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Diane Paloma Eskenazi is an American film producer and the founder of Golden Films production company in 1992. She is also the founder of different non-profit charity organizations such as Peace Builders, Inc., most of which were mainly, though not exclusively, dedicated to the welfare of children around the world. She resides in California.
Eskenazi founded Golden Films in 1992 with the purpose of creating non-violent, educational and inspiring entertainment for children. Since then she has produced over 80 animated titles in the course of less than ten years, titles such as "The Nuttiest Nutcracker", "King Arthur and the Knights of Justice", "Miracle in Toyland", 'Little Angels", Thumbelina, The Little Mermaid, Pinocchio and dozens others, including the "Enchanted Tales" line distributed by Sony. These films are distributed throughout the world by companies such as Columbia TriStar, Sony, Warner Brothers, Polygram. Eskenazi's films have received numerous awards from different companies dedicated to families and kid-friendly family entertainment: For example, Family Seal of Approval, ITA Gold and Platinum awards, as well as many other awards from the Dove Foundation, Kids First, the International Family Film Festival, Parents Choice, Telly and the Film Advisory Board. Eskenazi has also written/produced 200 songs published by Sony Music.
Eskenazi founded Golden Films in 1992 with the purpose of creating non-violent, educational and inspiring entertainment for children. Since then she has produced over 80 animated titles in the course of less than ten years, titles such as "The Nuttiest Nutcracker", "King Arthur and the Knights of Justice", "Miracle in Toyland", 'Little Angels", Thumbelina, The Little Mermaid, Pinocchio and dozens others, including the "Enchanted Tales" line distributed by Sony. These films are distributed throughout the world by companies such as Columbia TriStar, Sony, Warner Brothers, Polygram. Eskenazi's films have received numerous awards from different companies dedicated to families and kid-friendly family entertainment: For example, Family Seal of Approval, ITA Gold and Platinum awards, as well as many other awards from the Dove Foundation, Kids First, the International Family Film Festival, Parents Choice, Telly and the Film Advisory Board. Eskenazi has also written/produced 200 songs published by Sony Music.
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The Nuttiest Nutcracker (1999)
, 48minutesDirected by Diane Eskenazi
Origin USA
Genres Fantasy, Adventure, Musical, Animation
Themes Christmas films, Children's films
Actors Debi Derryberry, Kevin Schon, Jim Cummings, Cheech Marin, Tress MacNeille, Cam Clarke
Rating42%
Aladdin (1992)
, 49minutesDirected by Micky Dolenz, Diane Eskenazi
Genres Animation
Themes Children's films
Actors Jeff Bennett, Derek Jacobi, Corey Burton, Jason Connery, Barry Bostwick, Cam Clarke
Rating59%
The story begins with a young boy named Aladdin, trying to make money by being a servant for a day, with no success. Meanwhile, a shifty man named Hassim, who has journeyed from Africa, visits the local medicine woman, Fatima, who tells Hassim that in order to reach a certain treasure that he wants, he needs Aladdin. Hassim visits Aladdin and his mother, claiming that he's Aladdin's long lost uncle, and says that he can make them rich beyond their wildest dreams.
Beauty and the Beast (1992)
, 49minutesDirected by Diane Eskenazi
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Irene Cara, Daran Norris, Jason Connery, Christopher Lee, Susan Silo, Michael Hordern
Rating54%
Un prince transformé en une bête hideuse en punition en raison de ses manières cruelles et égoïstes emprisonne dans son château une jeune femme aventureuse nommée Belle. Pour devenir humain de nouveau, la Bête doit gagner l'amour de Belle avant qu'il ne soit trop tard.
