Overview

• Josh Kramer, a veteran Hollywood executive and producer, has died at the age of 67 following a stroke.
• Kramer began his career in foreign sales for Italian producer Dino de Laurentiis, financing films such as 'Manhunter' and 'Blue Velvet'.
• He later formed the Mount/Kramer Company with Thom Mount, producing films like Roman Polanski’s 'Death and the Maiden' and Sidney Lumet’s 'Night Falls on Manhattan'.
• Kramer served as the first licensing executive of Amazon Unbox and later as the head of motion picture business operations at Amazon Studios, where he played a pivotal role in the studio’s early success.
• After leaving Amazon Studios, Kramer founded his own blockchain-focused company, BKopy.io, in 2021.