Born in New York City, Lauren Ciaravalli is a Webby Award winning Director and WGA Award nominated Writer whose work is defined by imagination, humor, and emotional authenticity across narrative, commercial and digital formats. On the commercial side her specialities include comedic campaigns and social media campaigns, consistently scoring millions of views for brands on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and beyond. Known for her prowess in consumer product, tech, and beauty categories, her clients include Spotify, Netflix, Henkel, MGA Entertainment, Lime Crime, KISS, Spin Master and many more. Her recent short film, HEART LAND, is a dance-infused romantic comedy that played at Oscar-qualifying festivals around the country.

With a film degree from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and nearly a decade of experience working on Emmy-Award winning television comedies, Lauren’s approach to directing brings a balance of NYC grit and Hollywood gloss. Her work is characterized by warmth and wide audience appeal, while always packing an artistic edge that hooks and engages the viewer.

Thanks to her depth of experience, Lauren brings poise and passion to the director’s chair, maintaining and elevating the client’s goal with her commitment to excellence, smart creativity, and masterful toolkit of cinematic techniques. Her mission is to deliver eye-catching, emotionally resonant work that deeply connects with its audience.

Lauren’s unique combination of narrative and commercial skills earned her the job as Live Action Director of L.O.L. Surprise: The Movie (Netflix). A flagship project for MGA Entertainment, the film peaked as the #6 Most Popular Movie on Netflix USA, as well as appearing on the Top 10 list in Australia, Canada, France, and more. Her extensive experience in the lifestyle and docu-style space includes writing, producing and directing multiple digital series starring Gen-Z stars Ariel "@BabyAriel" Martin, recording artist/TV personality Kenzie Ziegler, and fashion influencer Denzel Dion.

On the scripted side, Lauren has developed with Jennifer Lopez's Nuyorican Productions and has been a fellow of both the Nickelodeon Writing Program and Gotham TV Series Lab. In 2019 she was tapped to direct Season 1 of BratTV’s series SUNNYSIDE UP. Prior to that, AwesomenessTV hired Lauren to write and direct an episode of the romance anthology series LOVE DAILY (Paramount+), for which she earned a WGA Award Nomination.

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