The Little Mermaid (1992)
, 49minutesDirected by Diane Eskenazi
Genres Fantasy, Animation
Themes Mermaids in film, Children's films
Actors Kath Soucie, Jeff Bennett, Scott Menville, Cam Clarke, Tress MacNeille, Betty Jean Ward
Rating48%
Lena is a princess mermaid, sea king's daughter who dreams of someday marrying a wonderful human prince. After disobeying her father, Lena visits the sea surface (after being yanked by a whirlpool) and first sees the Prince Stephan, falling madly in love. Soon after, the ship that sails the Prince Stephan sinks and the youth's life in danger until Lena manages to save him and bring him to a beach near the school where he studied. Lena comes to the aid of the witch Cassandra and exchanges her voice for legs to walk on land and meet her prince. Cassandra gives Lena what she asks for with the warning that if Lena fails to win the heart of Stephan, she will become sea foam for the rest of her life. Lena drinks the potion, loses her voice, and goes to the surface. Above, she walks on shore naked (except for her shawl, flower necklace and the wreath of pearls her sister Tris gave her for her birthday). She is later helped at the palace by two doves, Cecil and Claudia. Things are going well, but Lena is dumb. Prince Stephan takes a fondness to her, as he feels he should show her the same kindness that the person who had saved him from the wreck showed him. Over time, Stephan falls in love with Lena and wants to marry her, but then comes Anna, the young princess who earlier found Stephan and Cosgrove on the beach and brought them to the medical care they needed. Stephan agrees to marry Anna, but Anna is in love with Maxwell. Vink, the dolphin pet friend of Lena, intervenes and tells the king of the sea what happened. His intervention fixes things, King Malcolm agrees to make Maxwell his son-in-law, and Lena finally marries Stephan, saving her life.
Pinocchio (1992)
, 49minutesDirected by Diane Eskenazi
Genres Drama, Adventure, Animation
Themes Children's films
Actors Cam Clarke, Jim Cummings, Jeannie Elias, Frank Welker
Rating58%
This script must be run from the command line
Sinbad (1992)
, 50minutesDirected by Diane Eskenazi
Genres Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Children's films
Actors Cam Clarke
Rating58%
The brave sailor Sinbad and his loyal servant Habeeb find themselves aboard the ship of Captain Aziz, a trip for which Sinbad had spent all of his father's fortune. They crew spot an uncharted island, which Sinbad encourages the Captain to approach, hoping that it holds untold riches. Sinbad, Habeeb and two other sailors take a rowboat to the island, which has a strange appearance: it is flat and bare, with no grass, trees or sand. The island shakes violently, and the two sailors return to Captain Aziz's ship, leaving Sinbad and Habeeb behind. The island reveals itself to be the fin of a gigantic sea monster, which swims away. Captain Aziz's ship leaves as well, leaving Sinbad and Habeeb stranded in the middle of the ocean.
The Three Musketeers (1992)
, 50minutesDirected by Diane Eskenazi
Genres Adventure, Animation
Actors Cam Clarke, Jeff Bennett, Susan Silo
Rating70%
The young d'Artagnan wants to be a musketeer and for this he travels the long way to the city of Paris in France, where he will enter the same academy for musketeers that his father had attended. On his way to Paris, however, he meets up with Monsieur Rochefort. D'Artagnan does not know that his rivalry with Monsieur Rochefort will get him involved in a battle against the evil plot thought up by Cardinal Richelieu against the king and queen of France. When Cardinal Richelieu discovers that the queen had sent valuable diamonds to the Duke of Buckingham in England, a country enemy of France, the cardinal uses the information to blackmail the queen and create a difficult situation between her and King Louis, who now believes his wife to be in love with the Duke of Buckingham. Nobody knows that the diamonds are in possession of an old woman, Milady, who had stolen the diamonds from the duke and had brought them for Rochefort so that they would be nowhere to be found; Rochefort allows her to hold on to the diamonds in order to ensure this.
