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Paula Mae Schwartz

Paula Mae is CEO of Chockstone Pictures and a producer, along with her husband, Steve, and Nick Wechsler, of a film adaptation of THE ROAD by Cormac McCarthy. Starring Viggo Mortensen, THE ROAD is directed by John Hillcoat.

Along with Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner and Steve Schwartz, Paula Mae is producing COGAN’S TRADE, a heist caper starring Brad Pitt, and directed by Andrew Dominik.

Paula Mae Schwartz is co-executive producer of Terrence Malick’s film, THE TREE OF LIFE, starring Brad Pitt, which won the Palme d’Or at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, and was nominated for Best Picture, 2012 Academy Awards.

Paula Mae is a producer, along with Nick Wechsler, Steve Schwartz and Stephenie Meyer, of THE HOST, starring Saoirse Ronan, directed by Andrew Niccol, based on the Stephenie Meyer novel.

Alongside Nick Wechsler and Steve Schwartz, Paula Mae is a producer on THE COUNSELOR, from a script by Cormac McCarthy, to be directed by Ridley Scott.

Projects in development include: AN EYE AT THE TOP OF THE WORLD, a climbing adventure; a stealth project, HIDDEN MOUNTAIN; SERENA, based on the Ron Rash novel; UNSAID, based on the book by Neil Abramson; and SPIRAL, based on the techno-thriller by Paul McEuen–these to be produced alongside Nick Wechsler and Steve Schwartz.

Also in development, MOB COPS, to be produced alongside Paula Weinstein and Steve Schwartz; KILLER INSTINCT, to be produced with Barbara DeFina and Steve Schwartz; and THE LAST OF THE TRIBE, to be produced alongside Ed Saxon, Doug Liman, Dave Bartis and Steve Schwartz, with Doug Liman attached to direct.

Paula Mae and Steve are teaming with writers Karen McCullah and Kiwi Smith, and Seth Jaret, to produce the comedy LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT. Roger will co-produce.

Paula Mae, Steve and Roger Schwartz (along with Nathan Reimann) are also producing a fight comedy, TAPPED OUT.

Chockstone Pictures is the second company that Paula Mae and Steve Schwartz co-founded–the first, a technology marketing agency in 1990, made the Inc 500 List of the fastest-growing private companies three times, and was acquired by Publicis.

Paula Mae is the former President and Board Chair of the Gloucester Stage Company, a professional equity theatre known for introducing new plays, many of which have gone on to Broadway and the world stage.

After getting a BA degree form Boston University, Paula Mae started her career in journalism at Newsweek, then moved on to D’Arcy McManus advertising and Richard Weiner, Inc., where the American Film Institute was her client. An avid film buff, Paula Mae taught in the “Filmmakers in the Schools” program in New York.