Natalie Qasabian ( hy, Նաթալի Գասապեան) is an American film producer based in Los Angeles. She is best known as a producer of the films ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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.''

Early life

Qasabian attended the

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. Shortly after graduating, she produced a short film titled ''Join the Club'', directed by

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, which premiered at the

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. Qasabian also went on to receive an MBA in business from

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Producing career

Qasabian and Vives developed ''Join the Club'' into a feature film, titled ''

'', and starring

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and

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. ''All About Nina'' premiered at the

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in 2018 and was acquired by

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. Qasabian went on to produce three films for the

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, including ''

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'' directed by

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and starring

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. In the episodic space, she produced one of

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’s first scripted series’ ''Co-Ed'', which the

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called out as having “the most formally inventive episode of television in 2018.” In 2016, Qasabian developed and produced ''

'' alongside fellow producer and often collaborator

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. ''Searching'' is directed by

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, co-written by Chaganty and Ohanian, and stars

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and

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. The film premiered at Sundance in 2018 and sold to

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. ''Searching'' was made on a budget of under a million dollars and went on to gross over $75M at the box office. The film also received multiple awards including, the Sundance Next Audience Award and Alfred P. Sloan Award. Qasabian and Ohanian produced ''Run'', a thriller directed by Chaganty and starring

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and

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for Lionsgate. ''Run'' was expected to be released on Mother's Day weekend 2020, but due to the coronavirus outbreak was released on Hulu on November 20, 2020 instead. Qasabian has also produced ''

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'' and executive producing a series for HBO MAX titled ''The Future.'' During the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, Qasabian was the recipient of the Sundance Institute / Amazon Studios Producers Award for Narrative Filmmaking for her film ''Run.''

Personal life

Born in the United States, Qasabian is of Armenian descent. She is married to fellow director

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Qasabian, Natalie Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American film producers American women film producers University of Southern California alumni Place of birth missing (living people) Pepperdine University alumni American people of Armenian descent 21st-century American women