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< Back Danielle Weinberg Attorney: Mark S. Temple, (310) 888-0044, mst@entatty.com http://WrittenByDanielleWeinberg.com IMDb Writer, producer, and director Danielle Weinberg won The Script Lab's 2024 Free Screenplay Contest with her feature screenplay COASTAL WATCH, which placed first out of more than 15,000 scripts. She recently sold an original romcom feature script, and her play MURDER, PARTY OF TEN was featured in the 2023 New Works Festival of the Long Beach Shakespeare Company. Danielle’s directorial debut is the sci-fi short film INVASION ’53, starring Jeffrey Combs. On its festival run now, the movie had its world premiere at the Oscar-qualifying Cinequest Film Festival and has been selected by more than forty film festivals, including the 2025 Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival in San Diego. To date, INVASION '53 has won twenty awards, including the top juried award at five festivals and two audience awards. A graduate of the Writing Seminars at the Johns Hopkins University, Danielle earned an M.F.A. in Feature Film Screenwriting from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. She worked in development for Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci (STAR TREK, SLEEPY HOLLOW), Orlando Jones and Legion of Creatives. Danielle is currently developing several independent features as a multi-hyphenate at Catoctin Pictures. Her projects are highly commercial, with modest budgets, in genres that have worldwide appeal. Danielle's influences include Steve Martin, Mel Brooks, and Steven Spielberg. Honors & Awards Winner of The Script Lab's 2024 TSL Free Screenplay Contest - COASTAL WATCH - 2024 The Best of the IWC - COASTAL WATCH - 2025 The Best of the IWC - IRL - 2024 non-WGA Female, 40+ COASTAL WATCH (Feature) In the vein of Hitchcock’s REAR WINDOW: A recently traumatized teen witnesses a murder in the beach house across the street, but when no one believes her, she seeks out the answers herself and becomes locked in a deadly cat-and-mouse game with a man who will stop at nothing to protect his secret. CRIMINAL CARE (Feature) To pay for his mother's nursing care, a cash-strapped medical resident moonlights as a doctor for criminals but finds himself trapped in a ruthless world he may never escape. CURIOSITY (Pilot – comps: CASTLE, VERONICA MARS) Sherlock Holmes with a sci-fi twist: An outgoing young undergrad teams with a brilliant but socially inept A.I. researcher to solve baffling murder cases — and gradually comes to realize that her genius partner is the world's first android. Character-driven, Female-centric, Thriller, Procedural, Romantic, Sci-Fi, Coming-of-Age, YA Female, 40+ unrepped

< Back Marina Quintero marinaqwrites@gmail.com IMDB Marina is a Mexican-American comedy writer, born and raised in Pasadena. She was staffed on the Disney Channel's JUST ROLL WITH IT. She is a graduate of the 2019/2020 ABC Writers Program and has a background in stand up and theatre. She began her career as an actress and quickly realized she didn’t want to adhere to the stereotypical roles the industry set for her. Wanting to change the narrative for other underrepresented women, she decided she'd write for them. When Marina’s not in the writers room, she keeps busy raising her two year old daughter and telling jokes on stage about raising her two year old daughter. Her friends call her Mari and her mom calls her everyday. She answers to both. Honors & Awards Semifinalist, UCLA Extension Television Pilot Writing Competition- INSIDE OUT - 2016 WGA Female, BIPOC, Latinx, Multi-Ethnic, 40+ PARTY GIRL Half hour comedy - SINGLE DRUNK FEMALE meets THE MINDY PROJECT Giana, a party-loving beer sales rep in her 30s, must face her chaotic lifestyle when she becomes a godmother and confronts the possibility of never having children. THE CENTER Half hour comedy - ABBOTT ELEMENTARY meets COMMUNITY When 28 year old aspiring actress Lils gets served for unpaid school loans, she decides to participate in a loan forgiveness program at the community center that, for better or worse, raised her. SOAP MONEY Half hour dramedy - THIS FOOL meets ATYPICAL When a smooth-talking ex-con is released from prison after a seven year stint, he must play the role of “nanny” to his autistic nephew in order to appease his no-nonsense sister, as he begins his road to redemption. Character-driven, Female-centric, BIPOC-centric, Romantic, Coming-of-Age, Dark, Silly, Snarky Female, BIPOC, Latinx, Multi-Ethnic, 40+ unrepped

