Anne Carey
Encyclopedia
Anne Carey is an independent film
producer based in New York City
.
Carey began her career working as the head of development for William Morris Agency
, serving their top film and television clients. In the early 1990s she began working as both a producer and head of development for production company Good Machine
. While there, Carey served as associate producer on Ang Lee
's film Ride with the Devil and served as executive producer on HBO's The Laramie Project
, developing the film from the award-winning play with the film's director Moises Kaufman
. The Laramie Project was nominated for an Emmy at the 54th Primetime Emmy Awards
.
In 2002, after nearly a decade at Good Machine, Carey co-founded New York production company This is that
, along with Good Machine founder and fellow producer Ted Hope
.
' film The Door in the Floor
which was distributed by Focus Features
, a company which This is that has a first look deal
with. She was an executive producer on Mike Mills
' Thumbsucker
which premiered at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival
and the 2005 Berlin International Film Festival
, and she has executive produced Nicole Holofcener
's Friends with Money
. Carey's film The Ex was financed by 2929 Productions and was released by The Weinstein Company
in 2007.
In early 2007, Carey, together with This is that
business partners Ted Hope
and Anthony Bregman, was ranked #25 on The Hollywood Reporter
's first annual "Indie Power 50" survey, which highlighted executives, producers, and financiers in the independent film community.
Current and upcoming releases which Carey has worked on include The Savages
(released on November 28, 2007), Trainwreck: My Life as an Idiot, and Towelhead which premiered at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival and on which Carey served as executive producer. Carey, along with Ted Hope and Sidney Kimmel, also produced the recently-completed film Adventureland
, directed by Greg Mottola
.
Independent film
An independent film, or indie film, is a professional film production resulting in a feature film that is produced mostly or completely outside of the major film studio system. In addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies, independent films are also produced...
producer based in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
.
Carey began her career working as the head of development for William Morris Agency
William Morris Agency
WME is the largest talent agency in the world, with offices in Beverly Hills, New York City, Nashville, London, and Miami. WME represents elite artists from all facets of the entertainment industry, including motion pictures, television, music, theatre, publishing, and physical production...
, serving their top film and television clients. In the early 1990s she began working as both a producer and head of development for production company Good Machine
Good Machine
Good Machine was an independent film production, film distribution, and foreign sales company started in the early 1990s by its co-founders and producers, Ted Hope and James Schamus. David Linde joined in the late 90s to start the international sales company...
. While there, Carey served as associate producer on Ang Lee
Ang Lee
Ang Lee is a Taiwanese film director. Lee has directed a diverse set of films such as Eat Drink Man Woman , Sense and Sensibility , Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon , Hulk , and Brokeback Mountain , for which he won an Academy...
's film Ride with the Devil and served as executive producer on HBO's The Laramie Project
The Laramie Project (film)
The Laramie Project is a 2002 drama film written and directed by Moisés Kaufman. Based on the play of the same name, the film tells the story of the aftermath of the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard in Laramie, Wyoming...
, developing the film from the award-winning play with the film's director Moises Kaufman
Moisés Kaufman
Moisés Kaufman is a playwright, director and founder of Tectonic Theater Project. He is the author of Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde, 33 Variations and is perhaps best known for writing The Laramie Project with other members of Tectonic Theater Project...
. The Laramie Project was nominated for an Emmy at the 54th Primetime Emmy Awards
54th Primetime Emmy Awards
The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were held Sunday, September 22, 2002. Nominations were announced July 22, 2002. The awards show was hosted by Conan O'Brien and was broadcast on NBC...
.
In 2002, after nearly a decade at Good Machine, Carey co-founded New York production company This is that
This is that corporation
This is that corporation is one of the leading independent feature film production companies. Established in 2002, and based in New York City, the company was founded by and is fully owned by Anne Carey, Ted Hope, and Diana Victor...
, along with Good Machine founder and fellow producer Ted Hope
Ted Hope
Ted Hope is an American independent film producer based in New York City.As the American Indie wave hit in the early 90’s, Ted was among the first producers to emerge from the pack, and today remains one of the few consistently delivering vital and exciting new work...
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Work at This is that
As co-founder and co-president of This is that, Carey has developed and produced Tod WilliamsTod Williams (filmmaker)
Tod Culpan "Kip" Williams is an American director, producer and screenwriter.-Life and career:Williams was born and raised in New York City, the son of architect Tod Williams and a mother who was a dancer...
' film The Door in the Floor
The Door in the Floor
The Door in the Floor is a 2004 American drama film written and directed by Tod Williams. The screenplay is based on the first third of the 1998 novel A Widow for One Year by John Irving.-Plot:...
which was distributed by Focus Features
Focus Features
Focus Features is the art house films division of NBC Universal's Universal Pictures, and acts as both a producer and distributor for its own films and a distributor for foreign films....
, a company which This is that has a first look deal
First look deal
A first look deal is an arrangement, usually in the film industry, where either a company or in some cases an individual enters into a commercial agreement with a studio under which they must allow the studio the right of first refusal in relation to developing and/or producing a project the...
with. She was an executive producer on Mike Mills
Mike Mills
Michael Edward "Mike" Mills is an American multi-instrumentalist and composer who was a founding member of the alternative rock group R.E.M.. Though known primarily as a bass guitarist, backing vocalist, and pianist, his musical repertoire includes also keyboards, guitar, and percussion instruments...
