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By Sonja Mack | Published January 19, 2012 | Full size is 442 × 720 pixels

Zola Mashariki, 38 SVP, Production Fox Searchlight Pictures Mashariki identifies feature films for Fox Searchlight to finance and distribute. To find films, treatments, and scripts to acquire for the multi-million-dollar studio, she travels to every major film festival—Sundance, Cannes and Toronto. A practicing lawyer before she transitioned into the world of entertainment, Mashariki got her start in the film industry as a summer intern. Major personal accomplishment: Becoming a mother of twins "Up until recently my movies were my babies. I thought it would be hard to find room in my life for any other babies but I was wrong." Next personal goal: "I got my black belt in Tae Kwon Do a few years ago and I want to get back into it and get my second degree. I also started doing triathlons about five years ago and I want to do another big one. In my job you do a lot of mental acrobatics and I think it’s important to have the physical side to balance it." Dream vacation: "I love Spain. I lived there [as an exchange student] in college and every few years I go back to visit friends." Phone: An iPhone4 and a Blackberry. "The iPad kind of revolutionized my business because you don’t have to travel with a pile of scripts anymore; you just upload them onto the iPad." Laptop: Macbook Pro. "Because I have to watch a lot of film and dailies, I need the disc drive in it." Favorite store: "Right now it’s baby stores. But I love Balenciaga bags." Favorite beverage: "I love a particular French Rose called Domaine Ott."

Zola Mashariki, 38

SVP, Production

Fox Searchlight Pictures

Mashariki identifies feature films for Fox Searchlight to finance and…