Kristen Erwin Schlotman

Kristen Erwin Schlotman (née Erwin) is an American film producer. She works to bring Hollywood film projects to the Greater Cincinnati area of Ohio.

Career[edit]

Schlotman graduated from Walnut Hills High School and Miami University in 1996, with a degree in theater.[1] During high school she was an extra in a Johnny Cash film The Pride of Jesse Hallam[2] that used her school's campus. She began her career at Film Cincinnati in 1997, working as a production assistant, book keeper, intern, producer and location scout before becoming executive director in 2002.[3]

The first major film Schlotman successfully lured to Cincinnati, Ohio was The Ides of March (2011) directed by George Clooney, which was originally slated to be filmed in Michigan.[3] Those films were followed by Todd Haynes's Carol (2015 film) starring Cate Blanchett; Yorgos Lanthimos's Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017) starring Nicole Kidman; and Emilio Estevez's The Public (2018) (for which she was credited as a producer) among others.[3] Schlotman was also involved in choosing the Ohio or Northern Kentucky settings and locations of Marauders (2016) starring Bruce Willis;[4] Netflix's Ted Bundy film Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019) starring Zac Efron;[5] and Luca Guadagnino's 2022 film Bones and All, starring Timothée Chalamet.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Donna Boen. "Hollywood Comes to Campus". The Miamian.
  2. ^ O'Rourke, Tanya (May 25, 2021). "Meet Kristen Schlotman, the woman bringing Hollywood jobs (and Hollywood money) to Cincinnati". WCPO Cincinnati. Scripps Local Media.
  3. ^ a b c Rice, Briana (January 4, 2021). "'I love what I do': Film Cincinnati's Kristen Schlotman talks about why city is so great for movie industry". Cincinnati Enquirer. Archived from the original on January 14, 2021.
  4. ^ "Cincinnati to star in new Bruce Willis film". WCPO Cincinnati. September 10, 2015.
  5. ^ Swilley, Kristen. "It might be 'Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile' on screen, but it gave NKY a real boost". WCPO Cincinnati.
  6. ^ DeLetter, Emily (May 28, 2021). "New film starring Timothée Chalamet begins filming in Cincinnati". Cincinnati Enquirer.