Elisabeth Holm is an American film producer and

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. She produced the 2014 film '' Obvious Child'' and was formerly the film program director at

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Career

For three years, Holm was the film program director at the

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website

, a role in which she helped potential filmmakers to source funding for their projects. She was involved in curating films, writing editorials, overseeing events, and liaising with filmmakers who used the website. She helped to organize and host the Kickstarter Film Festival. Holm was an associate producer of '' Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory'' (2011), the third film in a documentary series about the

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by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky. She produced '' Welcome to Pine Hill'' (2012), an independent drama film, and '' Sailing a Sinking Sea'' (2015), a documentary about the Moken people in Thailand and Burma. In 2011, Holm met filmmaker

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, who at the time was creating a feature film, '' Obvious Child'', based on a 2009 short film she had previously made. Holm agreed to produce the film and also worked with Robespierre to develop the script. Part of the film's financing came from a Kickstarter campaign; Holm used her experience working there to help organize and promote the film's campaign. The final film was released in 2014. Holm won the

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Red Crown Producer's Award for her work. Holm and Robespierre co-wrote the film ''

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'', which premiered at the

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. They have also co-written and executive produced a

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for FX. The show is about two filmmakers, played by

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and

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, who embark on a road trip together. In 2015, she was named one of ''

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'' magazine's "30 Under 30" in the "Hollywood & Entertainment" category. She is a member of the

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and

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. In 2022, she co-wrote the story of ''Marcel the Shell with Shoes On'' alongside

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, Jenny Slate and Nick Paley, as well as produced, for which she was nominated for the

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at the

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Personal life

Holm was born and raised in

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Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Holm, Elisabeth 21st-century American women Film producers from New York (state) American women film producers American women screenwriters Annie Award winners Sundance Film Festival award winners Living people Screenwriters from New York (state) Year of birth missing (living people)