Murray Weissman & Associates is a diversified public relations and integrated marketing agency. MWA helps clients stand out in today’s overloaded and technology-driven media environment. With a hands-on, personal approach, MWA leadership offers clients a breadth of experience in all forms of entertainment, media and technology marketing.

In addition to representing major studios, the company works with independent film producers, large and small; television networks; actors and authors; the Art Directors Guild; documentary makers; foreign language films; and award shows. The firm is currently serving as the marketing partner to a brand new conference entitled 5D: The Future of Immersive Design [www.5dconference.com] which will explore the interaction of creativity and technology in film, television and games.

MWA has been a major participant in the Academy Awards® public relations campaigns for 29 films that have been nominated for Best Picture Oscars®. Seven of these films have gone on to win, including the 2005 Best Picture winner “CRASH,” from Lionsgate. This same year Murray Weissman & Associates were Academy Award? consultants on Sony Pictures’ “MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA,” which garnered three Oscars®.

In 2007 MWA continued its relationship with the Weinstein Company, participating in the awards campaigns for “Grace is Gone,” “The Great Debaters,” and “Sicko.” The company campaigned for the Best Picture nominee “There Will Be Blood” (Paramount/Vantage), and for “Away From Her” and “3:10 to Yuma” for Lionsgate.

The company also represented AMC in their 2007 Emmy® campaign for “Broken Trail” which won four Emmys®. MWA is also working with AMC on their breakaway hit series “Mad Men,” winner of two Golden Globes and a Peabody award and its new series, “Breaking Bad.” IFC has retained the firm to campaign on behalf of “At the Death House Door,” a documentary contender for Emmy® and Oscar® recognition, as well as other series.

In recent years documentaries have become more abundant, more exciting and they are attracting larger audiences. Murray Weissman & Associates are acknowledged experts in publicizing this specialty area. The producers of Genesis Award winner “Sharkwater” retained the firm for its pre-qualifying theatrical roll-out in 2007. For the 2006 awards season they consulted on “Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing,” for The Weinstein Company, and “Deliver Us From Evil,” “Leonard Cohen: I’m Your Man” and “The U.S. Versus John Lennon” for Lionsgate.

Murray Weissman, Founder
Murray Weissman has been an independent marketing and public relations executive with his own company since 1981. He previously was an officer of the corporation and executive in charge of the motion picture press department of Universal Pictures for 10 years (1966-76). He served as project director in charge of advertising, publicity and promotion on Steven Spielberg's "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" and performed major public relations work on six Spielberg films. Earlier he was a press and publicity executive with the ABC and CBS Television networks in Hollywood as well as for Columbia Pictures, Lorimar Productions (now Warner Bros. Television) and TV Guide. (more...)

Rick Markovitz, Executive Vice President

Rick Markovitz has worked in executive-level positions with global advertising agencies, major entertainment companies, as well as leading technology-based firms for more than 25 years. Having started in the movie business as a fieldman for Columbia Pictures before jumping into the online world, Rick offers clients innovation combined with showmanship.  Rick’s role at MWA is to help integrate overall communications programs with traditional and online channels.

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Leonard Morpurgo, Vice President

Leonard Morpurgo was previously international vice president of Rogers & Cowan Public Relations, head of international marketing for Universal Studios and held similar positions at CBS Theatrical Films and Lorimar Pictures. Before coming to the United States he was director of European publicity and promotion for Columbia Pictures. (more...)

Lindajo Loftus, Vice President

Before joining MWA, Lindajo Loftus handled publicity for numerous musical artists, television programs, special events, corporate entities and labor organizations. She has worked for the Academy Awards® telecast, Primetime Emmy® Awards, Grammy® telecasts and Grammy Legends® show. (more...)