Elysa Koplovitz Dutton is a film producer and production executive.[1] She is the author[2] of the Penguin/Random House children's book Christmas Forever: Escape to the North Pole, illustrated by Manu Montoya, which publishes in October 2024.[3]

Early life and education

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Koplovitz Dutton graduated from Brown University with a bachelor of arts in Art/Semiotics. While at Brown University, she co-created and produced a bi-weekly television soap opera about student life called Sob Story that was nationally syndicated to colleges around the country.[1]

Career

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Koplovitz Dutton's productions credits with Alloy include Purple Hearts,[4][5]You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah,[6] Work It,[7] The Sun Is Also a Star,[8] and Everything, Everything.[9] The latter won the Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Drama.[10]

Prior to Alloy, Koplovitz Dutton produced Idiocracy[11] and Like Mike.[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b Fleming, Mike Jr. (8 November 2013). "Alloy Hires Elysa Koplovitz Dutton To Run Feature Film Division". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  2. ^ White, Peter (2024-03-28). "Alloy Entertainment Moves Into Animation With Feature Film 'Christmas Forever: Escape To The North Pole'". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  3. ^ Dutton, Elysa (2024-10-15). Christmas Forever: Escape to the North Pole. Manu Montoya. New York: Random House Books for Young Readers. ISBN 978-0-593-43098-9.
  4. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (2021-08-04). "Nicholas Galitzine Joins Alloy Entertainment's Sofia Carson 'Purple Hearts' Pic With Netflix Taking Global Rights". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  5. ^ Bean, Travis. "'Purple Hearts' Quietly Became One Of Netflix's Most Successful Movies Ever". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  6. ^ Grobar, Matt (2022-07-13). "Adam Sandler, Idina Menzel & 'SNL's Sarah Sherman Among Cast Set For Netflix's YA Comedy 'You Are SO Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah!'; Happy Madison & Alloy Entertainment Producing". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  7. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (2019-07-02). "Jordan Fisher, Drew Ray Tanner, Michelle Buteau Join Sabrina Carpenter In Netflix Dance Comedy 'Work It'". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  8. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (2016-12-15). "Warner Bros, MGM Land YA Novel 'The Sun Is Also A Star'; Tracy Oliver To Adapt". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  9. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (14 February 2017). "'Everything, Everything' Trailer: Amandla Stenberg & Nick Robinson Star In YA Romance Pic".
  10. ^ "Everything, Everything: Nominations and awards - The Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  11. ^ Bailey, Kevin Lincoln,Scott Tobias,Keith Phipps,Noel Murray,Jenna Scherer,Amy Nicholson,Tim Grierson,Eric Hynes,Bilge Ebiri,David Fear,Kory Grow,Sean T. Collins,Kristen Yoonsoo Kim,Brian Tallerico,Stephen Garrett,Judy Berman ,Vikram Murthi,Esther Zuckerman,Jason; Lincoln, Kevin; Tobias, Scott; Phipps, Keith; Murray, Noel; Scherer, Jenna; Nicholson, Amy; Grierson, Tim; Hynes, Eric (2022-10-01). "50 Greatest Comedies of the 21st Century". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2022-11-07.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ Ian Mohr (2005-11-17). "HBO, Good Kop team". Variety. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
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