Artist Bio

Meg Lansaw graduated from Ohio State with a BA in Photography. She relocated to Wilmington in 2001 and became involved with Cucalorus Film Festival (2001-2011), serving two terms as Secretary of The Board of Directors, and coordinator of outreach program, Cucalorus Kids. She launched Kissin' Cousins Productions LLC in 2003 and made 6 short films, including 80 Windows and wait... which screened at festivals including LA Shorts. She won Appalachian Film Festival's 2nd place Screenplay Award (2006) for feature, 11:11, currently in post production. Lansaw has worked on over 75 productions, including Secret Life of Bees, and Halloween Kills.

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