Prior to The Anniversary Party,JOANNE SELLAR most recently produced Paul Thomas Anderson's critically-acclaimed Boo gie Nights and the Academy Award ® nominated Magnolia. Following a successful career producing music videos for major artists such as U2, Elvis Costello and Iggy Pop, Sellar decided to turn her talent to feature film. Her first film was the sci-fi thriller Hardware. She went on to produce an anthology of films including Richard Stanley's Dust Devil, George Sluizer's Dark Blood and Clive Barker's Lord Of Illusions before pairing up with Paul Thomas Anderson on Boo gie Nights and Magnolia, and Jennifer Jason Leigh and Alan Cumming on The Anniversary Party.
Her diverse experience extends into television, where she co-produced 'Red Hot & Blue', a worldwide tribute to Cole Porter benefiting AIDS research. In addition to keeping pace with a full production schedule, Sellar also heads the Ghoulardi Film Company in association with Anderson. She is currently in production on their third collaborative effort with Revolution Studios.