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She's a Hollywood producer and president of her .4533 .3: = drive the North American box office. ovm production company. Storefront Pictures " 33‘" .5:- L “They represent my point of view of the world. But 40 years ago. she was the new kid on the block. a f7 " N J 3 3 because l'm a woman . . . The differences between the 13-year-old transplant from Arizona going into Grade 9 " T {3" 3.“ sexes is one of the themes l'm drawn to; movies that at Waterloo Collegiate institute. . . N3". 3 . 3;» cast a fresh perspective on a familiar idea.“ she said. Even then, she already had one film under her belt. '3' . f is, 3 'e. “i also like movies that speak equally to women “1 made a student film in eighth grade back in An- .3" ‘ : .37: . _, 7_ and men - to tell a story from a female perspective _ zona.” she said in a phone interview. As usual, she‘s ”3&1?“ a L- ~33 .13; but educate men about what we‘re really thinking on mum-tasking â€"â€" gamely fielding questions as she 3%“; : it" the inside. What Women Want!" searches for a parking spot in los Angeles. settling for a , "2 " if? . 1‘7 3 Yes. that film. starring the now notorious Mel Gib- 30-minute spot at a broken meter. .. F 12- I 3 5 ' "a f, son. is a Cartsonis project. “We always been interested in performance and waif. Ff, - .5. rifle?" “He was just great. There's a reason so many peo- film," 3.3 ' 5, pie have adored him.” she said. "All this ugliness is Coming up with creative solutions while juggling a _' ;j~l {7 very upsetting Obviously he's not himself." thousand little details is what propelled her to a career 3. ' . 1» 3.. What Women Want had other challenges. Bette working with big names such as Julia Roberts. Jodie :; 5 5‘. , - " Midlerwas alate addition to the cast that also includ- Foster. )ohnny Depp and Richard Gore. .3 33,-”? . ed Helen Hunt. “We didn't know who was going to Her family was disillusioned with America when .7 J" W" a. play the shrink and who was going to play Mel's boss they moved here in 197). Her father took a job at WCI ‘v . 9‘. \ « . until the very last minute.” teaching architecture and city planning; her mom ' _ ' Her most recent project is a feature film she pro- taugit at what was then Waterloo Lutheran. now Wil- 't duced for CBS Films called Beastly, starring Vanessa frid lander University. 3., Hudgens. Neil Patrick Harris and newcomer Alex Pet~ The proximity to the university and to Stratford ‘fl . v tyfer. exposed Cartsonis to film students and Shakespeare in ,‘ , ‘ Due to be released in spring 201 1. Cartsonis chose a way that continues to inspire her today. a .1,’ to shoot the movie in Montreal. which stands in for a “There were students from the university who were . ' L... more European, fairy-tale version of New York City. making films in and around W0. and l was involved ' 3 It ‘ But she‘s returned to Canada before, in pan to take with that. l was also interested in art. There was a v“; . ‘ {7. ' advantage ofthe generous tax credits. teacher there named Mr. Miller who was fantastic and . ‘ 1“ “g “They're extremely compelling. They're very he encouraged me to do a giant felt mural of students a ‘ important,” she said, adding that each film creates observing other students He really inspired me." she hundreds of jobs. said. Former Waterloo Collegiate Institute student Susan Cartsonls is now a Cartsonis started out in Hollywood as a script She remembers seeing William Hutt as King [ear in Hollywood producer. reader at 20th Century Fox and rose through the ranks Stratford. breaking the fourth wall to yell at high school “l'm“ ”07° over the next decade to become senior vice president students in the audience. That instilled a lifelong love of . rare amel d ~ - - 3- t 't of production. During that time. her credits included Shakespeare. reallyfisxp‘ired [31:53" $0 :figmafig gifimxfiggggm; Where the Heart 15. Neil. No Reservations. The Truth About But she came upon the iconic button that symbolized her more interested in film than in theatre.” Cats and Dogs, and Bulfy the Vampier Slayer. which launched future quite by chance. . . When the Vietnam war ended and Nixon was brought up the incredibly WWW sends. . i took a bus to Toronto With a friend and we stumbled on charges related to Watergate her family returned to Ari- Today. perhaps her proudest role is as the newly elected across theWomen's Film Festival." Cartsonis said. zone in 1973 with a renewed $11,}! of optimism. chair of theWomen in Film Foundation. 1‘ had a huge influence on me. and the films that we saw Cartsonis said the education she received at WCI was so Continued on ”8‘ '9 r...___-_.â€"_.______ - . 3 -. . 3' . I 3 3 ‘(3 . . _ . . : fl: Mismszol A 3 . ‘ 3 0"ng . M I APP! i aunties-o ‘ :_ .- m new“ ' ' Ins 'red Casual Cuisine ' WM Mushm'" 8‘ 53"“ 0‘5“” l " â€" . . . - 11;? - -. ' .3 1' - . , I P’ I White Bean & Garlic Flatbread j . " 513.1; .. ~ . .3, .. 3m; ~:.=~«?:;:..-;.. 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