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Production Bios

ELAINE GOLDSMITH-THOMAS

Executive Producer Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas is a partner and head of New York operations for Revolution Studios where she oversees and develops projects for the company.  In addition to her duties of running Revolution Studios’ New York office, she also supervises the operations of Julia Roberts’ Red Om Films.

At Revolution Studios, Thomas has developed and produced an impressive slate of films such as the hit romantic comedy “Maid in Manhattan,” starring Jennifer Lopez and Ralph Fiennes, which became Lopez’s highest grossing film; the inspirational drama “Mona Lisa Smile,” directed by Mike Newell and starring Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst, Julia Stiles, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Marcia Gay Harden; and the romantic comedy “Little Black Book,” starring Brittany Murphy, Holly Hunter, Kathy Bates and Ron Livingston.

Thomas is currently in pre-production on two films - “Perfect Stranger” and “Slammer.”  “Perfect Stranger,” a psychological thriller to star Halle Berry and Bruce Willis, will begin shooting in January 2006.  “Slammer,” a comedy about a publicist who goes to Sing Sing and puts on a Sing Sing along, will star Sarah Jessica Parker and will begin shooting in the spring of 2006.

Prior to joining Revolution Studios, Thomas was a senior vice president at International Creative Management, a position she held since joining the company in 1991.  At International Creative Management, Thomas represented such talents as Julia Roberts, Jennifer Lopez, Jennifer Connelly, Tim Robbins, Susan Sarandon, Darren Star, Rupert Everett, Matt Dillon, Spike Lee, Roger Michell and Jonathan Lynn.  She began her career as a secretary at the William Morris Agency, where she was promoted to agent in 1985.

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DEBORAH SCHINDLER

In February of this year, Deborah Schindler joined Columbia Pictures to oversee the studio’s East Coast Operations as an Executive Production Consultant.

Based at the studio’s corporate headquarters in Manhattan, Schindler is Columbia’s principal liaison in New York, serving as a fully integrated member of the Los Angeles production and development team.  Because of her longstanding relationships with talent, filmmakers, writers, managers and agents, she is overseeing the development of an assortment of projects, as well as supervising the studio’s East Coast based productions.  Since Shindler’s arrival at the studio, she has been pivotal in securing motion picture remake rights to Dan Klores’ acclaimed documentary “Ring of Fire: The Emile Griffith Story.” as well as the film rights to Terry McMillan’s new best-selling novel “The Interruption of Everything.”

Schindler was most recently head of the New York-based Red Om Films and Julia Roberts' producing partner.  Red Om Films is based at Revolution Studios East where Roberts and Schindler worked in association with Revolution Studios partner Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, producing three features films; “Maid in Manhattan,”’ “Mona Lisa Smile” and “Little Black Book,” as well as the television movie "Samantha: An American Girl Holiday.”

Schindler’s producing credits also include “How Stella Got Her Groove Back,” starring Angela Bassett, Whoopi Goldberg and Taye Diggs, and “Waiting to Exhale,” starring Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine, Lela Rochon and Wesley Snipes, under the direction of Forest Whitaker.  Both films were adapted from best-selling novels by Terry McMillan.

Prior to joining Red Om Films, Schindler enjoyed a ten-year relationship with 20th Century Fox that began in 1990 when Joe Roth, then president of the studio, made an overall deal with her.

Schindler's filmmaking experience has been extensive and varied.  She served as Vice President of Creative Affairs, East Coast, for Columbia Pictures under David Puttnam.  She was also associate producer on “Prelude to a Kiss,” starring Alec Baldwin and Meg Ryan.

Schindler began her film career as an assistant to Martin Scorsese, with whom she worked on “Raging Bull,” ”The King of Comedy,” “The Last Temptation of Christ” and “The Color of Money.”  She served as associate producer on Scorsese's “After Hours.”Schindler lives in New York City with her husband and daughter.

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