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| name = Lauren Wolkstein
| name = Lauren Wolkstein
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| birth_place = [[Baltimore, Maryland]], United States
| birth_place = [[Baltimore, Maryland]], United States
| alma_mater = Columbia University School of the Arts (MFA), Duke University (BA)
| alma_mater = [[Columbia University School of the Arts]] (MFA), [[Duke University]] (BA)
| occupation = Director, writer, editor
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'''Lauren Wolkstein''' is an American film director, writer, and editor. In 2013, she was named one of the "25 New Faces of Independent Film" in [[Filmmaker (magazine)|''Filmmaker'' magazine]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://filmmakermagazine.com/people/lauren-wolkstein/|title=Lauren Wolkstein - Filmmaker Magazine|first=Scott|last=Macaulay|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiewire.com/article/filmmaker-magazine-names-25-new-faces-of-independent-film|title=Filmmaker Magazine Names 2013’s ’25 New Faces of Independent Film’|first=Paula|last=Bernstein|date=July 18, 2013|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmlinc.com/blog/entry/25-new-faces-of-independent-film-named-by-filmmaker-magazine|title=25 Indies to Watch Picked By Filmmaker Magazine - Film Society of Lincoln Center|date=July 18, 2013|publisher=}}</ref>
'''Lauren Wolkstein''' is an American film director, writer, and editor based in New York City. In 2013, [[Filmmaker (magazine)|''Filmmaker'' magazine]] named her one of the "25 New Faces of Independent Film."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://filmmakermagazine.com/people/lauren-wolkstein/|title=Lauren Wolkstein - Filmmaker Magazine|last=Macaulay|first=Scott|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiewire.com/article/filmmaker-magazine-names-25-new-faces-of-independent-film|title=Filmmaker Magazine Names 2013’s ’25 New Faces of Independent Film’|last=Bernstein|first=Paula|date=July 18, 2013|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmlinc.com/blog/entry/25-new-faces-of-independent-film-named-by-filmmaker-magazine|title=25 Indies to Watch Picked By Filmmaker Magazine - Film Society of Lincoln Center|date=July 18, 2013|publisher=}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Wolkstein was born and raised in [[Baltimore, Maryland]]. She obtained a [[Bachelor of Arts]] from [[Duke University]], where she also won the Duke Filmmaker Award. In 2010, she graduated in film directing from [[Columbia University]] (MFA).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://arts.columbia.edu/film/lauren-wolkstein |title=Archived copy |accessdate=February 9, 2017 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031110821/http://arts.columbia.edu/film/lauren-wolkstein |archivedate=October 31, 2013 |df= }}</ref>
Wolkstein was born and raised in [[Baltimore, Maryland]]. She received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] from [[Duke University]], where she also won the Duke Filmmaker Award. In 2010, she graduated with honors in film directing from [[Columbia University School of the Arts]] (MFA).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://arts.columbia.edu/film/lauren-wolkstein |title=Archived copy |accessdate=February 9, 2017 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031110821/http://arts.columbia.edu/film/lauren-wolkstein |archivedate=October 31, 2013 |df= }}</ref>

== Career ==
Her award-winning short films include ''Social Butterfly''<ref name=":1" /> (2013 [[Sundance Film Festival]]), ''Cigarette Candy''<ref name=":2" /> (2010 [[South by Southwest|SXSW]] Grand Jury Prize) and ''The Strange Ones''<ref name=":3" /> co-directed with Christopher Radcliff (2011 [[Sundance Film Festival]]). Lauren and Christopher adapted ''[[The Strange Ones]]'' into their first feature film of the same name, starring James Freedson-Jackson and [[Alex Pettyfer]], which world premiered to critical acclaim at the [[South by Southwest|SXSW Film Festival]] in 2017<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.indiewire.com/2017/03/the-strange-ones-review-alex-pettyfer-sxsw-2017-malick-tarkovsky-1201792687/|title=Terrence Malick Meets Andrei Tarkovsky in Atmospheric Thriller ‘The Strange Ones’ — SXSW 2017 Review|last=Kohn|first=Eric|date=March 11, 2017|work=Indiewire|access-date=}}</ref>.

Lauren also recently completed ''collective:unconscious''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.collectiveunconsciousfilm.com|title=Collective:Unconscious|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref>, a collaborative feature spearheaded by Dan Schoenbrun (with directors [[Josephine Decker]], Lily Baldwin, Daniel Carbone, and [[Frances Bodomo]]), which was the first omnibus to premiere in the Narrative Feature Competition at [[South by Southwest|SXSW]] in 2016.