' Thumbsucker
Thumbsucker (film)
Thumbsucker is a 2005 American comedy-drama film directed by Mike Mills adapted from the Walter Kirn novel of the same name. The movie focuses on teenager Justin Cobb and how he copes with his thumb sucking problem, and his experiments with hypnosis, sex and drugs.-Plot:Justin Cobb is a shy...
which premiered at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
and the 2005 Berlin International Film Festival
Berlin International Film Festival
The Berlin International Film Festival , also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading film festivals and most reputable media events. It is held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in West Berlin in 1951, the festival has been celebrated annually in February since 1978...
, and she has executive produced Nicole Holofcener
Nicole Holofcener
Nicole Holofcener is an American film and television director. She has directed four feature films, most recently Please Give.-Career:...
's Friends with Money
Friends with Money
Friends with Money is a 2006 film written and directed by Nicole Holofcener. It opened the 2006 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2006 and went into limited release in North America on April 7, 2006.-Plot:...
. Carey's film The Ex was financed by 2929 Productions and was released by The Weinstein Company
The Weinstein Company
The Weinstein Company is an American film studio founded by Bob and Harvey Weinstein in 2005 after the brothers left the then-Disney-owned Miramax Films, which they had co-founded in 1979...
in 2007.
In early 2007, Carey, together with This is that
This is that corporation
This is that corporation is one of the leading independent feature film production companies. Established in 2002, and based in New York City, the company was founded by and is fully owned by Anne Carey, Ted Hope, and Diana Victor...
business partners Ted Hope
Ted Hope
Ted Hope is an American independent film producer based in New York City.As the American Indie wave hit in the early 90’s, Ted was among the first producers to emerge from the pack, and today remains one of the few consistently delivering vital and exciting new work...
and Anthony Bregman, was ranked #25 on The Hollywood Reporter
The Hollywood Reporter
Formerly a daily trade magazine, The Hollywood Reporter re-launched in late 2010 as a unique hybrid publication serving the entertainment industry and a consumer audience...
's first annual "Indie Power 50" survey, which highlighted executives, producers, and financiers in the independent film community.
Current and upcoming releases which Carey has worked on include The Savages
The Savages (film)
The Savages is a 2007 American comedy-drama film, written and directed by Tamara Jenkins. It stars Philip Seymour Hoffman and Laura Linney and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.-Plot:...
(released on November 28, 2007), Trainwreck: My Life as an Idiot, and Towelhead which premiered at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival and on which Carey served as executive producer. Carey, along with Ted Hope and Sidney Kimmel, also produced the recently-completed film Adventureland
Adventureland (film)
Adventureland is a 2009 Retro comedy-drama film written and directed by Greg Mottola. The film stars Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Margarita Levieva, Ryan Reynolds, Martin Starr, Bill Hader, and Kristen Wiig.-Plot:...
, directed by Greg Mottola
Greg Mottola
Gregory J. "Greg" Mottola is an American filmmaker, screenwriter and television director. Mottola wrote and directed the 1996 independent film The Daytrippers, then concentrated for several years on directing in television for series such as Undeclared and Arrested Development...
.
Production filmography
- The American (2010)
- AdventurelandAdventureland (film)Adventureland is a 2009 Retro comedy-drama film written and directed by Greg Mottola. The film stars Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Margarita Levieva, Ryan Reynolds, Martin Starr, Bill Hader, and Kristen Wiig.-Plot:...
(2008) - The SavagesThe Savages (film)The Savages is a 2007 American comedy-drama film, written and directed by Tamara Jenkins. It stars Philip Seymour Hoffman and Laura Linney and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.-Plot:...
(2007) - TowelheadTowelhead (film)Towelhead is a 2007 black comedy film written and directed by Alan Ball and based on Alicia Erian's novel of the same name. The film made its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival on September 8, 2007 under the name Nothing is Private...
(2007) - Trainwreck: My Life as an IdiotTrainwreck: My Life as an IdiotTrainwreck: My Life as an Idoit is a 2007 American comedy drama written and directed by Tod Harrison Williams and based upon the autobiographical book The Little Yellow Bus by Jeff Nichols.The film was premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival on 14 June 2007 and put on general release...
(2007) - The Ex (2006)
- Friends with MoneyFriends with MoneyFriends with Money is a 2006 film written and directed by Nicole Holofcener. It opened the 2006 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2006 and went into limited release in North America on April 7, 2006.-Plot:...
(2006) - ThumbsuckerThumbsucker (film)Thumbsucker is a 2005 American comedy-drama film directed by Mike Mills adapted from the Walter Kirn novel of the same name. The movie focuses on teenager Justin Cobb and how he copes with his thumb sucking problem, and his experiments with hypnosis, sex and drugs.-Plot:Justin Cobb is a shy...
(2005) - The Door in the FloorThe Door in the FloorThe Door in the Floor is a 2004 American drama film written and directed by Tod Williams. The screenplay is based on the first third of the 1998 novel A Widow for One Year by John Irving.-Plot:...
(2004) - The Laramie ProjectThe Laramie Project (film)The Laramie Project is a 2002 drama film written and directed by Moisés Kaufman. Based on the play of the same name, the film tells the story of the aftermath of the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard in Laramie, Wyoming...
(2002) - Ride with the Devil (1999)