| Mason Novick | |
| Birth Date: | 20 December 1974 |
| Birth Place: | Chicago, Illinois |
| Occupation: | Film producer Talent manager |
Mason Novick (born December 20, 1974) is an American film producer and talent manager based in Los Angeles.[1] [2]
His credits include Red Eye (2005), Juno (2007), (500) Days of Summer (2009) and Jennifer's Body (2009).[3] He has also acted in small roles in his films, including parts in Red Eye and The Hollow.
He most recently was a producer on the Focus Features film Lisa Frankenstein.[4]
Novick has taken part in several projects with screenwriter Diablo Cody, including Jennifer's Body, and Juno,[5] for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2008, and won a Christopher Award and an Independent Spirit Award.[6]
Novick claims to have found Diablo Cody by reading Cody's blog while she was a blogger living in Minneapolis. He found "her voice [to be] so interesting and so fresh". Inspired by her writing, he rang Cody and asked her whether she had ever considered writing a book or a screenplay. As a result of Novick's encouragement, Cody wrote the script which would become Juno.[7]
Novick has worked with Cody on Young Adult (2011),[8] Paradise (2013),[9] and Tully.
He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
| Year | Film | Credit | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Red Eye | Executive producer | ||
| 2007 | Solstice | Co-executive producer | ||
| Juno | ||||
| 2008 | Insanitarium | Executive producer | Direct-to-video | |
| 2009 | 500 Days of Summer | |||
| Jennifer's Body | ||||
| 2011 | Young Adult | |||
| 2013 | The Incredible Burt Wonderstone | Co-producer | ||
| Paradise | ||||
| Bad Words | ||||
| 2014 | Men, Women & Children | Executive producer | ||
| 2015 | Ricki and the Flash | |||
| Hidden | ||||
| 2016 | ARQ | |||
| 2017 | Newness | Executive producer | ||
| 2018 | Tully | |||
| When We First Met | ||||
| Social Animals | Executive producer | |||
| 2019 | Big Time Adolescence | |||
| Buffaloed | ||||
| 2020 | Desperados | |||
| The Broken Hearts Gallery | Executive producer | |||
| 2021 | We Broke Up | |||
| Dating and New York | Executive producer | |||
| Nightbooks | ||||
| 2022 | Watcher | |||
| 2024 | Lisa Frankenstein | Producer | ||
| I Love You Forever | Producer | |||
| Young Werther | Executive producer |
| Year | Film | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Man of the Century | Thanks | |
| 2007 | Rattle Basket | Special thanks | |
| 2015 | The Diabolical | Thank you: From the director and writers |
| Year | Title | Credit | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Hollow | Television film | ||
| 2018 | Liberty Crossing | Executive producer |
In 2008, Novick won both a Christopher Award and an Independent Spirit Award for Best Film for Juno. He was nominated for the Producers Guild of America and Academy Award for Best Picture also for Juno.