WRITING – FILM & TELEVISION
CONTRACTIONS (2026) Feature directed by Dan Abramovici
HOUSEWIVES MURDER PACT (2026) Feature for TF1 Studios
SECRETS TO KILL FOR (2025) Feature for TF1 Studios
LOCKED IN MY HOUSE (2024) Feature for Reel One Entertainment
MURDER RUNS IN THE FAMILY (2023) Feature for Neshama Entertainment
& OTHER CONCERNS (2024) Short Film for CLYMB Productions
TECH EFFECT Web Series for Blue Ant Media
SECOND NATURE Web Series for Blue Ant Media
ANIMALOGIC Web Series for Blue Ant Media
FLORALOGIC Web Series for Blue Ant Media
WORLD OF BIRDS Web Series for Blue Ant Media
PALEOLOGIC Web Series for Blue Ant Media
RED BALLOON Short film directed by Avi Federgreen
SUBJECT 27 Feature film screenplay
SELF PORTRAIT Feature film screenplay
OUT THERE WITH MELISSA DIMARCO Half-hour comedy series; 4 episodes
WRITING – THEATRE
AN ATLAS, A NECKTIE & OTHER CONCERNS Scripted Toronto, Theatre Passe Muraille, May 2019; Toronto Fringe Festival, Tarragon Theatre, July 2019; Best of Fringe North (519), Orangeville, July 2019
CARPE INTO MY DMS (Co-creator) Second City Mainstage, April 2019; Toronto Fringe Festival, Al Green Theatre, July 2019; Best of Fringe, Meridien Arts Centre, July 2019
WRITING – PUBLISHED
ANIMALOGIC PRESENTS: STRANGE CREATURES Contributor (2024)
RED BALLOON Author (2021)
AWARDS & FESTIVALS
2022 William F White International Inc. Impact Award at the Lakeshorts International Short Film Festival – Red Balloon
2021 Best Screenplay (Short Film) at the San Diego International Kids Film Festival; The Audience Award Best Short Film at Bridge Fest; Inspiration Award at Cinema on the Bayou; Best Short Subject Film – Drama – WorldFest Houston – Red Balloon
2020 – Red Balloon was an official selection at the Los Angeles Lift-Off Film Festival; Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival; Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival; Chicago Reel Shorts Festival; Cinema on the Bayou; Reel Canadian Film Festival; San Diego International Kids Film Festival; WorldFest-Houston; Oakville Festivals of Film & Art; Lakeshorts International Short Film Festival; Cabbagetown Film Festival
2019 Telefilm Canada New Voices Award – Feature Screenplay Subject 27
2019 NSI Features First Shortlist – Feature Screenplay Subject 27
2019 Best of Fringe North (519) – An Atlas, A Necktie & Other Concerns
2019 Best of Fringe Toronto – Carpe into my DMs
2019 Cayle Chernin Award for Theatre Production Finalist – An Atlas, A Necktie & Other Concerns
EDUCATION & TRAINING
The OWL Screenwriting Workshop 2025/2026
The Second City, Sketch Conservatory Program, 2019
York University, Master of Fine Arts in Screenwriting, 2017
University of Toronto, Honours Bachelor of Arts with Distinction, 2006
Lauren Greenwood (she/her) is a screenwriter and playwright who loves dark thrillers and screwball comedies. Recent writing includes Lifetime Movie Network films SECRETS TO KILL FOR (2025), LOCKED IN MY HOUSE (2024), MURDER RUNS IN THE FAMILY (2023) and the upcoming HOUSEWIVES MURDER PACT (2026), multi-award-winning short RED BALLOON (2020), over 100 videos for the 2M+ subscriber YouTube channel Animalogic, one act play “An Atlas, A Necktie & Other Concerns” (2019) and its short film adaptation & OTHER CONCERNS (2024). Lauren holds an MFA in Screenwriting, and was the recipient of the Telefilm New Voices Award for her grounded sci-fi feature SUBJECT 27.
