Shawn Efran is a Peabody- and seven-time Emmy-winning producer/director. He is the founder of Efran Films, a production company focused on creating quality series for television and digital distribution. Efran Films clients include Investigation Discovery, VICE, Bravo, Lifetime, Oxygen, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time, thrillist, The Weather Channel, Telemundo, Forbes, Upworthy, Cigna, Chevy, American Express, Netflix, and many more. In 2014, Efran Films' "Women in Prison" series for the New York Times was recognized as one of the best commercials of the year. In 2015, Efran Films won an Emmy, a Polk, interviewed President Obama, and was awarded the Investigative Reporters and Editors highest honor. In 2016, the company won multiple Editor and Publisher awards. In 2017, Efran Films received an Emmy, a Webby, a Murrow, and a Loeb. Before launching Efran Films, Shawn was a producer at CBS's 60 Minutes.