Anne Rosellini is an American film producer and

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. She is best known for writing and producing the 2010 film ''

Winter's Bone ''Winter's Bone'' is a 2010 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Debra Granik. It was adapted by Granik and Anne Rosellini from the 2006 novel by Daniel Woodrell. The film stars Jennifer Lawrence as a poverty-stricken teenage girl na ...

'' with her frequent collaborator

Debra Granik Debra Granik (born February 6, 1963) is an American filmmaker. She is most known for 2004's '' Down to the Bone,'' which starred Vera Farmiga, 2010's ''Winter's Bone,'' which starred Jennifer Lawrence in her breakout performance and for which G ...

. Her work has been nominated for numerous awards, including the

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and for Best Adapted Screenplay. Before becoming a film producer, she was a programmer for various film festivals in Seattle, Washington.

Early life and career

Rosellini grew up in

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, where she attended Mercer Island High School. She later received a

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, focusing on film theory and film history, from the

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. After graduating she relocated to

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and established the 1 Reel Film Festival, an annual presentation of short films, while also selecting films to play at the

Seattle International Film Festival The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) is a film festival held annually in Seattle, Washington, United States, since 1976. It usually takes place in late May and/or early June. It is one of the largest festivals in the world, and feature ...

and the city's Women in Film Festival. She worked briefly in film acquisitions for Arab Film Distribution and

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before moving to New York.

Producing and screenwriting career

In New York, Rosellini began to collaborate with

, who at the time was writing a feature film and sought a producer. The project eventuated as '' Down to the Bone'', released in 2004, which was produced by Rosellini and co-written and directed by Granik. Rosellini went on to produce the 2007 horror film ''

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'' before returning to work with Granik on a second feature together. After reading

Daniel Woodrell Daniel Woodrell (born March 4, 1953) is an American novelist and short story writer, who has written nine novels, most of them set in the Missouri Ozarks, and one collection of short stories. Woodrell coined the phrase " country noir" to describ ...

's book ''Winter's Bone'', Rosellini and Granik decided to write a screenplay based on the manuscript together. Rosellini had no prior experience in

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, but she has said, "I didn't have the money to hire a writer, so I just decided to do it myself." The film, ''

'', which was produced by Rosellini, took several years to write, cast and film, and was released in 2010. It received a multitude of accolades, including four

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nominations and seven

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nominations. Of those, Rosellini was personally nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay, and the Spirit Award for Best Screenplay. Rosellini and Granik also won a

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for Sundance Feature Films. In 2013, Rosellini and Granik were collaborating on another film adaptation of a book as well as a documentary film.

Personal life

Rosellini lives in

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with her partner and their son, born in 2010.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rosellini, Anne Living people American women screenwriters School of the Art Institute of Chicago alumni People from Mercer Island, Washington Year of birth missing (living people) Screenwriters from Washington (state) Sundance Film Festival award winners American women film producers Film producers from Washington (state) Mercer Island High School alumni 21st-century American screenwriters 21st-century American women writers