Wren Arthur is a 2-time EMMY winning Producer/Filmmaker/Actress.
She began her producing career working alongside legendary filmmaker Robert Altman, producing Sundance Channels Tanner on Tanner, and Picturehouse’s A Prairie Home Companion. Wren then formed OLIVE PRODUCTIONS with Steve Buscemi, their mission for OLIVE is to tell stories that uplift, entertain and engage, storytelling led by amazing characters. Storytelling with humor and respect. Some of the OLIVE productions include the Emmy winning web series Park Bench with Steve Buschemi; Emmy winning documentary Medora; HBO documentary, A Good Job: Stories of the FDNY. Sony Classics Puzzle. Most recent projects Vertical Entertainment release The Listener being released directed by Steve Buscemi and starring Tessa Thompson. The upcoming release of Tribeca Festival audience award Shallow Tale of A Writer Who Decided to Write About A Serial Killer, and The Brown Dog, an animated short.
Steve Buscemi has built a career out of portraying some of the most unique and unforgettable characters in recent cinema.
Buscemi has won an Independent Spirit Award, The New York Film Critics Award and was nominated for a Golden Globe for his role in MGM’s “Ghost World” directed by Terry Zwigoff, co-starring Thora Birch and Scarlett Johansson. He was also nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Emmy for his role as Tony Blundetto in season five of “The Sopranos,” and received Guest Actor Emmy nominations for his appearances on NBC’s “30 Rock” and IFC’s “Portlandia.” He was nominated for a Lola, from the German Film Academy Awards, for his work in “John Rabe,” which was directed by Academy Award winning director Florian Gallenberger.
Buscemi started a New York based independent film and television production company in 2008, called Olive Productions, with Producer Wren Arthur. The company produces an eclectic array of TV projects as well as narrative and documentary films. Using its combined and extensive experience, the company’s mandate is to tell stories with great characters, humor, and compassion. Olive recently signed a multi-year overall television first-look deal with global indie Entertainment One.
“Park Bench with Steve Buscemi,” is a critically acclaimed and award winning web-series for AOL, produced by Olive Productions and Radical Media. The show features Buscemi and his titular bench in a variety of locations throughout his hometown, talking to everyday New Yorkers as well as celebrity friends. The show earned an Emmy for Outstanding Short Form Variety Series in 2016.
In the fall of 2015, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio appointed Buscemi as a member of the Cultural Affairs Advisory Commission. The Commission, comprised of appointees from a diverse array of cultural and artistic organizations and practices, advises Mayor de Blasio and Commissioner of Cultural Affairs Tom Finkelpearl on issues impacting NYC's cultural community.
Buscemi’s recent work includes “The Dead Don’t Die” from director Jim Jarmusch; and “The King of Staten Island,” a semi-autobiographical comedy-drama with Pete Davidson, directed by Judd Apatow. Buscemi’s latest directorial effort, “The Listener,” starring Tessa Thompson, premiered at the Venice Film Festival. He currenty co-stars opposite Daniel Radcliffe in the TBS’ anthology comedy series “Miracle Workers,” executive produced by Lorne Michaels.