She was selected as one of the top twenty-five emerging filmmakers by The [[Film Society of Lincoln Center]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmlinc.com/press/entry/film-society-and-ifp-announce-emerging-visions-to-run-concurrent-with-the-n|title=Film Society and IFP announce "Emerging Visions" to run concurrent with the New York Film Festival - Film Society of Lincoln Center|publisher=}}</ref> and the Independent Filmmaker Project’s inaugural Emerging Visions program at [[New York Film Festival]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiewire.com/article/ifp_and_fslcs_emerging_visions_programme_announced|title=IFP and Film Society of Lincoln Center Announce the 25 Emerging Visions Filmmakers|last=Staff|first=Indiewire|date=September 13, 2011|publisher=}}</ref>

Wolkstein received her MFA in film directing from [[Columbia University School of the Arts]] and is an assistant professor of Film and Media Arts at [[Temple University]].

Besides her narrative film work, Lauren has also directed commercials for [[Gucci]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.buffalopicturehouse.com/portfolio/item.php?name=gucci|title=Archived copy|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202190710/http://www.buffalopicturehouse.com/portfolio/item.php?name=gucci|archivedate=February 2, 2014|deadurl=yes|accessdate=July 22, 2013|df=}}</ref> and edited several ads for brands such as [[Juicy Couture]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vimeo.com/channels/wolksteinedit|title=Wolkstein Editing Reel|last=by|first=Created|publisher=}}</ref> [[Dickies]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vimeo.com/channels/wolksteinedit|title=Wolkstein Editing Reel|last=by|first=Created|publisher=}}</ref> and [[Diet Coke]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vimeo.com/channels/wolksteinedit/19981330|title=Diet Coke Sizzle Reel (longer version) in Wolkstein Editing Reel|last=Wolkstein|first=Lauren|date=February 15, 2011|publisher=|via=Vimeo}}</ref>

She is currently a Women at Sundance Fellow through the [[Sundance Institute]] for 2017-2018<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sundance.org/blogs/program-spotlight/meet-the-2017-2018-women-at-sundance-fellows#/|title=Meet the 2017-2018 Women at Sundance Fellows|last=|first=|date=November 2, 2017|work=Sundance Institute|access-date=}}</ref>.

In 2018, Wolkstein directed an episode of the [[Ava DuVernay]] and [[Oprah Winfrey]] executive produced series, [[Queen Sugar]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://screenrant.com/queen-sugar-season-3-all-women-directors/?view=list|title=Ava DuVernay’s Queen Sugar Has All Women Directors For Third Season|date=March 22, 2018|work=Screen Rant|access-date=March 26, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://remezcla.com/film/ava-duvernay-real-women-have-curves-director-patricia-cardoso-queen-sugar/|title=Ava DuVernay Taps 'Real Women Have Curves' Director Patricia Cardoso for 'Queen Sugar'|date=March 23, 2018|work=Remezcla|access-date=March 26, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://deadline.com/2018/03/queen-sugar-may-two-night-season-3-premiere-1202350699/|title=‘Queen Sugar’ Sprinkles May Two-Night Season 3 Debut|last=Patten|first=Dominic|date=March 21, 2018|work=Deadline|access-date=March 26, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>

<u>SHORT FILMS</u>

Lauren's thesis film at Columbia University, ''Cigarette Candy'', won several awards<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1378642/awards|title=Cigarette Candy|publisher=|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref> including:
* The [[Adrienne Shelly Award]] for Best Female Director<ref>http://www.adrienneshellyfoundation.org/recipients/news,page~23{{dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=Davey2010 |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* [[Plum Pictures]] Most Promising Filmmaker Award<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2171388/bio|title=Lauren Wolkstein|website=IMDb}}</ref>''
* Best Narrative Short at [[South by Southwest]] (SXSW)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://womenincinema.blogspot.com/2013/02/2013-women-in-cinema-sxsw-panel.html|title=Women In Cinema Blog: 2013 Women In Cinema SXSW Panel|first=|last=Christina|date=February 28, 2013|publisher=}}</ref>
* Best Student Live Action Short Under Fifteen Minutes & Most Promising Student Filmmaker, Special Mention Palm Springs International ShortFest<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1378642/news|title=Cigarette Candy (2009) - News|publisher=|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref>

Cigarette Candy has also been broadcast on [[France 2]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.france2.fr/emissions/histoires-courtes/ce-soir_54797|title=Histoires courtes|website=www.france2.fr}}</ref> the French TV channel.

