Susan Cartsonis | |
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Education | University of California, Los Angeles (BA) New York University (MFA) |
Susan Cartsonis is an American film producer and the president of Storefront Pictures. She produced Firelight , Where the Heart Is , What Women Want , Aquamarine , Beastly , and Carrie Pilby , and was the executive producer of The Mistress of Spices and No Reservations . In 2000, she was named one of the top five grossing producers of the year by The Hollywood Reporter. [1] [2] She is President of Wind Dancer Films. [3] She is also Senior Vice President at 20th Century Fox. [4]
Susan is a faculty member within the Maslow Family Graduate Creative Writing program at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, PA. [5]
She received her MFA in dramatic writing from NYU (1984) and a bachelor of arts in theatre from UCLA. [6] [7]
She was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
Year | Film | Credit |
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1997 | Firelight | Co-executive producer |
2000 | Where the Heart Is | |
Company Man | Co-executive producer | |
What Women Want | ||
2005 | The Mistress of Spices | Executive producer |
2006 | Aquamarine | |
2007 | No Reservations | Executive producer |
2011 | Beastly | |
2015 | The DUFF | |
2016 | Carrie Pilby | |
Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life | Executive producer | |
2017 | Deidra & Laney Rob a Train | |
2020 | Feel the Beat | |
2022 | Dear Zoe | Executive producer |
Space Oddity | Executive producer | |
2023 | True Spirit | |
Sitting in Bars with Cake | ||
TBA | Audrey's Children | Executive producer |
Cowgirl's Last Ride | ||
Salvation Creek | Executive producer |
Year | Film | Role |
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2018 | Just Between Us | Special thanks |
Rajma Chawal | The producers and director wish to thank | |
2020 | Residue | Very heartfelt thanks |
A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting | Special thanks |
Year | Title | Credit | Notes |
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2015 | Invisible Sister | Executive producer | Television film |
2018 | Freaky Friday | Executive producer | Television film |
2019 | Descendants 3 | Executive producer | Television film |
2020 | Upside-Down Magic | Executive producer | Television film |
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