Thumbelina (1992)
, 49minutesDirected by Diane Eskenazi
Genres Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Children's films
Rating57%
For over fifty years, the tiny keeper of the dam had watched over it and recently had begun to worry about its state. He shows his daughter the different cracks that have formed over the dam's surface, and though the girl shows no concern, her father is deeply worried that, come spring, newly melted snow will cause the dam to break and flood the meadow where the little people live in flowers. The keeper sends his daughter to warn the little people's prince.
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The Nuttiest Nutcracker (1999)
, 48minutesDirected by Diane Eskenazi
Origin USA
Genres Fantasy, Adventure, Musical, Animation
Themes Christmas films, Children's films
Actors Debi Derryberry, Kevin Schon, Jim Cummings, Cheech Marin, Tress MacNeille, Cam Clarke
Roles Producer
Rating42%
Tarzan of the Apes (1998)
, 48minutesGenres Adventure, Animation
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about children, Tarzan films, Children's films
Roles Producer
Rating54%
John and Alice Clayton (Lord and Lady Greystoke) are marooned on the coast of Africa, where their son, John Clayton, Jr., is born. The baby is orphaned when both parents die of a mysterious disease, but is adopted by Kala and Kerchak, members of the tribe of Brown Apes.
Aladdin (1992)
, 49minutesDirected by Micky Dolenz, Diane Eskenazi
Genres Animation
Themes Children's films
Actors Jeff Bennett, Derek Jacobi, Corey Burton, Jason Connery, Barry Bostwick, Cam Clarke
Roles Producer
Rating59%
The story begins with a young boy named Aladdin, trying to make money by being a servant for a day, with no success. Meanwhile, a shifty man named Hassim, who has journeyed from Africa, visits the local medicine woman, Fatima, who tells Hassim that in order to reach a certain treasure that he wants, he needs Aladdin. Hassim visits Aladdin and his mother, claiming that he's Aladdin's long lost uncle, and says that he can make them rich beyond their wildest dreams.
Beauty and the Beast (1992)
, 49minutesDirected by Diane Eskenazi
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Irene Cara, Daran Norris, Jason Connery, Christopher Lee, Susan Silo, Michael Hordern
Roles Producer
Rating54%
Un prince transformé en une bête hideuse en punition en raison de ses manières cruelles et égoïstes emprisonne dans son château une jeune femme aventureuse nommée Belle. Pour devenir humain de nouveau, la Bête doit gagner l'amour de Belle avant qu'il ne soit trop tard.
Pinocchio (1992)
, 49minutesDirected by Diane Eskenazi
Genres Drama, Adventure, Animation
Themes Children's films
Actors Cam Clarke, Jim Cummings, Jeannie Elias, Frank Welker
Roles Producer
Rating58%
This script must be run from the command line
Sinbad (1992)
, 50minutesDirected by Diane Eskenazi
Genres Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Children's films
Actors Cam Clarke
Roles Producer
Rating58%
The brave sailor Sinbad and his loyal servant Habeeb find themselves aboard the ship of Captain Aziz, a trip for which Sinbad had spent all of his father's fortune. They crew spot an uncharted island, which Sinbad encourages the Captain to approach, hoping that it holds untold riches. Sinbad, Habeeb and two other sailors take a rowboat to the island, which has a strange appearance: it is flat and bare, with no grass, trees or sand. The island shakes violently, and the two sailors return to Captain Aziz's ship, leaving Sinbad and Habeeb behind. The island reveals itself to be the fin of a gigantic sea monster, which swims away. Captain Aziz's ship leaves as well, leaving Sinbad and Habeeb stranded in the middle of the ocean.
Thumbelina (1992)
, 49minutesDirected by Diane Eskenazi
Genres Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Children's films
Roles Producer
Rating57%
For over fifty years, the tiny keeper of the dam had watched over it and recently had begun to worry about its state. He shows his daughter the different cracks that have formed over the dam's surface, and though the girl shows no concern, her father is deeply worried that, come spring, newly melted snow will cause the dam to break and flood the meadow where the little people live in flowers. The keeper sends his daughter to warn the little people's prince.