After graduating, Packer and Hardy moved to Atlanta, Georgia and co-founded Rainforest Films.

In 1994, Packer and Hardy produced their first film, Chocolate City, for $20,000 and Packer helped broker a small distribution deal with Blockbuster video. It was at FAMU that he started filmmaking with colleague and future business partner Rob Hardy while participating in an internship with veteran producer Warrington Hudlin. Packer also received the Meritorious Achievement Award from Florida A&M, the highest honor the university bestows.Ĭareer Rainforest Films On October 29, 2021, FAMU personally honored Packer by renaming its amphitheater the Will Packer Amphitheater. In 1996, Packer graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering. Petersburg High School in 1991 and began attending Florida A&M University that fall. He also produced the 2022 Academy Awards Oscars ceremony, and received a 2022 Emmy award nomination as Producer, Outstanding Variety Special Live, for the Oscars. He has produced more than 30 features including big-screen hit comedies such as Think Like a Man (2012), Ride Along (2014), Think Like a Man Too (2014), The Wedding Ringer (2015), Girls Trip (2017), Night School (2018), What Men Want (2019) and Little (2019). Packer has produced or executive produced a wide range of movies that have grossed more than $1 billion worldwide at the box office, including 10 films that have opened at number one. Will Packer (born April 11, 1974) is an American film producer who founded Will Packer Productions, and Will Packer Media.

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