Melissa Lawrenz | Director/Writer

Melissa Lawrenz was born in Stockholm, Sweden and grew up mostly in the Midwest USA with a short jaunt to Alberta, Canada in the late 70s. She studied at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, lived and worked in Sweden for a year, and graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a BA in 1994. She studied Theatre Arts with an emphasis in acting, as well as, Scandinavian literature and Swedish.

After obtaining her BA, Melissa worked in London, England for a bit then returned to Green Bay, WI to work at WFRV-TV. She worked at the CBS owned station for five years in all aspects including Directing, Technical Directing, Audio, and Editing. She Produced and Directed her own weekly sports program, Eye On Sports.

Melissa received her MFA in Film & Video Production at Columbia College Chicago in 2006. Her Thesis film, Heather, is complete and will be submitted to film festivals worldwide.

With the release of Heather, she will continue to pursue her desire to work in the independent film industry, as well as, pursue her talent in editing.

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