LISA M. GOLD
Filmmaker/screenwriter/novelist Lisa Gold has written award-winning screenplays and eight award-winning short films, which she also directed and/or produced. Lisa has a B.A. from the University of Michigan and an M.B.A. from UCLA.
As a Fellow in the American Film Institute’s Directing Workshop for Women, Lisa’s AFI short film played in 39 festivals. Her current short has so far been accepted into 56 festivals.
A lover of improv comedy, Lisa is a graduate of the Second City Conservatory.
Lisa’s shorts have played in 95+ festivals and won multiple awards including:
Best Director
Best Narrative Short
Groundbreaking Filmmaker
Best Student Director
Best Student Short
People’s Choice/Audience Choice Awards
Best Children’s Short
Best Sound Design
Best Composer
Best Actor
As a writer of features and pilots, Lisa’s awards include:
Finalist, Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting
Winner, PAGE International Screenwriting Awards
Winner, CineStory Screenwriting Awards
Grand Jury Prize Winner, Nashville Film Festival Screenplay Competition
Finalist, Script Pipeline TV Writing Contest
Finalist, PAGE International Screenwriting Awards (two scripts)
Semi-Finalist, Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition (two scripts)
Lisa is revising a middle grade contemporary/fantasy novel and writing a YA comedy novel as well.
Fellow, AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE CONSERVATORY
Directing Workshop for Women
M.B.A., UCLA ANDERSON SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
B.A., High Distinction, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Phi Beta Kappa, James B. Angell Scholar, National Dean’s List, Class Honors
