Paul Bernon | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Boston University |
| Occupation(s) | Film producer Real estate executive |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Partner | Bethenny Frankel (2018–2024) |
| Awards | Peabody Award |
Paul Bernon is an American businessman and film producer. He won a Peabody Award in 2014 for his film Best Kept Secret [1]
Bernon studied film in college, earning a BS from Boston University. He went on to receive a graduate degree in real estate from New York University. [2] [3] Bernon is the founder and Managing Partner of PMB Ventures, [4] an investment company based in Boston that focuses on investments in real estate, entertainment, venture capital and sports. The company’s current portfolio [5] includes Rubicon Real Estate, Burn Later Productions, Reggora, FIVE, Forge, hoo.be, Mingle Mocktails, Pickle4, point.me, Religion of Sports, The Black Dog and WiTricity. [2] [6] He is a co-owner of Angel City FC. [7]
In 2012, Bernon produced a short film entitled Teacher of the Year that was screened at the Tribeca Film Festival, and now lives on Funny or Die. [8] That year, he also co-founded the independent film production company Burn Later Productions, [2] and executive produced and funded the completion of the documentary Best Kept Secret on the subject of Autism. [9] Following the film, Bernon was named a "visionary leader" for his work advocating for those with disabilities, [10] and awarded a Peabody Award for the work in 2014 as one of the film's executive producers. [11]
One of the first films he financed and executive produced [12] was An Oversimplification of Her Beauty . He then produced the film Drinking Buddies , [6] which was financed with connections he made through his screenings of Teacher of the Year. [13] He also produced the film Adult Beginners in 2015. [14] That year, Bernon was also a producer of the film Results , a feature-length romantic comedy [15] that initially screened at Sundance Film Festival. [16] In 2016, he produced the relationship comedy The Intervention . [17] In 2017, he produced the films Small Crimes [18] and Lemon . [19]
Two of his films, A Kid Like Jake , [20] starring Claire Danes, Jim Parsons, Octavia Spencer and Priyanka Chopra, and Hearts Beat Loud , [21] starring Nick Offerman, Kiersey Clemons, Ted Danson, and Toni Collette, had their world premieres at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, and were released theatrically in June 2018. [22]
Bernon was also an executive producer on the 2018 film Support the Girls , starring Regina Hall and Haley Lu Richardson. He executive produced Dude (2018). Paul produced Good on Paper , starring Iliza Shlesinger and Ryan Hansen, which was released in 2021. He executive produced the 2022 film I Love My Dad . Most recently, Bernon executive produced the film Mother, May I? in 2023.
Bernon is a member of the Producers Guild of America.