Lisa Wartur

A proud native New Yorker, the Founder and CEO of NoodleHead Productions, Lisa Wartur, is an entrepreneur with a passion for PR, people and pop-culture. As a Producer, Director, Writer, Entertainment Publicist, Content Creator, Media Strategist and IMDb Pro Contributor, Lisa has a wide range of experience working with an international celebrity, artist and corporate clientele. She has successfully combined her education and experience with her unique personal style, to become one of the most sought-after PR Consultants in the industry. Lisa's latest film, I Thought I Heard Something... (2024), which she wrote, produced and directed, is screening at film festivals across the globe. The film has already won 'Best First-Time Filmmaker's Short Film' at Bridge Fest in Vancouver, B.C., 'Best Covid-19 Film' at the Toronto Film Awards, 'Best Quarantine Film' at the Cult Movies International Film Festival in London, and received an 'Honorable Mention' from the Nassau Film Festival in Princeton, NJ! Additionally, Lisa is the Media Partner and Official Publicist for Canadian television talk/variety show EveRIAthing (2013), which is produced in Vancouver, BC.

Lisa developed her passion for pop culture at an early age. Her 1st and 3rd grade teacher was Belle Simon, the mother of Simon & Garfunkel's Paul Simon. He would occasionally stop by the classroom to say "Hello" - this was during the height of the duo's success with the film soundtrack for "The Graduate." Later, Lisa attended the Guitar Study Center in NYC for guitar and voice, which was founded by Paul's brother Eddie Simon. Prior to opening the school, Eddie Simon gave private guitar lessons to Lisa's mom at their home. Later, while working for the Ad Sales division of Cablevision, Lisa was involved in the launch of the first News 12 channel in 1986. While at CBS Records, she organized the Listening Party Cruise for Michael Jackson's "Bad" album release and handled tickets and guest lists for all label concerts and parties. Lisa has interviewed many celebrities, including an exclusive interview with guitarist Brian Ray, of The Bayonets and Paul McCartney's band. She has also facilitated media interviews for celebrities including: Edward Asner, Christopher Lloyd, Xander Berkeley, Garry Pastore, Aida Turturro and Chance Kelly for the Garden State Film Festival. Lisa herself has appeared several times on Vancouver's Global News.

Lisa represents talent who have had roles in productions airing on CBS, NBC, ABC, CBC, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, BYUtv, Lifetime, The CW, The Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, A&E, PBS Kids, Fox, SYFY, Disney Plus, Disney XD, Showcase, Food Network Canada, just to name a few, and have appeared on numerous podcasts and radio broadcasts. Her award-winning filmmaker clients and talent have had their films screened at festivals including: Garden State Film Festival, Covellite International Film Festival, Whistler Film Festival, Vancouver Short Film Festival, Vancouver International Women In Film Festival, Projecting Change Film Festival, Philip K. Dick Film Festival, Danforth East Film Festival, St. Tropez International Film Festival, Painted Birds Children's International Film Festival, International Family Film Festival, Action On Film and STORYHIVE.

Lisa's current and past musician clients have been recognized and awarded by the CCMA (Canadian Country Music Awards), BCCMA (British Columbia Music Association Awards), BC Interior Jazz Artist of the Year, Saskatchewan Country Music Association, West Coast Music Awards and more.