Lisa Mehling
- President, Owner
- United States
- Member since 2022
Lisa Mehling is an Emmy award-winning Producer and Owner of independent production
company Chelsea Pictures with production offices in New York, Los Angeles and
London.
Under Lisa’s leadership, Chelsea has cultivated an enduring culture predicated on director
management and creative excellence working with filmmakers who are leaders
in advertising, digital, film, television and photography. Lisa’s love for and commitment
to the art and business of filmmaking is reflected in Chelsea’s critical and commercial
success, including the 2020/2021 Cannes Lions Palme d’Or, AICP MoMA Show Most
Awarded, One Show Most Awarded and YDA Producer of the Year.
Lisa and the Chelsea team are regarded for their commitment to emerging talent and
are proud to have launched the commercial careers of several of the industries most
revered directors. Unique in her status as one of the only women owned production
companies, Lisa relishes her platform to help make our industry more inclusive and equitable
as well as to leverage her impact to get behind some of the most urgent issues
of our time.
In addition to her Brand credits, Lisa served as Executive Producer on Amazon Studio’s
Sundance hits The Queen of Versailles and The Kingmaker. Chelsea’s credits
also include Oscar nominated short film Killing Joe, Sundance Grand Jury Prize nominated
Unmade Beds and Kids & Money for HBO.
Lisa was elected as Chairperson of the Association of Independent Commercial Producers
(AICP) and was named one of Creativepool’s Top 25 Most Inspiring Company
Presidents of the Year. Lisa serves on the Advisory Board of Green the Bid, is a member
of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, the Sundance Institute and the International
Documentary Association.
Raised in Southern California, Lisa and her family have long called New York City
home.
Contact Lisa.
