Aimée Lagos

Aimée Lagos is an award-winning director and screenwriter whose films include the #1 box office hit from Sony Picture’s Screen Gems, "No Good Deed" starring Taraji Henson and Idris Elba which she wrote and Executive Produced and the award winning indie thriller "96 Minutues" starring David Oyelowo and Brittany Snow which she wrote and directed.

She is currently adapting "In Five Years," a New York Times Best Selling novel for New Line Cinema and Working Title Films. She's written multiple features currently in development for Universal Pictures including "I Almost Forgot About You," an adaptation of Terry McMillan's best selling novel starring Viola Davis, "Talent Show," starring Cynthia Erivo and produced by George Tillman and Bob Teitle and the film adaptation of "Theater Geeks" produced by Jason Bateman and Tobey Maguire. Lagos is developing multiple TV series for studios such as CBS, HBO and Warner Brothers and has developed television dramas with 20th Century Fox TV, Fox Network, Chernin Entertainment, and CBS Network.

She's won multiple directing awards at film festivals around the world including awards for her films at SXSW including a BAFTA Award for Excellence. Lagos is a mentor for Women In Film, she is a member of the Writers Guild West’s Inclusion and Equity Group Lagos is a member of WGAw Inclusion and Equity Group co-chaired by Shonda Rhimes and Glen Mazarra which is dedicated to promoting inclusion in storytelling throughout the industry. She also writes opinion pieces for several publications including CNN and The Hollywood Journal.