< Back Kelly Jo Brick kellyjobrick@gmail.com https://kellyjobrick.com Kelly Jo Brick is a TV crime, mystery and procedural writer who digs into the layers and complexities of humanity, underdogs and justice, an exploration which is fueled by her specialized training in criminal behavior and intelligence. A Sundance fellow and alum of the Women In Film Writer/Showrunner Mentoring Program, Kelly Jo writes Bricks By Brick, an interview series for Cocktails and Movies that highlights the art and craft of making TV and film and spotlights the hard-working creatives bringing these projects to life. Originally from a small town in the heart of Wisconsin’s dairy country, Kelly Jo is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin with degrees in creative writing and English. While at the UW, she played trombone in the highly acclaimed University of Wisconsin Marching Band. After winning the Scriptapalooza TV competition and writing the Telly Award-winning film, PAUSE, she relocated to Los Angeles where she is the Vice Chair of the WGAW Genre Committee. WGA Associate Member Female THE RIDGE (TV Crime Drama) A Las Vegas FBI agent exposes corruption in the police department of her suburban Pittsburgh hometown, resulting in her being appointed interim chief, set with the task of chasing down a powerful drug ring while also having to survive her wildly dysfunctional family. Character-driven, Crime, Thriller, Procedural Female unrepped

< Back Heather Ragsdale Heatherragsdale@outlook.com Heather Ragsdale is the product of two hippies who moved to the wilderness of Northern California with a dream of living off the land. A childhood spent without electronics fueled her imagination. Not only did she read everything she could get her hands on, but the stage became her second home. Following high school, she was hired to teach foster teens improvisational skills as a way to recognize cycles of abuse. It gave her insight into the generations of women in her own family who had found a way to rise above their circumstances. As such, her scripts tend to revolve around survivors who choose to re-frame and re-write their stories. Inspired by the transformative power of storytelling, Heather moved to LA where she received her undergraduate degree from Occidental College in theater. Heather worked her way up from stage managing to producing new plays to directing. She returned to USC to get her Master’s degree in film production where she won a D.G.A. Award and a Student Emmy. Heather went on to work as a writer’s assistant for Toni Graphia and Ronald D. Moore. Her scripts have won and placed in CineStory, The Writers Lab, Final Draft Big Break, PAGE, Nicholl Fellowships, Austin Film Festival, and the Sundance labs. Although her “wild” days are behind her, Heather carries a little bit of that off-the-beaten path attitude that celebrates what it means to be human no matter who you are or where your journey takes you. non-WGA Female PRESERVATION (hour long drama - Yellowstone, Friday Night Lights ) The daughter of a tree-hugging activist, and the son of a blue-collar logger, unexpectedly fall in love behind enemy lines just as corporate betrayal reignites tensions between their warring families in the small town of Preservation, California. LIES WE TELL (feature - Gone Girl, Orphan ) After her own life is disrupted by the arrival of a foster child, a woman discovers that the boy’s entire family was brutally murdered while he lie sleeping. Now, she must solve the crime in order to unravel the truth: Is the boy she has taken in an innocent child or a cold-hearted killer? THE LIONESS (hour long historical drama - The Tutors, Vikings ) Noblewoman. Devoted mother. Loyal wife. Pirate. Jeanne de Clisson gave up everything to become one of the most ruthless pirates to ever set sail on the English Channel in order to avenge her husband’s death after he was executed by the French crown. Character-driven, Female-centric, Thriller, Romantic, Psychological, Historical/Alternative History Female unrepped

< Back Elizabeth Ditty izzi.ditty@gmail.com - Rep: Seth Nagel 816-547-8990 Having grown up on Disney & Days of Our Lives, Elizabeth Ditty fell for rule-bending escapism & fairytale love stories early on. Now she writes across genres about earnest characters struggling through coming-of-middle-age crises (& usually finding romance along the way). She's a former Story Incubator fellow and has been an Austin Film Festival semifinalist. Elizabeth is based in Kansas City where she's raising two rule-bending children of her own. She’s repped by Seth Nagel. non-WGA Female, 40+ THAT BITCH Feature | Horror Comedy OFFICE SPACE x THE EXORCIST When three burned-out coworkers are kidnapped by their toxic boss, they must troubleshoot their way to escape before she feeds them to her demon-possessed corgi. 'TIS THE GODDAMN SEASON Feature | Christmas Romantic Comedy IT'S CHRISTMAS, CAROL! x SWEET HOME ALABAMA When she returns to her Christmas-obsessed hometown for the first time in 15 years, a soap opera star on the verge of a career breakthrough must face the lover she left behind — and whether she made a mistake all those years ago. THE FAMILY JEWELS Feature | Dramedy THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU x SABRINA In the days before their mother’s funeral, a newly-jilted former trust fund kid leaves her siblings in the lurch when she embarks on an emergency road trip to discover the truth about her parents’ marriage, her mother’s massive jewelry collection, and herself. Character-driven, Female-centric, Romantic, Horror, Coming-of-Age Female, 40+ repped

