was executive in charge of production: Tales from the Darkside and Monsters, the latter of which he co-created.

Galin again teamed up with a Stephen King project, as producer on the feature film The Night Flier. Other features for which Galin earned a feature producer credit include Paramount's Thinner and Tales from the Darkside: The Movie. He was co-producer on Pet Sematary and associate producer on New World's Creepshow 2.

Galin's other past accomplishments include serving as executive vice president of production for Laurel Entertainment, director of creative affairs for the film production division of Reader's Digest, and director of development and production supervisor for Robert Halmi, Inc.

He has delved into the theatrical arena by serving on the boards of the Atlantic Theater Company, which was founded by David Mamet and William Macy and recently produced the Tony Award-winning play "Beauty Queen of Lenanne," and the New Dramatists, the country's most prestigious dramaturgical theater organization.

The Nashville-based Galin formed his own production company in that Tennessee city last year, On the Lam Productions, in order to create films, television and new media projects.

Commented Galin on the making of Dune: "The diverse environments created for this show will take viewers into different realms that illuminate the human experience. The story of Dune is steeped in mythology and biblical currents, yet it foretold some remarkable scientific discoveries, such as folded space and genetic engineering. Adapting this marvelous story into a television event for a rapidly emerging network like SCI FI is a fantastic opportunity."