Elysa Koplovitz Dutton is a veteran film producer and production executive, currently serving as the head of the feature film division of

Alloy Entertainment Alloy Entertainment (formerly Daniel Weiss Associates and 17th Street Productions) is a book packaging and television production unit of Warner Bros. Television Studios. It produces books, television series, and feature films. Alloy Entertainment ...

, a creator and producer of youth-oriented content in books, television, and film. The Los Angeles and New York-based production company officially became part of

Warner Bros. Television Warner Bros. Television Studios (operating under the name Warner Bros. Television; formerly known as Warner Bros. Television Division) is an American television production and distribution studio of the Warner Bros. Television Group division of ...

in 2012, which later evolved into

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Early life and education

Koplovitz Dutton graduated from

Brown University Brown University is a private research university in Providence, Rhode Island. Brown is the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, founded in 1764 as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providenc ...

with a bachelor of arts in Art/Semiotics. While at Brown University, she co-created and produced a bi-weekly television soap opera about student life called Sob Story that was nationally syndicated to colleges around the country. She currently serves on the Film Advisory Council for Brown Motion Pictures.

Career

Koplovitz Dutton most recently produced the Netflix film ''Purple Hearts'', based on the Alloy Entertainment novel of the same name. ''Purple Hearts'' stars

Sofia Carson Sofía Daccarett Char (born April 10, 1993), known professionally as Sofia Carson, is an American actress and singer. Her first appearance on television was as a guest star on the Disney Channel series '' Austin & Ally''. In 2015, she received ...

and

Nicholas Galitzine Nicholas Dimitri Constantine Galitzine (born 29 September 1994) is a British actor and singer. known for his roles in '' High Strung'' (2016), '' Handsome Devil'' (2016), ''Cinderella'' (2021) and '' Purple Hearts'' (2022). Early life Galitzin ...

, and is the 7th most popular film on

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of all time. It is the first film of 2022 on the platform to break 100 million hours viewed in a single week. Currently, Koplovitz Dutton is in post-production on

's, ''You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah'', starring

Adam Sandler Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9, 1966) is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, producer and singer. He was a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1990 to 1995, before going on to star in numerous Hollywood films, those of wh ...

and

Idina Menzel Idina Kim Menzel ( ; ; born May 30, 1971) is an American actress and singer. Particularly known for her work in musicals on the Broadway stage and having achieved mainstream success across stage, film and music, Menzel has garnered the honorif ...

, and is in production on the

Sony , commonly stylized as SONY, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. As a major technology company, it operates as one of the world's largest manufacturers of consumer and professional ...

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thriller ''Horrorscope''. Both films are based on

novels. Koplovitz Dutton's previous credits include dance comedy hit ''Work It'', for

, which premiered in the streamer's number one spot worldwide; ''

The Sun Is Also a Star ''The Sun Is Also a Star'' is a 2019 American teen drama film directed by Ry Russo-Young and written by Tracy Oliver, based on the young adult novel of the same name by Nicola Yoon. The film stars Yara Shahidi, Charles Melton, and John Leguizam ...

'' (MGM/Warner Bros.); and '' Everything, Everything'', based on the best-selling

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by ''

Nicola Yoon Nicola Yoon is a Jamaican-American author. She is best known for writing the 2015 young adult novel '' Everything, Everything'', a ''New York Times'' best seller and the basis of a 2017 film of the same name. In 2016, she released ''The Sun Is ...

'', and starring

Amandla Stenberg Amandla Stenberg (born October 23, 1998) is an American actress. She was included in ''Time''s list of Most Influential Teens in both 2015 and 2016, and has received several accolades, including a Teen Choice Award, an NAACP Image Award, and no ...

and

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(MGM/Warner Bros.). '' Everything, Everything'' received two

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nominations and won the Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Drama. In 2022, Koplovitz Dutton was honored in ''

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's Power of Women issue, recognizing industry change-makers.Koplovitz Dutton has also received the prestigious

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on five separate films, which honors standout gender-balanced film and television projects. Prior to Alloy, Koplovitz Dutton produced the classic comedy and cult hit

Mike Judge Michael Craig Judge (born October 17, 1962) is an American actor, animator, writer, producer, director and musician. He is the creator of the animated television series ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' (1993–1997, 2011, 2022–present), and the co-cre ...

-directed ''

Idiocracy ''Idiocracy'' is a 2006 American science fiction comedy film directed by Mike Judge and co-written by Judge and Etan Cohen. Starring Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, Dax Shepard, and Terry Crews, the film tells the story of Corporal Joe Bauers (Wi ...

,'' which continues to play at revival houses nationwide and has been ranked #5 on ''

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s Best Comedies of the 21st Century list. Koplovitz Dutton is also a former executive and head of film for

MTV Films MTV Entertainment Studios is the film and television production arm of MTV Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global. Founded in 1991 as MTV Productions, it is a consolidation of the former MTV ...

and Vice President for

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. Her long list of credits as an executive include ''

Election An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has opera ...

'', The ''Fighting Temptations'', ''

200 Cigarettes ''200 Cigarettes'' is a 1999 American comedy film directed by Risa Bramon Garcia and written by Shana Larsen. The film follows multiple characters in New York City on New Year's Eve 1981. The film features an ensemble cast consisting of brothers B ...

'', ''

The Wood ''The Wood'' is a 1999 American coming-of-age comedy drama film directed by Rick Famuyiwa and starring Omar Epps, Richard T. Jones and Taye Diggs. It was written by Famuyiwa and Todd Boyd. Plot Roland is getting married and is currently missing. ...

'', ''

Beavis and Butt-Head Do America ''Beavis and Butt-Head Do America'' is a 1996 American adult animated comedy film based on the MTV animated television series ''Beavis and Butt-Head''. The film was co-written and directed by series creator Mike Judge, who reprises his roles fro ...

The Original Kings of Comedy ''The Original Kings of Comedy'' is a 2000 American stand-up comedy film directed by Spike Lee and featuring the comedy routines of Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley, Cedric the Entertainer, and Bernie Mac. Filmed in front of a live audience at the Char ...

, Varsity Blues, and'' ''

Like Mike ''Like Mike'' is a 2002 American sports comedy film directed by John Schultz and written by Michael Elliot and Jordan Moffet. Starring Lil' Bow Wow, Morris Chestnut, Jonathan Lipnicki, Robert Forster, Crispin Glover and Eugene Levy, the film fol ...

.''

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