Aimée Lagos

Aimée Lagos is an internationally award-winning screenwriter, director, and producer whose films include the #1 box office hit from Sony Pictures, NO GOOD DEED, starring Taraji Henson and Idris Elba, as well as the award winning indie thriller 96 MINUTES starring Brittany Snow and David Oyelowo. She’s won numerous awards at film festivals around the world including SXSW as well as a BAFTA Award. She has several screenplays in development for Universal Pictures including TALENT SHOW, starring Cynthia Erivo, as well as the adaptation of the novel THEATER GEEK produced by Jason Bateman, and the adaptation of the Terri McMillan bestseller I ALMOST FORGOT ABOUT YOU starring Viola Davis. Lagos recently completed the feature film adaptation of the New York Times best seller, IN FIVE YEARS for Working Title and New Line Cinema and is currently adapting the novel WORLD PIECE into a film for Amazon. She’s also currently developing the New York Times best seller LAST TO VANISH by Megan Miranda to series for CBS Studios. She has written series pilots for HBO, FOX, CBS and Warner Brothers. Lagos has served as a mentor and speaker for Women in Film, PEN In The Community, Inner City Filmmakers, and Creative Lab Hawaii among others. Lagos is a member of Writers Guild of America West Inclusion and Equity Group dedicated to promoting inclusion in storytelling throughout the film and television industry.