Lauren's next short film, ''The Strange Ones'' (aka Deux Inconnus), co-directed with Christopher Radcliff, and produced by a French production company [[ADASTRA Films]],<ref name="adastra-films.com">{{cite web |url=http://adastra-films.com/fiche_film-en.php?idf=4 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-08-08 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105051644/http://www.adastra-films.com/fiche_film-en.php?idf=4 |archivedate=November 5, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> premiered at the 2011 [[Sundance Film Festival]]<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://history.sundance.org/films/6885/the_strange_ones|title=Sundance Institute|website=history.sundance.org}}</ref> and it has since been selected for more than a hundred other film festivals,<ref>http://www.adastra-films.com/fiche_film-en.php?idf=4{{dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=Davey2010 |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> such as:

* [[Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clermont-filmfest.com/index.php?m=21&c=3&id_film=200017382&o=107|title=Festival International du Court Métrage à Clermont-Ferrand|website=www.clermont-filmfest.com}}</ref>
* [[South by Southwest]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://schedule.sxsw.com/2011/events/event_FS11301 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=February 5, 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106084211/http://schedule.sxsw.com/2011/events/event_FS11301 |archivedate=January 6, 2014 |df= }}</ref>
* [[Melbourne International Film Festival]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://miff.com.au/festival-archive/film/24469|title=MIFF 2018 - Festival Archive 1952-2017|publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Chicago International Film Festival]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/films_and_schedule/movie.php?show=the_strange_ones |title=Archived copy |accessdate=February 5, 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221164347/http://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/films_and_schedule/movie.php?show=the_strange_ones |archivedate=February 21, 2014 |df= }}</ref>
* [[San Francisco International Film Festival]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fest11.sffs.org/films/film_details.php?id=46|title=Irresistible Impulses - San Francisco International Film Festival 2011|website=fest11.sffs.org}}</ref>
* [[Woodstock Film Festival]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.woodstockfilmfestival.com/festival2011/details.php?id=23111|title=Woodstock Film Festival|website=www.woodstockfilmfestival.com}}</ref>

The film won several awards in international film festivals including:
* Best Narrative Short Award and Golden Starfish Award at the [[Hamptons International Film Festival]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://arts.columbia.edu/columbia-sweeps-hamptons-international-film-festival |title=Archived copy |accessdate=February 9, 2017 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223055507/http://arts.columbia.edu/columbia-sweeps-hamptons-international-film-festival |archivedate=February 23, 2014 |df= }}</ref>
* Best Narrative Short Award at the [[Atlanta Film Festival]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.atlantafilmfestival.com/grand-jury-winners/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=February 5, 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221090900/http://atlantafilmfestival.com/grand-jury-winners/ |archivedate=February 21, 2014 |df= }}</ref>
* Special Jury Award at the Filmets Baladona Film Festival<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.festivalfilmets.cat/cat/z-noticia-16.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=February 4, 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130114195815/http://www.festivalfilmets.cat/cat/z-noticia-16.html |archivedate=January 14, 2013 |df= }}</ref>
* Revelation Award at the [[Brest European Short Film Festival]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmcourt.fr/Palmares-2011-5531-0-0-0.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-12-17 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110232659/http://www.filmcourt.fr/Palmares-2011-5531-0-0-0.html |archivedate=November 10, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

''The Strange Ones'' has been broadcast on the main French TV channel [[France 2]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tnt-satellite.com/programme-tv/france-2/07-11-2011.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=February 4, 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20130808125035/http://www.tnt-satellite.com/programme-tv/france-2/07-11-2011.html |archivedate=August 8, 2013 |df= }}</ref>

Wolkstein's short film ''Social Butterfly'', produced by [[ADASTRA Films]]<ref name="adastra-films.com"/> and shot in South of France in 2012, has premiered at the 2013 [[Sundance Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://filmguide.sundance.org/film/13179/social_butterfly|title='18 Sundance Film Festival - Digital Program Guide|website=filmguide.sundance.org}}</ref> The film received an Award at the Oak Cliff Film Fest for the Best Narrative Short.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://filmoakcliff.tumblr.com/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=February 5, 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203150712/http://filmoakcliff.tumblr.com/ |archivedate=February 3, 2014 |df= }}</ref> and was selected for several other festivals, such as :
* [[South by Southwest]] (SXSW)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sxsw.com/social-butterfly-sxsw-2013-accepted-film |title=Archived copy |accessdate=February 4, 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20130722144019/http://www.sxsw.com/social-butterfly-sxsw-2013-accepted-film |archivedate=July 22, 2013 |df= }}</ref>
* [[Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.psfilmfest.org/festival/film/detail.aspx?id=24546&FID=68 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=February 5, 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201203937/http://www.psfilmfest.org/festival/film/detail.aspx?id=24546&FID=68 |archivedate=February 1, 2014 |df= }}</ref>
* [[Atlanta Film Festival]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://prod3.agileticketing.net/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=51818~2a335ea2-4042-4734-a077-ee9550e51dc0&|title=Credit Card Authorization Failed|website=prod3.agileticketing.net}}</ref>
* [[Curtas Vila do Conde]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://festival.curtas.pt/search/film-en-US/?id=2013132|title=Film|website=festival.curtas.pt}}</ref>
* [[Independent Film Festival of Boston]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://prod1.agileticketing.net/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=56538~05cb9704-bfe5-4d73-aeb6-44c19bbac1a2&|title=Credit Card Authorization Failed|website=prod1.agileticketing.net}}</ref>
* [[Maryland Film Festival]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.md-filmfest.com/festival/film-guide/58 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=February 5, 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222020949/http://www.md-filmfest.com/festival/film-guide/58 |archivedate=February 22, 2014 |df= }}</ref>


