United Artists Names Jeff Kleeman as Production VP

United Artists Pictures named Jeff Kleeman vice president of production.

Kleeman formerly was president of production at American Zeotrope, developing and producing movie and television projects for Francis Ford Coppola.

Kleeman also worked as associate producer on the upcoming film “Frankenstein.”

Kleeman will work for John Calley, a former Warner Bros. executive who has been hired to jump-start UA for parent Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.

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