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Cassian is the elder brother of actor Cary Elwes and artist Damian Elwes. Cassian is the stepson of Elliott Kastner, an American film producer. Career. Cassian Elwes began his producing career with 1984's Oxford Blues starring Rob Lowe and Ally Sheedy; he has continued enjoying success in film.
Sep 14, 2023 · 'The Butler' and 'Dallas Buyers Club producer Cassian Elwes discusses his directorial debut 'Passenger C,' which premieres at Oldenburg Film Festival.
Jun 21, 2018 · Movie Collective, the new independent film company set up by prolific producer Cassian Elwes ( Mudbound, Dallas Buyers Club, Lee Daniels’ The Butler) and filmmaker Marcus Markou ( Papadopoulos &...
Mar 5, 2021 · EXCLUSIVE: Indie stalwart Cassian Elwes is making a move into management via his Elevated banner, kicking off with signing Best Sellers director Lina Roessler, whose debut feature starring...
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Elwes had seen Dee Rees’ 2012 feature directorial debut Pariah at Sundance and contacted her agent Craig Kestel, who had been Elwes’ assistant at WMA. Rees had just completed Bessie for HBO and signed on quickly. “That was a game-changer,” King says. “I was one of Dee’s agents and knew how brilliant she was as a filmmaker.” After Pariah, Rees had b...
“Cassian Elwes, Charles King — all the guys at MACRO — really backed me up,” Rees says. “When it came to stuff like getting the exact town location I wanted, even though it was more expensive than a general store front that was nearer to where we were shooting everything, they would say ‘Here’s the $50,000 to get this town’ and it paid off in produ...
They persevered and six months later filmmakers and cast, which included Carey Mulligan, Jason Clarke and a revelatory Mary J Blige as Mitchell’s mother Florence, were sitting in the Eccles Center in Park City for the Sundance Film Festival world premiere. Armory Films’ Lemole says when the house lights went up, he and business partner Zajaros crie...
Apr 30, 2015 · Indie producer Cassian Elwes is joining forces with Pelican Point Media, the media arm of Pelican Point Capital Partners, to create Golden Gate Media, a new financing and production company...
Feb 9, 2016 · Veteran financier Cassian Elwes and production-finance company Armory Films and its partners Chris Lemole and Tim Zajaros have created Zeal Media Co. as an independent film finance and...
