Lauren Edwards

Title
Screen Investment Manager
Company
Screen NSW
Country (Address)
Australia
Biography
Lauren Edwards is a multi-award-winning film and television producer with over 15 years of experience in the industry.

In 2019 Lauren produced the critically acclaimed series DIARY OF AN UBER DRIVER for RevLover Films and ABCTV. Previously, Lauren produced the second series of the Channel 7 ratings smash, THE SECRET DAUGHTER, starring Jessica Mauboy. She was a Producer on Goalpost Pictures' critically acclaimed 6 x 1 hour television series CLEVERMAN for ABCTV and SundanceTV. She was Associate Producer on the hit Australian feature film THE SAPPHIRES, which won 11 AACTA Awards and Co-Producer on feature film FELONY, written by and starring Joel Edgerton.

Lauren has produced many short films that have been highly successful internationally. Highlights include BEAR, directed by Nash Edgerton, which was selected for the Cannes Film Festival 2011 and Sundance Film Festival 2012. THE AMBER AMULET by Matthew Moore won the Crystal Bear at the Berlin Film Festival 2013 and was shortlisted for an Academy Award for Best Short Film.

Prior to producing, Lauren worked in various production capacities on award winning short films, television series' and major Australian feature films, including the Cannes Film Festival Camera d’Or winning production of SAMSON & DELILAH, written and directed by Warwick Thornton.

Lauren has also been consultant to the Screen Australia Hot Shots Program, guest speaker at the Northern Rivers Screenworks annual conference and Development Manager at ScreenWest, overseeing multiple development funding programs.

Lauren has been a Screen Investment Manager at Screen NSW since April 2021.
Lauren Edwards