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==


=== Director ===
=== Director ===
* 2009: ''Cigarette Candy''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cigarettecandy.com/|title=Cigarette Candy|website=www.cigarettecandy.com}}</ref>
* 2009: ''Cigarette Candy''<ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=http://www.cigarettecandy.com/|title=Cigarette Candy|website=www.cigarettecandy.com}}</ref>
* 2011: ''[[The Strange Ones]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thestrangeones.com/|title=The Strange Ones|website=www.thestrangeones.com}}</ref>
* 2011: ''The Strange Ones''<ref name=":3">{{cite web|url=http://www.thestrangeones.com/|title=The Strange Ones|website=www.thestrangeones.com}}</ref>
* 2013: ''Social Butterfly''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://socialbutterflyfilm.com/|title=Index|website=Social Butterfly}}</ref>
* 2013: ''Social Butterfly''<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=http://socialbutterflyfilm.com/|title=Social Butterfly|last=|first=|date=|website=Social Butterfly|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref>
* 2017: ''[[The Strange Ones]]''
* 2017: ''[[The Strange Ones]]''
*2018: [[Queen Sugar]]


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|2171388|Lauren Wolkstein}}
*[[imdbname:2171388|Lauren Wolkstein]] on [[IMDb]]
*[http://www.laurenwolkstein.com Official website]


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Lauren Wolkstein
File:Lauren-wolkstein.jpg
Born1982 (age 41–42)[1]
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Alma materColumbia University School of the Arts (MFA), Duke University (BA)
Occupation(s)Director, writer, editor
Websitewww.laurenwolkstein.com

Lauren Wolkstein is an American film director, writer, and editor based in New York City. In 2013, Filmmaker magazine named her one of the "25 New Faces of Independent Film."[2][3][4]

Early life

Wolkstein was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. She received a Bachelor of Arts from Duke University, where she also won the Duke Filmmaker Award. In 2010, she graduated with honors in film directing from Columbia University School of the Arts (MFA).[5]

Career

Her award-winning short films include Social Butterfly[6] (2013 Sundance Film Festival), Cigarette Candy[7] (2010 SXSW Grand Jury Prize) and The Strange Ones[8] co-directed with Christopher Radcliff (2011 Sundance Film Festival). Lauren and Christopher adapted The Strange Ones into their first feature film of the same name, starring James Freedson-Jackson and Alex Pettyfer, which world premiered to critical acclaim at the SXSW Film Festival in 2017[9].

Lauren also recently completed collective:unconscious[10], a collaborative feature spearheaded by Dan Schoenbrun (with directors Josephine Decker, Lily Baldwin, Daniel Carbone, and Frances Bodomo), which was the first omnibus to premiere in the Narrative Feature Competition at SXSW in 2016.

She was selected as one of the top twenty-five emerging filmmakers by The Film Society of Lincoln Center[11] and the Independent Filmmaker Project’s inaugural Emerging Visions program at New York Film Festival in 2011.[12]

Wolkstein received her MFA in film directing from Columbia University School of the Arts and is an assistant professor of Film and Media Arts at Temple University.

Besides her narrative film work, Lauren has also directed commercials for Gucci[13] and edited several ads for brands such as Juicy Couture,[14] Dickies,[15] and Diet Coke.[16]

She is currently a Women at Sundance Fellow through the Sundance Institute for 2017-2018[17].

In 2018, Wolkstein directed an episode of the Ava DuVernay and Oprah Winfrey executive produced series, Queen Sugar.[18][19][20]

SHORT FILMS

Lauren's thesis film at Columbia University, Cigarette Candy, won several awards[21] including:

Cigarette Candy has also been broadcast on France 2,[26] the French TV channel.

Lauren's next short film, The Strange Ones (aka Deux Inconnus), co-directed with Christopher Radcliff, and produced by a French production company ADASTRA Films,[27] premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival[28] and it has since been selected for more than a hundred other film festivals,[29] such as:

The film won several awards in international film festivals including:

The Strange Ones has been broadcast on the main French TV channel France 2.[40]

Wolkstein's short film Social Butterfly, produced by ADASTRA Films[27] and shot in South of France in 2012, has premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.[41] The film received an Award at the Oak Cliff Film Fest for the Best Narrative Short.[42] and was selected for several other festivals, such as :

Filmography

Director

References

  1. ^ "Curriculum Vitae". Lauren Wolkstein. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  2. ^ Macaulay, Scott. "Lauren Wolkstein - Filmmaker Magazine".
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