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Lorna Paul is the former Director of Film Finance at Entertainment Finance Associates, a financial advisory firm assisting entertainment companies in securing capital for independent film productions, print and advertising facilities, film library acquisitions, and other strategic initiatives. She managed negotiations between film producers and bank loan officers and provided investors with detailed market analyses of film sectors and genres based on historical theatrical, video, and other revenue streams for equity private placements. Among the independent films she has supported are Reggie Rock Bythewood's Emmy-nominated Dancing in September (2000), which HBO acquired after its Sundance Film Festival premiere in 2001, and American Gun (2002), starring Oscar-winner James Coburn and Virginia Madsen, distributed by Miramax Home Entertainment.
In 2003, Ms. Paul took part in an intensive feature development program for writers, directors, and producers at the Los Angeles Film School. During her training, she produced three of the ten short films accepted into the program and associate produced a fourth. Stop Thief! (2004), starring Lisa Rieffel and Jasmine Jessica Anthony, premiered at Hypefest 2004 and earned an Honorable Mention for the D.I.Y. Award, recognizing compelling projects created on limited budgets. The Seventh Bottle gained multiple awards following its international selection at numerous film festivals, including a special screening at the 2005 Festivale de Cannes.
After completing her film school training, Ms. Paul immediately began production on her first feature film, Crimes Chapel, starring Nathan Bexton (Nowhere, Go), Denny Kirkwood (Groove, Never Been Kissed), Sam Ball (Pumpkin, 13 Going on 30), and James Duval (Gone in 60 Seconds, Independence Day). She later produced another festival-acclaimed short, The Sound of Water Rising (2006), starring Bryan Kirkwood, before producing her second independent feature, Six Thugs (2006), featuring Robert Zepeda (Gridiron Gang), Rolando Molina (Crazy Beautiful, Cake), and Noel Gugliemi (Training Day, Bruce Almighty). Additional independent projects she has contributed to include Uncharted (Line Producer), The Last Supper (2006) (1st AD), The Election (2nd AD), and Caller ID (2nd Unit Production Manager). Ms. Paul currently has several feature films in various stages of development and recently completed principal photography on The Absent, an independent horror film starring Bryan Kirkwood, Samuel Ball, and Yvonne Zima.
Ms. Paul serves on the Performing & Creative Arts Grant Review Committee for the Entertainment Industry Foundation and is a member of Women in Film.
She holds a BA in Psychology from the University of Washington and graduated with honors from the L.A. Film School's Feature Development Program.
