NATALIE SCHWAN is an award-winning director and producer, and founder of full-service production companies Velocity Creatives and Velocity Films . She is known for work that celebrates the vastness of the human condition, the journey of the overcomer, and the spirit of adventure. She has received multiple Telly Awards for directing and producing, produced Webby-nominated work, and won 2nd place in the SheDirected Audience Awards Competition for her J.K. Rowling biopic short film Jo. She has received press from Variety, and her work has been featured at festivals including LA Shorts, IndyShorts, SOHO International and Chelsea International and has been a semi-finalist at Flicker’s Rhode Island. 

In 2015, she launched her award-winning production company, Velocity Creatives, which creates commercial and narrative content that present stunning visual stories that inspire, challenge and excite. She has produced and directed work for brands including SONOS, Colgate and Goldman Sachs.  She has recently pivoted to TV/Film development and will launched a new branch of her business focused on narrative shorts, episodic and feature film content in early 2023.

She is constantly drawn to historical narratives and adventure stories. Natalie’s slate includes a Montana-based Western, a period-era Ellis Island narrative series, a stylized high-action dramatic thriller feature, a Holocaust-era story of the Jewish Resistance, and a female-driven scripted global anthology series. Her heart is in travel and exploring, and you can often find her planning her next international adventure.

NYC / LA Based - willing to travel

AWARDS

Brands I’ve worked with:

Aura Frames

Colgate

Goldman Sachs

Qualtrics

Project Runway

SONOS

Spotify

United Sports Brand