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Amanda Lipitz
Born (1980-02-05) February 5, 1980 (age 44)
Baltimore, Maryland
Occupation(s)Director, Producer, former voice actress
Years active2003–present
SpouseGreg Smith
Websitehttps://www.amandalipitzproductions.com/

Amanda Lipitz is an American director and producer of films and Broadway shows, including the documentary

STEP. She's also a former voice actress, best known for voicing Zoey in the English localization of the Japanese anime series Mew Mew Power.[1]

Life and career

Lipitz was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to Brenda Rever and Roger Lipitz.

Tisch School of the Arts, where she earned a BFA in theatre in 2002.[3] Shortly after this, she did voice acting for 4Kids Entertainment under the name "Amanda Brown," most notably as Zoey in Mew Mew Power, an English localization of the Japanese anime series Tokyo Mew Mew.[4] Lipitz is the founder of Amanda Lipitz Productions, under which she has produced Broadway shows and directed and produced short films for non-profit organizations.[citation needed
]

Broadway

Lipitz began producing New York theatre after graduating from New York University, making her Broadway debut as a producer at age 24 with

Legally Blonde: The Musical – The Search for Elle Woods.[6]

Lipitz' Broadway credits include the

Tony Award-winning productions of A View from the Bridge in 2015[7] and The Humans in 2016.[8]

Off-Broadway

In 2015, she served as lead producer for Brooklynite, a musical by

Brooklyn Superhero Supply Company.[9]

Non-profit filmmaking

Lipitz has made more than 30 short-form documentaries for organizations which include Young Women's Leadership Network,

The Gateway School. These documentaries serve as fundraising material, and document the works of each organization.[citation needed
]

Film

Lipitz' directed the feature-length film

Fox Searchlight Pictures in 2017.[10]

In 2017, Lipitz was featured on The Hollywood Reporter's Documentary Filmmaker Roundtable, alongside Evgeny Afineevsky, Greg Barker, Yance Ford, Matthew Heineman, Brett Morgen and Peter Nicks, where she said "...we have a very different responsibility than 20 years ago. It's an incredible time to make documentaries because millions and millions of people see these movies now."[11]

In 2021, Lipitz second documentary Found was released on Netflix, following three teenage girls who found out they are blood-related cousins on 23andMe.[12]

Lipitz agreed to direct the English-language remake of the Spanish film, Instructions Not Included.[13]

Podcasts

Lipitz co-created and directed Motherhacker, a scripted podcast with Gimlet Media and Spotify starring Carrie Coon. The first season of Motherhacker was released in 2019, and the second season in 2021.[citation needed]

Awards and nominations

  • Winner of Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize for Inspirational Filmmaking, Step (2017)
  • Nominee for Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize, Step (2017)
  • Nominee for the
    Bronze Horse
    for Best Documentary, Step (2017)
  • Winner of
    AFI Docs Festival
    Audience Award for Feature Documentary, Step (2017)
  • Winner of Black Reel Award for Outstanding Documentary Feature, Step (2017)
  • Nominee for Cinema Eye Audience Choice Prize, Step (2017)
  • Winner of Cinetopia Film Festival Audience Award for Documentary, Step (2017)
  • Nominee for
    Critics Choice Award
    , Best First Documentary, Step (2017)
  • Winner of Film Club's Lost Weekend Award for Best Documentary, Step (2017)
  • Nominee for Hot Docs Canadian Int'l Documentary Festival Audience Award, Step (2017)
  • Nominee for Melbourne International Film Festival People's Choice Award for Best Documentary, Step (2017)
  • Nominee for Seattle Film Critics Award for Best Documentary, Step (2017)
  • Winner of Seattle International Film Festival Women in Cinema Lena Sharpe Award, Step (2017)
  • Nominee for Seattle International Film Festival Futurewave Youth Jury Award, Step (2017)
  • Nominee for
    Golden Space Needle Award
    , Step (2017)

[14]

Voice acting credits

Productions

On Broadway

Stage productions

Film/TV

  • Legally Blonde: The Musical – The Search for Elle Woods
    , 2008
  • STEP
    , 2017
  • Found, 2021

References

  1. ^ J. Wynn Rousuck (27 February 2005). "Baltimore dynamo put her faith in 'Scoundrels'". Baltimore Sun.
  2. ^ Weddings/Celebrations (4 July 2004). "WEDDINGS/CELEBRATIONS; Amanda Lipitz, Gregory Smith". The New York Times, “Style”.
  3. ^ "Amanda Lipitz '98 Wins 2017 Sundance Film Festival Award for STEP". 2017. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  4. ^ J. Wynn Rousuck (27 February 2005). "Baltimore dynamo put her faith in 'Scoundrels'". Baltimore Sun.
  5. ^ J. Wynn Rousuck (27 February 2005). "Baltimore dynamo put her faith in 'Scoundrels'". Baltimore Sun.
  6. ^ Susan Josephs (Fall 2008). "Making It on Broadway" (PDF). Jewish Woman Magazine. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-10-26. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  7. ^ Marilyn Stasio (12 November 2015). "Broadway Review: 'Arthur Miller's View From the Bridge' with Mark Strong". Variety.
  8. ^ "The Humans — Nominee for Best Play". 2016. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  9. ^ "Brooklynite, The Vineyard Theatre". 2015. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  10. ^ "STEP the Movie, Fox Searchlight Pictures". 2017. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  11. ^ Gregg Kilday (2017). "Documentary Roundtable: Ethical Dilemmas and Shouldering a "Very Different Responsibility Than 20 Years Ago"". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  12. ^ Brzezki, Patrick (August 23, 2021). "Netflix Acquires China Adoption Documentary 'Found'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  13. ^ Mike Flemming Jr. (2017). "Lionsgate Plans English-Language 'Instructions Not Included' Remake; Amanda Lipitz To Direct". Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  14. ^ "Amanda Lipitz". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-10-18.

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