LAUREN WARREN
TRACK RECORD & INDUSTRY RECOGNITION
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY HONORS
Foreign Exchange
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Second Runner Up - Screencraft Spring 2024 Virtual Pitch Competition
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Top 1% - Coverfly Comedy Pitches (2024)
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Top 1% - Genre/Format (2024, 2025)
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Top 3% - Overall Coverfly Projects (2024)
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Top 5% - Overall Comedy Projects (2024, 2025)
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Top 20 - Pitch of the Month (2024) & Pitch of the Year (2025)
The Kingdom
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Semifinalist - Screencraft Spring 2024 Virtual Pitch Competition
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Top 9% - Overall Coverfly Projects (2025)
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Top 6% - Coverfly Drama Pitches (2024)
AWARDS & DISTINCTION
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2023 Webby Award Winner: Best Social Video Series (Prime Video Plot Pitches)
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Staff Writer Bootcamp: In The Cut LA (2025)
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Game Writing Distinction: Become A Game Writer High Performer, (ELVTR Spring 2025 Cohort)
EDITORIAL & CULTURAL JOURNALISM CREDENTIALS
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Rotten Tomatoes-Approved Critic: Certified Tomatometer Reviewer (2017, 2018)
ACCREDITED PRESS & INDUSTRY COVERAGE
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Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF): Press Delegate (2016, 2017, 2019)
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SXSW Film Festival: Accredited Industry Coverage (2019)
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Film Independent Los Angeles: Director Close-Up Series Coverage (2018)
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National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ-LA): Film Screenings & Industry Panels (2018)
SELECTED EDITORIAL POSTS & PODCASTS





