Cinetic Marketing has promoted three veteran strategists — Charlie Olsky, Lauren Schwartz and Emilie Spiegel — to senior vice president roles.
The trio previously worked as vice presidents. In their new positions, they will continue to work closely across all awards campaigns. Olsky, Schwartz and Spiegel will all report to Cinetic Marketing head Courtney Ott.
“As we look ahead, I am excited to continue working with this incredible team, who have played such an integral role in the growth of the company already and will help continue our goal of supporting filmmakers,” said Ott in a statement. “We work with some of the best partners and collaborators in the business and I couldn’t be happier to have Charlie, Lauren and Emilie help lead the company into the future.”
Olsky is a veteran film publicist and awards strategist with over 17 years of experience shaping some of the most successful film awards campaigns of the past two decades, including the last 11 years where he has worked at Cinetic Marketing. He has worked with studios such as A24 and Searchlight, as one of the lead strategists for Oscar-winning films like “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” “A Real Pain,” “The Zone of Interest,” “Poor Things” and the documentaries “Free Solo” and “Navalny.” Olsky previously held senior roles at Fox Searchlight and Oscilloscope Laboratories, and started his publicity career with Susan Norget Film Promotion. A member of the Academy’s marketing and PR branch, he is a longtime veteran of the festival circuit and a familiar colleague to both the independent and studio worlds.
Schwartz is a veteran publicist with a deep track record in documentary and independent film. She currently oversees documentary publicity and awards at Cinetic Marketing, where her recent campaigns include the Oscar-winning “20 Days in Mariupol” and “No Other Land ,” as well as “ Beyond Utopia” and “Will and Harper.” Prior to joining Cinetic, Schwartz served as senior vice president of publicity and promotions at IFC Films/Sundance Selects, where she led the awards strategy for “Boyhood,” “45 Years” and “How to Survive a Plague.” She began her career at Donna Daniels Public Relations. Outside of film, Schwartz has been active in political organizing. A member of the Academy’s Marketing and PR branch, she is also a fixture on the festival circuit.
Spiegel is a veteran publicist who started her career at Miramax Films. She also held positions at Film at Lincoln Center and Susan Norget Film Promotion. In her decade at Cinetic Marketing, she’s worked with internationally acclaimed directors, including Brady Corbet (“The Brutalist”), Errol Morris (“Wormwood”), Charlotte Wells (“Aftersun”), Raoul Peck (“I Am Not Your Negro”) and Joachim Trier (“The Worst Person in the World”). She oversees Cinetic Marketing’s operations at the Venice Film Festival.
Cinetic Marketing has run campaigns for almost every major and indie studio, as well as the streaming companies. Its client list includes A24, Amazon Studios, Apple TV +, Focus Features, HBO Documentary Films, Hulu, IFC Films, Neon, Netflix, PBS and Searchlight Pictures.
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