Lisa Rothstein

Life is a romantic comedy

Personal Details

Name: Lisa Rothstein

Last visit: Jul 3, 2008

Interests

Travel, comedy, theatre, golf, scuba, wine, dogs and--bizarrely--both sacred choral music of the 16th and 17th centuries and Country-Western

Books

I wish I were Jane Austen, except for the uneventful love life.

About Me

My former professional background was as a copywriter/creative director in advertising. I worked in Paris for a number of years and go back to my apartment there when I can; when I can't, I rent it out to tourists (see www.myplaceinparis.com). A native New Yorker, I left Paris in 2004 to come to LA and launch my screenwriting career...liftoff's been aborted a few times, but with what I'm writing now I expect to be airborne soon. I'm represented by Andrew Kersey (manager) and Caren Bohrman (agent).

Goal

1. Complete a killer rewrite of my most recent script (a sports-related romantic comedy) to sell by the end of this year.
2. Take my newest script, from treatment (where I am now) to my best work ever for a sale in late 2007 or Spring 2008
3. Get married...oh, wait. I did that one. Eight weeks ago (April 15, 2007) to a wonderful man named Jim Benson, a DVD producer and TV historian

Professional Experience

Screenwriter
March 2001 - Present

Winner (comedy category) Screenwriting Expo 2; Top 12 Finalist, Slamdance Screenwriting Competition; Semi-finalist, Chesterfield and Austin Film Festival Screenwriting contests. In a previous life I was an advertising copywriter at Young & Rubicam, Lowe and Ogilvy

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