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{{short description|Dutch film producer and film distributor (born 1958)}}
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'''San Fu Maltha''' (born 17 July 1958) is a Dutch [[film producer]] and [[film distributor]]. He founded the [[production company]] Fu Works and he co-founded film distributor [[A-Film]].

==Biography==
San Fu Maltha was born on 17 July 1958 in [[Rotterdam]] in the [[Netherlands]].<ref name="about">[http://www.fuworks.com/about-fuworks.php?lang=EN About Fu Works] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711061732/http://www.fuworks.com/about-fuworks.php?lang=EN |date=2011-07-11 }}. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.</ref><ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0540791/ San Fu Matha]. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.</ref>

He started his film career in the Netherlands as a [[marketing]] and [[publicity]] manager for [[Warner Bros.]] and [[Columbia Pictures|Columbia TriStar]], and he worked in different positions for [[Meteor Film]]. When Meteor Film was sold to [[PolyGram Filmed Entertainment|PolyGram]], he became the [[Procurement|acquisition]] manager for PolyGram International in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.allesisliefde.nl/ Alles is Liefde. Makers. Producent Fu Works - San Fu Maltha]. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.</ref>

In 1995, he founded his own [[production company]] [[Fu Works]]. He produced Dutch [[feature film]]s, among which ''[[Phileine Says Sorry]]'' (2003) and ''[[Black Book (film)|Black Book]]'' (2006), and [[Documentary film|documentaries]].<ref name="about"/> In 2008, his film production ''[[Winter in Wartime (film)|Winter in Wartime]]'' was released, directed by [[Martin Koolhoven]], based on the novel by [[Jan Terlouw]].<ref>{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.telegraaf.nl/prive/article63656421.ece Oorlogswinter verfilmd]. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.</ref>

In 1999, he cofounded the [[film distributor]] A-Film.<ref>{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.cinema.nl/artikelen/2163463/er-bestaat-geen-liefde-voor-de-film 'Er bestaat geen liefde voor de film']. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.</ref> He was [[managing director]] until 2006, when he sold his majority share due to the work pressure of his production company Fu Works.<ref>{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.cinema.nl/artikelen/2159723/san-fu-maltha-weg-bij-a-film San Fu Maltha weg bij A-Film]. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.</ref>

San Fu Maltha has three sons. They live in [[Bilthoven]] in the [[Netherlands]].<ref>{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.ad.nl/utrecht/article1087913.ece Avontuur lokte stel naar Amsterdam]. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.</ref>

Two of his movies made the shortlist for the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]] segment of the [[Academy Awards]]: ''Black Book'' and ''Winter in Wartime''. Both were bought by [[Sony Classics]] in the United States.

==Filmography==
*''[[Costa!]]'' (2001)<ref name="about"/>
*''[[Soul Assassin]]'' (2001)
*''[[Science Fiction (film)|Science Fiction]]'' (2002)<ref name="about"/>
*''[[The Emperor's Wife]]'' (2003)<ref name="about"/>
*''[[Phileine Says Sorry]]'' (2003)<ref name="about"/>
*''[[In Orange]]'' (2004)<ref name="about"/>
*''[[Too Fat Too Furious]]'' (2005)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmfestival.nl/en/film/vet-hard?switch_to=en|title=Vet hard (2005)|website=[[Netherlands Film Festival]]|date=|access-date=November 29, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005194313/https://www.filmfestival.nl/en/film/vet-hard?switch_to=en|archive-date=October 5, 2022}}</ref>
*''[[Jade Warrior (film)|Jade Warrior]]'' (2006)
*''[[Black Book (film)|Black Book]]'' (2006)<ref name="about"/>
*''[[Made in Korea]]'' (2006)<ref name="about"/>
*''[[4 Elements (film)|4 Elements]]'' (2006)<ref name="about"/>
*''[[Winter in Wartime (film)|Winter in Wartime]]'' (2008)<ref name="about"/>
*''[[Tirza]]'' (2010)
*''[[Süskind (film)|Süskind]]'' (2012)
*''[[Ennio (film)|Ennio]]'' (2021)
*''[[The Ice Cream Man (2024 film)|The Ice Cream Man]]'' (2024)

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0540791|name=San Fu Maltha}}

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[[Category:Dutch film producers]]
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[[Category:Mass media people from Rotterdam]]
[[Category:Golden Calf winners]]