Lee Gluckman Jr., chairman of the Mobius Awards and US International Film & Video Festival, died on August 17 after a brief illness.
Gluckman made an indelible impact on the industry. A graduate in Communications from Michigan State University, he spent his entire career in film and video production. Gluckman was a member of the International Quorum of Motion Pictures Producers and the International Documentary Association. He also served as president of The International Committee of Tourism Film Festivals, and operated Producers Group Ltd. which he founded in 1967 in Chicago and relocated to the Los Angeles area in 1985.
Through Producers Group, Gluckman had been the chief negotiator representing film and video producers nationally in Corporate/Educational and Non-Broadcast Recorded Material Talent Contracts with the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.
Gluckman brought a hands-on personal approach to his endeavors. For example, he traveled internationally to meet with many Mobius Award and US International Film & Video Festival entrants. For the past several years he had tried to meet personally with all of the Mobius Best of Show and the Best of Festival winners for the US International Film & Video Festival right up until COVID-19 prevented travel. Gluckman leaves behind friends throughout the world.