Mason Novick
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Mason Novick
| Mason Novick | |
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| Born | December 20, 1974 Chicago, Illinois |
| Occupation | Film producer Talent manager |
Mason Novick (born December 20, 1974) is a film producer and talent manager based in Los Angeles, California.[1][2]
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Career
His credits include Red Eye (2005), Juno (2007), (500) Days of Summer (2009) and Jennifer's Body (2009).[3] He has also acted in small roles in his films, including parts in Red Eye and The Hollow.
His current projects are the Diablo Cody adaption of Sweet Valley High for the big screen.[4]
Professional relationship with Diablo Cody
Novick has taken part in several projects with screenwriter Diablo Cody, including Jennifer's Body, and Juno,[5] for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2008, and won a Christopher Award and an Independent Spirit Award.[6]
Novick claims to have found Diablo Cody by reading Cody's blog while she was a blogger living in Minneapolis. He found "her voice [to be] so interesting and so fresh". Inspired by her writing, he rang Cody and asked her whether she had ever considered writing a book or a screenplay. As a result of Novick's encouragement, Cody wrote the script which would become Juno.[7]
As of 2009[update], Novick is working with Cody on a cinematic adaptation of Sweet Valley High, ""Young Adult.[8] and Rock of Ages[9]
Partial filmography
- The Hollow (2004)
- Red Eye (2006)
- Juno (2007))
- Solstice (2008)
- Insanitarium (2008)
- (500) Days of Summer (2009)
- Jennifer's Body (2009)
- Young Adult (2011)
Recognition
In 2008, Novick won both a Christopher Award and an Independent Spirit Award for Best Film for Juno. He was nominated for the Producers Guild of America and Academy Award for Best Picture also for Juno.
Awards & nominations
- 2010, Nominated for Independent Spirit Award[10]
- 2008, Won, Independent Spirit Award[11]
- 2008, Won, Christopher Award[12]
- 2007, Nominated for Academy Award for Best Motion Picture[13]
- 2007, Nominated for PGA Awards for Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award[14]
References
- ^ "Mason Novick". Variety. http://www.variety.com/profiles/people/main/45849/Mason+Novick.html?dataSet=1. Retrieved 2009-09-24.[dead link]
- ^ "Mason Novick". InBaseline. http://www.inbaseline.com/person.aspx?person_id=45849. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- ^ . http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i55bff7bc1a68ecefd1ee67eb5979e4fb.[dead link]
- ^ along with"Template:Young Adult (film)Young Adult" (2011). Tezer, Adnan (September 23, 2009). "Diabo Cody goes back to Sweet Valley". MC1: Monsters and Critics. http://www.monstersandcritics.com/movies/news/article_1502818.php/Diablo-Cody-goes-back-to-Sweet-Valley. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- ^ Diablo Cody Offers an Update on Breathers and Damage Control on Jen's Body
- ^ BD Horror News - Diablo Cody Talks Zombedy Breathers
- ^ Independent Film Spirit Awards, Finding Juno (interview with Mason Novick), 13 February 2008
- ^ Mandate Pictures,http://www.mandatepictures.com/Title.aspx?tid=be242f8c-1919-4ff0-8c1e-7ebdad75cb31.
- ^ http://screenrant.com/russell-brand-julianne-hough-diablo-cody-sandy-133445/
- ^ "2010_Independent_Spirit_Award_Nominees". Spirit Award. http://spiritawards.com/film/500-days-summer. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
- ^ "2008 Independent Spirit Award Winners". Insider. http://www.theinsider.com/news/678341_2008_Independent_Spirit_Award_Winners. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- ^ "The 59th Annual Christopher Award Winners". Christopher Awards. http://www.christophers.org/Page.aspx?pid=780. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- ^ "2007 Best Picture". Britannica. http://www.britannica.com/oscar/article-9442843. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- ^ McNary, Dave (January 21, 2008). "PGA avoids credit limit - Guild announces producers for nominated films". Variety. http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=awardcentral&jump=news&id=pga&articleid=VR1117979406. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
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