EXHILARATING’’

CRYSTAL + LUCY AWARDS
CATALYSTS FOR CHANGE
Women in Film has named ‘exemplars’ in
their fields for their pioneering work
By MARIA CAVASSUTO & LAMARCO MCCLENDON
JUNE 14, 2016 VARIETY.COM
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DENISE DI NOVI
LIANNE HALFON
LYNDA OBST
JANE ROSENTHAL
PAULA WAGNER
LUCY FISHER
LAUREN SHULER DONNER
PAULA WEINSTEIN
The Crystal Award for Excellence in Film
The eight honorees have
blazed a trail for female
producers while overcoming
hurdles and making some great
films. This year, the group
includes risk-takers Denise Di
Novi, who has produced dozens
of films including “Heathers,”
“Edward Scissorhands,” “Ed
Wood,” “Crazy, Stupid, Love,”
and is making her directorial
debut with “Unforgettable.”
Honoree Lianne Halfon has
produced such docs as “Crumb”
along with fiction features
“Demolition,” “The Perks
of Being a Wallflower,” and
“Juno.” Lynda Obst’s credits
include the iconic “Sleepless in
Seattle,” “The Fisher King” and
“Interstellar.” Jane Rosenthal,
who is also Tribeca Enterprises
executive chair, worked on “Wag
the Dog,” “Meet the Parents,”
and Katie Holmes’ feature debut,
“All We Had.” Paula Wagner
has been behind some of the
biggest blockbusters of the past
couple of decades, including the
“Mission: Impossible” trilogy,
“War of the Worlds,” and has
Reginald Hudlin’s “Marshall,”
about a young Thurgood
Marshall, on tap. Lucy Fisher’s
credits include the “Divergent”
series and “The Great Gatsby.”
Action hits are the driver of
Lauren Shuler Donner’s career,
including “Deadpool” and the
“X-Men” franchise. As exec VP
Kick-Ass Women
Lauren Shuler Donner’s produced
the recent “X-Men: Apocalypse”
with Olivia Munn.
of Tribeca Enterprises, Paula
Weinstein helps run the Tribeca
film festival; she produced
“Blood Diamond” and “The
Perfect Storm,” among other
films.
W E PROUDLY SALUT E
PAULA WAGNER
AND ALL OF THE OTHER
2016 CR Y STAL AWARD HONOREES
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