Lauren Selig

Lauren Selig is an American film producer,[1] businesswoman, writer and philanthropist. She is co-founder of Shake and Bake Productions,[2] VALIS Virtual Reality and Tangled Little Dragon, and has worked in film, television and virtual reality production.

Early life and education

Selig was born in Seattle, Washington, the daughter of property developer Martin Selig.[3] Her mother is Andrea (née Fain).

During elementary school and high school Selig attended the private Lakeside School and Phillips Exeter Academy and went on to her undergraduate studies at Georgetown University where she earned a BS in International Relations. She studied for a year at the London School of Economics while working at Variety. Selig then went on to the University of Washington and Northwestern University where she earned a JD-MBA.[4]

Career

After writing for Variety magazine, Selig worked as story editor in 1997 at DreamWorks for producer Mark Johnson. In 2000 she practiced international licensing for music company Playnetworks.[5]

From 2002, Selig worked at Microsoft in Platforms Business Development. She began working in the family business, and from 2003 to 2012 Selig was Director of Development at her family's company, Martin Selig Real Estate.[6]

Selig co-founded Shake and Bake Productions. Her recent TV series include Wheel of Time and movies include the Elton John biopic Rocketman and the Sam Raimi thriller Crawl. Selig was executive producer of Hacksaw Ridge, Lone Survivor, Everest, American Made, A Walk Among the Tombstones, and I Am Michael, which screened at the Sundance Film Festival in 2015.[7] That year she was named as one of Variety magazine's "producers to watch".[8]

In 2017, Hacksaw Ridge, executive-produced by Selig, received six Oscar nominations.[9]

She is a producer on the last Stanley Kubrick script The Downslope, the sci-fi film The Diamond Age and the Amazon series Wheel of Time.[10]

In addition to her work in film and television she has advised companies on investments into the United States and is a partner at the virtual reality company V.A.L.I.S. which won an Emmy for its work on Capturing Everest. VALIS produced the TIME recreation of Martin Luther King.[11]

Selig has also participated in international forums and public discussions on technology and media, including the World Government Summit, where she took part in discussions on global media, storytelling, and innovation.[12]

She has also participated in academic and industry events, including the Milken Institute Global Conference.[13]

Personal life

Selig lives in Los Angeles. Her husband Kyril Faenov, General Manager of the SQL Test Group at Microsoft Corporation, died by suicide in 2012.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Patti Payne: Lauren Selig's Oscar noms; Mary's Place fundraiser; Woodinville wine royalty". Seattle Business Journal, Feb 10, 2017
  2. ↑ "China on quest to become global content producer". CCTV.com, 01-11-2016
  3. ↑ "Marty the Politician". Seattle Weekly News, Rick Anderson Feb 12 2007
  4. ↑ "The UAE Family Office & High Net Worth Annual Conference". The UAE Family Office & High Net Worth Annual Conference. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
  5. ↑ BISHOP, TODD. "Lauren Selig is a chip off the old building block". www.seattlepi.com. Archived from the original on 2023-10-11. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
  6. ↑ "Lauren Selig a Chip Off the Old Building Block". Seattle Post Intelligencer. 10-2-2002.
  7. ↑ "Sundance Film Review: 'I Am Michael'". Variety, Jan. 24, 2015.
  8. ↑ "10 Producers to Watch". Variety.
  9. ↑ "Executive producer Lauren Selig's 'Hacksaw Ridge' nominated for six Oscars". Puget Sound Business Journal, Feb 7, 2017,
  10. ↑ "The Wheel of Time". cinefex.com. Archived from the original on November 24, 2020.
  11. ↑ Hirasuna, Susan (February 27, 2020). "Shockingly real Martin Luther King Jr created for virtual reality experience". FOX 11.
  12. ↑ "World Government Summit 2026: Shaping The World's Future Economies". World Government Summit. 2026-02-13. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
  13. ↑ "Lauren Selig – Milken Institute Global Conference 2019". Milken Institute. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
  14. ↑ "Seattleland: Latest Selig Real Estate Fight Is Over Family Gravesite" Archived 2016-04-20 at the Wayback Machine. Seattle Weekly, Rick Anderson Feb 3 2015
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