Juleyka Lantigua

Juleyka Lantigua

(She/Her)
Founder/CEO
LWC Studios
Juleyka is a Peabody-nominated storyteller, journalist, and documentarian. She has produced shorts and features; one was nominated for a Student Academy Award and Student BAFTA. Her newest film, “Saving Etting Street,” will have its world premier at DOC NYC in November.
Full Bio
Juleyka Lantigua is the Founder and CEO of LWC Studios, an award-winning digital media studio whose original work reaches rising audiences with programming that has a social-justice vein. LWC Studios received a Peabody Award nomination, and won “The Director’s Prize” at Third Coast, also known as “The Oscars of Audio.” As a filmmaker, she has executive produced three short films, August Sun/Sol de Agosto, about how impossible it is to ever really return home, which was nominated for a Student Academy Award and Student BAFTA, and was an official selection a dozens of festivals around the globe; The Longest Race, a documentary shot during the Covid pandemic that followed two ultrarunners as they clung on to some semblance of normalcy. Her films have screened at national and international film festivals, including: Palm Springs International ShortFest, European short Film Festival, Oaxaca FilmFest, Los Angeles Comedy Film Festival, Marbella International Film Festival, Madrid International Film Festival, Miami Independent Film Festival, and Firenze Film Festival. Juleyka is currently working on two independent feature documentaries–as co-writer/creator and executive producer–and on an Afro-futurism short, as executive producer. A Fulbright Scholar, she holds a Master’s in Journalism and an MFA in Creative Writing. LinkedIn.
Professional Credits
As a filmmaker, I have executive produced three short films, August Sun/Sol de Agosto, about how impossible it is to ever really return home, which was nominated for a Student Oscar and Student BAFTA, and was an official selection a dozens of festivals around the globe; The Longest Race, a documentary shot during the Covid pandemic that followed two ultrarunners as they clung on to some semblance of normalcy. Currently in post-production on two independent feature documentaries–as co-writer/creator and executive producer–and on an Afro-futurism short, as executive producer. One of them, “Saving Etting Street,” will have its world premier at DOC NYC in November.
Industry Awards
Peabody Award Nomination, 70 Million Podcast (Creator, Executive Producer)
Director’s Choice, Third Coast Audio Festival, 70 Million Podcast (Creator, Executive Producer)
Gold Medal, New York Festivals Radio Awards, Driving the Green Book Podcast (Editor, Executive Producer)
Silver Medal, New York Festivals Radio Awards, 70 Million Podcast (Creator, Executive Producer)
Honoree, The Webby Awards, 70 Million Podcast (Creator, Executive Producer)
Bronze Medal, New York Festivals Radio Awards, 70 Million Podcast (Creator, Executive Producer)
Finalist (Audio Digital Storytelling, Series), Online News Association Journalism Awards, 70 Million Podcast (Creator, Executive Producer)
Best Black Business Podcast, Black Podcasting Awards, How to Talk to [High Achievers] about Anything Podcast (Creator, Executive Producer)
Honoree, The Webby Awards, How to Talk to [Mami & Papi] about Anything Podcast (Creator/Host, Executive Producer)
Honoree, The Webby Awards, How to Talk to [High Achievers] about Anything Podcast (Creator, Executive Producer)
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