Mighty Brave
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Film Producer and Actress |
| Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Interests | With 11 years of experience as the Creative Producer of Mighty Brave Productions/Dufferson Herman Arts Umbrella, Lisa Wegner’s expertise is in her ability to find, inspire and work well with creative professionals. She seeks out authenticity in storytelling and creates a nurturing and respectful environment for her creatives, cast and crew. At Mighty Brave Productions she is responsible for overseeing the creative director, and managing the budget, logistics, creative choices and deadlines of development, production and post production from authorship to screen. In addition to producing, Lisa also enjoys an independent acting career, with such lead roles in "Then Again Maybe" (USA) and “Chasing Aces” (Canada) and supporting roles in "Kids in the Hall Brain Candy" (Canada) and "Long Kiss Goodnight" (USA). Lisa has shared a screen with Aidan Quinn, Ben Kingsley, Kelsey Grammar and Geena Davis. Her experience in the industry and her creative approach have not gone unrecognized -- she has won 26 local, national and international awards since she started making films just over five years ago. A selected list of her awards includes: short listed for Primetime Emmy Awards for Boundless (2006), three-time nominee for Best Actress Canadian Comedy Award, one-time winner of the Best Director Canadian Comedy Award for Chasing Aces (2005), Best Actress Award from the The New York International Fringe Festival for “Last Tango In Transylvania” (2000), Toronto Film Challenge Best Film 2005, 2006, 2007, and Bite TV Audience Choice Award 2005. Ms. Wegner has judged the Festival Of Video at the Canadian Broadcasting Association as well as the Toronto Film Challenge. She guest lectures at various schools and colleges in Toronto as an expert in film production and each year trains several interns in different aspects of film production. |