Mason_Novick

Mason Novick

Mason Novick

American film producer


Mason Novick (born December 20, 1974) is an American film producer and talent manager based in Los Angeles.[1][2]

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Background

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.

He most recently was a producer on the Focus Features film Lisa Frankenstein.[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]

Novick has worked with Cody on Young Adult (2011),[8] Paradise (2013),[9] and Tully.

Partial filmography

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

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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 and nominations


References

  1. "Mason Novick". Variety. Archived from the original on February 28, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
  2. "Mason Novick". InBaseline. Retrieved September 24, 2009.[permanent dead link]
  3. "Seyfried in 'Body' cast". Archived from the original on April 14, 2009.
  4. "Diablo Cody Offers an Update on Breathers and Damage Control on Jen's Body". Dreadcentral.com. January 10, 2010. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
  5. Independent Film Spirit Awards, Finding Juno (interview with Mason Novick), February 13, 2008
  6. "Russell Brand & Julianne Hough Join Diablo Cody's Directorial Debut". Screenrant.com. September 26, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
  7. "2010_Independent_Spirit_Award_Nominees". Spirit Award. Archived from the original on February 11, 2010. Retrieved February 23, 2010.
  8. "2008 Independent Spirit Award Winners". The Insider. Archived from the original on October 29, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
  9. "The 59th Annual Christopher Award Winners". Christopher Awards. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
  10. "2007 Best Picture". Britannica. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
  11. McNary, Dave (January 21, 2008). "PGA avoids credit limit – Guild announces producers for nominated films". Variety. Retrieved September 24, 2009.

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