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This is that corporation
This is that corporation is one of the leading independent Charles Grodin and Mia Farrow. The Hawk Is Dying, star-
feature film production companies. Established in 2002, ring Paul Giamatti premiered at Sundance and Cannes.
and based in New York City, the company was founded by
and is fully owned by Anne Carey, Ted Hope, and Diana
Victor. The three partners previously worked together at
Current and upcoming releases
the groundbreaking Good Machine, which Ted Hope co- Fall of 2008 kicked off with the release of This is that’s
founded in 1996. production, Towelhead, Oscar-winner Alan Ball’s feature
film directorial debut, which premiered at both Toronto
and Sundance and stars Aaron Eckhart, Toni Collette, and
Development History Maria Bello. It is the final release by Warner Indepen-
In its first six years, This is that has produced sixteen dent. Trainwreck: My Life as an Idoit, written and direct-
films. All of This is that’s films have been distributed in ed by Tod Harrison Williams and starring Seann William
the United States and throughout the world. Their films Scott, Gretchen Mol and Jeff Garlin will be released later
have generated seven Academy Award nominations. in the year.
This is that’s initial production was 21 Grams directed This is that most recently completed production on
by Alejandro González Iñárritu and written by Guillermo Adventureland, by writer/director Greg Mottola (Super-
Arriaga. The film stars Sean Penn, Naomi Watts and Beni- bad), which stars Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Ryan
cio del Toro. This is that’s second year brought Eternal Reynolds, and Bill Hader. The film, a joint effort for Mira-
Sunshine of the Spotless Mind written by Charlie Kaufman, max and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, is set for release
directed by Michel Gondry, and starring Jim Carrey and in 2009.
Kate Winslet; The Door in the Floor, based on a novel by Other upcoming releases in association with Likely
John Irving, written for the screen and directed by Tod Story and This is that’s former partner Anthony Bregman
Williams, and starring Jeff Bridges and Kim Basinger; and include Carriers, written and directed by brothers Alex
John Waters’ A Dirty Shame, produced along with Killer Films. and David Pastor, and Sleep Dealer, a Spanish-language
This is that’s production of Mike Mills’ Thumbsucker science-fiction romance from writer-director Alex Rivera
premiered at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival and Berlin that won the Best Screenplay award at the 2008 Sundance
International Film Festival. Lou Taylor Pucci was award- Film Festival.
ed the Special Jury Prize at both festivals for his perfor-
mance. Another This is that production in competition at
the 2005 Sundance Film Festival was Jeff Feuerzeig’s doc-
Additional information
umentary The Devil and Daniel Johnston, which won Best In 1981, This is that partners Ted Hope and Anne Carey
Director for a documentary at the festival. met on their first day as undergrad transfer student’s
In 2006, Sony Pictures Classics released This is that’s to NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. In 1999, Diana Victor
Nicole Holofcener-directed Friends with Money, starring came to run Business Affairs at Good Machine; she has
Jennifer Aniston, Catherine Keener, Frances McDormand worked with Ted & Anne ever since. When Good Machine
and Joan Cusack. The film, which was the opening night was sold to Universal, they formed This is that together.
selection at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, was Sony The partners at This is that have been responsible for
Pictures Classic’s highest grossing film that year. over fifty feature films. In addition to their seven Acad-
2007 was also a busy year for This is that. The Savages, emy Award Nominations their films have received eigh-
directed by Tamara Jenkins, and starring Laura Linney teen Indie Spirit Nominations. Three of their films have
and Philip Seymour Hoffman was nominated for two won the Grand Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.
Academy Awards including Best Actress and Best Screen- In both 2007 & 2008, This is that producer team has
play. Hal Hartley’s Fay Grim premiered at the Toronto been named in Hollywood Reporter’s Indie Power List.
Film Festival and was also featured at the Sundance, Ber- Ted Hope was a key figure in the successful 2003 anti-
lin, London and San Sebastian film festivals. The film trust suit against the MPAA, popularly known as the
stars Parker Posey and Jeff Goldblum. The Ex, produced Screener Ban. This is that has been represented by Unit-
with 2929 Entertainment, was written by David Guion ed Talent Agency since 2001.
& Michael Handelman and directed by Jesse Peretz. The
film stars Zach Braff, Amanda Peet, Jason Bateman,
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Staff •
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The Ex (2006) (Official site)
Fay Grim (2006) (Official site)
• Anne Carey, Producer • The Hawk Is Dying (2006)
• Ted Hope, Producer • Friends with Money (2006) (Official site)
• Diana Victor, Head of Business Affairs • Thumbsucker (2005) (Official site)
• Shani Geva, Creative Executive • The Devil and Daniel Johnston (2005) (Official site)
• Josh Stern, Creative Executive • A Dirty Shame (2004) (Official site)
• The Door in the Floor (2004) (Official site)
Filmography • Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) (Official
site)
• Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011) • 21 Grams (2003) (Official site)
• The American (2010)
• Super (2010)
• Adventureland (2008) External links
• Sleep Dealer (2008)(Official site) • Official Website
• Towelhead (2007) • This is that corporation at the Internet Movie
• Carriers (2007) Database
• The Savages (2007) (Official site) • Article from indieWIRE
• Trainwreck: My Life as an Idoit (2007)
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