Schwartz: Independent thinker

Jonathan Schwartz When Jonathan Schwartz launched his creating career six in the past, his mindset couldn't be known to as indie. Rather, he setup numerous studio projects including "Mark Twain RecallsInch at DreamWorks, with James Franco installed on star. Then, he anxiously anxiously waited in development purgatory."I recognized after i keep creating films at art galleries, I would never get to produce a movie," recalls the La native who started his showbiz career about 10 years ago becoming an ICM lawyer fresh from George Washington U. law school. "Every film I've done since remains an indie."The change of career has brought to 10 films in five years for your Berkeley alum, beginning using the Sundance darling "Wristcutters: An Appreciation Story." That auspicious debut ended up being another Sundance hit, "Douchebag," they also composed.He hard his Sundance cred while using $250,000 Anton Yelchin-Felicity Manley starrer "Constantly,Inch which nabbed the grand jury prize as of this year's fest."I have two criteria to create a film,Inch states Schwartz, whose credits include Peter Weir's "The Means By Which Back" and Austrian auteur Michael Haneke's British-language remake that belongs to them film "Funny Games.""I gotta believe that it is good. I'd rather not produce a movie that won't get seen by anybody."And despite his accomplishments inside the indie world, Schwartz isn't ruling out returning for the studio sphere. He still expects to create passion project "Mark Twain."Nevertheless, his sensibilities rarely mesh while using typical offering within the majors."I don't always love huge studio movies that attract the general public just because of my taste," states Schwartz, who recently wrapped the drama "Nobody Walks," toplined by John Krasinski.Still, Schwartz wouldn't recommend indie film creating for everyone. "In the event you care a good deal about money, it's not likely the initial business I'd advise beginning,Inch he jokes.10 PRODUCERS To Check Out 2011Jason Michael Berman Borderline Films Tyler Davidson & Sophia Lin James Gay-Rees Lawrence Inglee Red-colored-colored Granite Pictures Laura Rister Jonathan Schwartz Diarmid Scrimshaw Kevin Walsh Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com