Lauren Frohne is a New York-based video journalist, cinematographer, and editor. She is currently filming and producing multimedia and video projects for the Open Society Foundations. She previously worked as a video journalist for The Boston Globe and interned with The Roanoke Times. She specializes in filming and editing short documentaries and character-driven nonfiction stories about complex social issues, globally and locally. She has experience leading, managing and collaborating with teams on ambitious multimedia projects, as well as teaching multimedia storytelling and video production to students and professionals.

In her spare time, she is currently in production on a longterm documentary film called ‘Spilling Over’, focusing on the lasting effects of the BP oil spill on a family and community in Venice, La., with her partner Jessey Dearing.

CONTACT:

• E-mail: lauren.frohne@gmail.com
• Phone: 919-259-0293

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Multimedia Producer, Open Society Foundations, June 2012 – present
• Video Journalist, The Boston Globe, Boston.com, January 2011 – June 2012
• Coach, NPPA Multimedia Immersion Workshop, May 2013
• Video/Online Intern, The Roanoke Times, http://roanoke.com, Fall 2010
• Managing Editor, Powering a Nation, Summer 2010
• Master of Arts in Journalism with a focus on Visual Communication, UNC-Chapel Hill ’10
• Lead Producer – Video, Kenan-Flagler Business School Professor Profiles, Summer 2009
• Programming Lead, Living Galápagos, Summer 2009
• Roy H. Park Fellow, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, UNC-Chapel Hill, 2008-2010
• Carnegie-Knight Fellow, UNC News21, 2010

AWARDS

Projects:
• 2nd Prize, World Press Photo 2011, Multimedia contest – Interactive presentation, Powering a Nation
• 2nd Place, NPPA Best of Photojournalism 2012, Best Use of the Web, The Boston Globe “Getting In”
• Best Video Continuing Coverage, 2012 National Edward R. Murrow Awards, Online News Operation – Local, The Boston Globe “Whitey Bulger Coverage”
• Best Video News Series, 2012 Edward R. Murrow Awards Region 10, Online News Operation, The Boston Globe “9/11 Ten Years On”
• Gold, 65th College Photographer of the Year Awards, Large Group Multimedia, Powering a Nation
• Award of Excellence, 64th College Photographer of the Year Awards, Large Group Multimedia, Living Galápagos
• Finalist, 2010 ONA Awards, Multimedia Feature Presentation, Student – Living Galápagos
• Finalist, 2010 SXSW Web Awards, Student category, Living Galápagos
• Honorable Mention, 2010 Best of Photojournalism – Multimedia Package, Living Galápagos
• First Place, Online Convergence (40,000 to 150,000), Associated Press Managing Editors, The Roanoke Times “Legacy of the Flood”
• Silver Award, SND Best of Digital Design 2010, Section/Topic Presentation, Powering a Nation
• Student Award, SND Best of Digital Design 2010, Use of Multimedia, Living Galapagos
• Student Award, SND Best of Digital Design 2010, Use of Multimedia, Powering a Nation
• 2nd Place, Virginia Press Association Awards 2010, Multimedia Feature Report, The Roanoke Times “Legacy of the Flood”
• 1st Place, NPPA Monthly Multimedia – Multimedia Project (11/2009) Living Galápagos
• 2nd Place, NPPA Monthly Multimedia – Multimedia Project (8/2010), Powering a Nation

Individual:
• Best in Show, NPPA Best of Photojournalism 2011, Multimedia competition, “Spilling Over”
• 1st Place, NPPA Best of Photojournalism 2011, Documentary Video, “Spilling Over”
• Gold, 65th College Photographer of the Year Awards, Multimedia Project, “Spilling Over”
• Award of Excellence, 65th College Photographer of the Year Awards, Multimedia Project, “Splitting Main Street”
• 1st Place, 2011 Online Journalism Awards, Online Video Journalism – Small Site, “Spilling Over”
• 2nd Place, Boston Press Photographers Association, 2011 Contest, Video Story, “A Place of Peace”
• Best Use of Video, 2012 National Edward R. Murrow Awards, Online News Operation – Local, “The Celtics Super Fans” (part of team composite)
• 2nd Place, SPJ Mark of Excellence Awards, Region 2 Online News Reporting, “Splitting Main Street”
• 3rd Place, Virginia Press Association Awards 2010, Multimedia Sports Report, The Roanoke Times “VarsityCast”
• Honorable Mention, North Carolina Press Photographers Association, 2010 Photographer of the Year Awards – Multimedia Daily, “This is Timesland: The Majorette”
• 2nd Place, North Carolina Press Photographers Association, 2009 Photographer of the Year Awards – Multimedia Category, “A Risk Worth Taking”
• Featured film, 2010 Carrboro Film Festival, “Spilling Over”
• 1st Place, NPPA Monthly Multimedia – Individual Video (9/2010), “Spilling Over”
• 1st Place, NPPA Monthly Multimedia – Individual Video (8/2010), “Splitting Main Street”
• 3rd Place, NPPA Monthly Multimedia – Individual Audio Slideshow (1/2010), “A Risk Worth Taking”
• 3rd Place, NPPA Monthly Multimedia – Individual Video (11/2009), “Living Galápagos: Evolving Faith.”
• 2nd Place, Portrait Photo, NCPPA Monthly Clip Contest (3/2010)
• 2010 and 2011 37th Frame photo exhibition, portrait and sports pictures selected for inclusion

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