Susan Landau Finch

Susan Meredith Finch (née Landau; born August 13, 1960) je americká filmová producentka, scenáristka, casting direktorka a režisérka. Daughter of Martin Landau and Barbara Bain. Older sister of Juliet Landau. She has an independent film company called Wildwell Films, based in Los Angeles. Začátky kariéry a spolupráce s Francisem Fordem Coppolou Susan Landau Finch zahájila svou filmovou kariéru v mladém věku, když went to work with director Francis Ford Coppola at Zoetrope Studios when she was 19. She has worked extensively for American Zoetrope in all aspects of film production under the aegis of Francis Ford Coppola's Los Angeles and San Francisco studios among others. V rámci této spolupráce se podílela na několika významných projektech, včetně One from the Heart directed by Francis Coppola; Hammett, directed by Wim Wenders, Escape Artist; directed by Caleb Deschael (all extras casting). Dále pracovala jako assistant to producer na filmech New York Stories a Tucker: The Man and His Dream, kde také působila jako unit publicist. Klíčové filmové projekty Mezi nejvýznamnější filmy Susan Landau Finch patří Bram Stoker's Dracula z roku 1992, kde působila jako associate producer (as Susie Landau). Tento gotický horor režírovaný Francisem Fordem Coppolou se stal jedním z nejúspěšnějších filmů své doby. Dále se podílela na komedii The Spirit of '76 z roku 1990, kde zastávala funkci producer (as Susie Landau) a zároveň casting director (as Susie Landau). Lucas Reiner discussed the casting of the film by producer Susie Landau, and noted that once actor David Cassidy of The Partridge Family was successfully signed to the project, other stars from the 1970s signed on as well. Nezávislá filmová tvorba a osobní projekty V roce 2003 Susan Landau Finch produkovala nezávislý film Wake (2003), starring Gale Harold and Blake Gibbons with an appearance by Martin Landau, directed by Roy Finch. Co-produced by Finch's wife, Susie Landau Finch, WAKE combines vibrant cinematography with subtle pacing and a strong literary narrative. At the 2003 Queens International Film Festival, Finch received the Best Director award and Blake Gibbons won in the Best Actor category. She has been married to Roy Finch since November 28, 1999. Kromě produkce se Susan Landau Finch věnuje také scenáristické činnosti - She co-wrote a screenplay entitled "Sardines" for Austrian filmmaker Edgar Honetschläger, which was accepted into the Rotterdam Cinemart as well as IFP No Borders. Současná činnost a vzdělávání Susan Landau Finch received her B.A. from Hampshire College and pursued graduate study at NYU's Department of Dramatic Writing, attending high school in London, England. V současnosti has taught acting and text analysis in Los Angeles, both privately and at The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute as well as workshops at Hampshire College and Stonybrook University. She is currently US president for Vision Picture Company an Australian Film Company. Prostřednictvím své společnosti Wildwell Films", is dedicated to producing movies with a fiercely independent flair.