From Indies to Producing Oscar® Winners with Cassian Elwes

Want to take a FREE Filmmaking or Screenwriting Course by Hollywood Pros? 👉 https://indiefilmhustle.com/free Subscribe to my YouTube Channel! ➡️ https://www.indiefilmhustle.com/youtube ==================================================================== Cassian Elwes began his producing career with 1984's Oxford Blues, starring Rob Lowe and Ally Sheedy, and has enjoyed continuing success in film. His earlier roles include Men at Work with Emilio Estevez and Charlie Sheen, The Chase with Charlie Sheen, Kristy Swanson, and Henry Rollins, and The Dark Backward with Judd Nelson, Bill Paxton, and Rob Lowe. In 1989 he produced the independent film Never on Tuesday, which featured a cast of cameos including Charlie Sheen, Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson, Nicolas Cage, and Cary Elwes. The Hollywood Reporter has said that Elwes was "involved in a virtual who's who of every great independent film of the last ten years." with films such as Thank You for Smoking, Half Nelson, and Frozen River (the last two of which garnered Oscar nominations for Ryan Gosling and Melissa Leo, respectively). "What people lose sight of," Elwes said to Screen International, "is that these films cost a tenth of the films that they competed against at the Academy Awards. The privilege was the recognition."[citation needed] Elwes is an expert in the field of arranging financing and distribution for independent films, having done so for 283 films during his tenure at William Morris Independent. Since leaving William Morris Independent, Elwes has been involved in arranging financing and distribution for 23 films, including Lawless, directed by John Hillcoat (The Road), starring Shia LaBeouf and Tom Hardy, and the thriller The Paperboy, directed by Lee Daniels (Precious), starring Matthew McConaughey and Zac Efron. Elwes produced the period drama The Butler, which was directed by Lee Daniels and featured an ensemble cast, including Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, John Cusack, Jane Fonda, Terrence Howard, Vanessa Redgrave, Alan Rickman, Liev Schreiber, Robin Williams, among others. He also produced Dallas Buyers Club starring Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Garner, Ain't Them Bodies Saints starring Rooney Mara, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, and Hateship, Loveship starring Kristen Wiig, Guy Pearce, Hailee Steinfeld, and Nick Nolte. On 29 October 2013, Elwes launched the Cassian Elwes Independent Screenwriter Fellowship, in conjunction with The Black List, to award one writer an all-expenses-paid trip to the 2014 Sundance Film Festival and mentorship from Elwes. Elwes and The Black List plan to award the fellowship annually. - Wikipedia Please enjoy my conversation with Cassian Elwes. For links to today's guest - click below: 👉 http://www.indiefilmhustle.com/648 ==================================================================== Buy Rise of the Filmtrepreneur: How to Turn Your Indie Film Into a Moneymaking Business 👉 http://www.filmbizbook.com You can listen to my podcast on any platform! iTunes: http://apple.co/1PrGesV Sticher: http://bit.ly/2SWJBAN Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2SQrsUm Sound Cloud:https://spoti.fi/2Nwstfq Need more filmmaking inspiration? Check out my book Shooting for the Mob (Based on the Incredible True Filmmaking Story) ➡️ https://amzn.to/2T23HK3 #filmmaker #filmmaking #filmmakers #filmmaking101 #filmmakingtips