< Back Kelly Asher KellyxAsher@gmail.com LinkedIn Kelly is a Writers Guild Initiative alumna and award-winning screenwriter whose visceral, character-driven work has earned recognition across genres. She serves on the Advisory Board for a local college's Film Department and is a film festival judge, roles she genuinely enjoys and takes pride in. Her storytelling centers on morally complex characters and emotional intensity, with a passion for uplifting underserved voices through bold, innovative narratives. Kelly thrives in collaborative environments and is drawn to thought-provoking projects that challenge both audience and artist. Kelly’s writing is shaped by an impoverished upbringing that included a terminally ill mother, an outlaw biker father, and an undeniably haunted house. A stroke survivor, she brings resilience and depth to her storytelling, finding the dark, the unsettling, and sometimes the deliciously uncomfortable. Honors & Awards Top 3 Winner, Killer Shorts Horror Short Screenplay Competition - DON'T BLINK - 2024 Best Short Screenplay, HorrOrigins - WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS - 2024 Top 50 Selection, ISA x Script Pipeline Great Pitch Competition - SIDESHOW - 2025 Non-WGA/Caucus-only Member Female, LGBTQ+, Disabled DON'T BLINK Feature - Horror - TALK TO ME x BIRD BOX When a group of unsuspecting teens discovers a mysterious Ouija board, it reveals an impossible warning and unleashes a sinister entity hell-bent on enacting deadly consequences. ROO Pilot - Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller - THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE x THE BABADOOK As the fabric of reality unravels around her, a mother battles paranoia and paradoxes in the ultimate fight for her 7-year-old son, who befriends a mysteriously masked woman he claims lives in his closet. Character-driven, Female-centric, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Psychological, Horror, Dark, Bittersweet Female, LGBTQ+, Disabled unrepped

< Back Jami Brandli jamibrandli@gmail.com http://www.jamibrandli.com Coverfly Jami Brandli has developed TV projects for Fish Ladder and Jonathan Steinberg and Dan Shotz, and was a finalist for the Disney/ABC Writing Program. She’s an award-winning playwright whose storytelling is inspired by the chaos of growing up in her family’s Italian restaurant in Jersey, her love of myths, mysteries and magical realism, her background in education and her desire to bring to light the lives of extraordinary people who you most likely never heard of. She is the winner of the 2023 Jane Chambers Award and the Stanley Drama Award for her play The Magician’s Sister. Her play BLISS (or Emily Post is Dead!) was named on The Kilroys List and was a LA Times Critics’ Choice. Her work has been produced/developed at New Dramatists, NY Theatre Workshop, Women’s Voices Theater Festival, Center Theatre Group, among other venues. Additional accolades: 2022 Center Theatre Group Writer’s Workshop. Nominated for Best Playwriting for an Original Play; Los Angeles Ovation Awards. Humanitas Prize PLAY LA playwright fellow. Finalist for the PEN Literary Award for Drama. Upcoming play productions/presentations for 2025: The Magician’s Sister at Center for the Arts at Kayenta, St. George, UT. O: A Rhapsody in Divorce at Outside In Theatre, LA. The Romeo and Juliet Senior Citizens Project at Coachella Valley Rep. She has her MFA from Emerson College and teaches dramatic writing at Lesley University's low-residency MFA program. Visit her website for more info about upcoming projects. Honors & Awards The Jane Chambers Playwriting Award - Winner - The Magician's Sister - 2023 The Writers Lab supported by Meryl Streep - Quarterfinalist - MADAM - 2022 non-WGA Female, 40+ THE GUARDIANSHIP Feature - Buffy meets The Karate Kid with a side of Beowulf Outsider teen Ellie is shocked to discover her family are Guardians, secret warriors who protect their town from evil creatures hell-bent on killing humans. As she's mentored by her stern grandmother, Ellie struggles to be a “normal” teen while training to save humanity. HOPE Hour YA sci-fi thriller Set in the near future, HOPE is LOST in a sanatorium with an unlikely female teen hero who goes from party girl to one badass fighter tasked with gathering a motley crew to save the world from a superbug and a corporate government conspiracy. MADAM Hour drama Based on the extraordinary life of Norma Wallace. New Orleans, 1934. When Alvin Karpis, FBI’s “most wanted”, overstays his welcome at Norma’s brothel, she makes a secret deal with the FBI to help capture Karpis. With one false move, Norma could not only lose everything she has fought for…but also her life. Character-driven, Female-centric, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Historical/Alternative History, Coming-of-Age, YA, Magical Realism Female, 40+ unrepped

< Back Jennifer Vandever jrvandever@gmail.com http://www.jennifervandever.com Jennifer Vandever is an author, screenwriter, and educator born and raised in Portland, Oregon. She's the author of the novel THE RONTE PROJECT, published by Random House (US) and Simon & Schuster (UK) and translated into Spanish, Italian, and Polish. The Bronte Project was also optioned for film by director Nisha Ganatra (LATE NIGHT, THE HIGH NOTE). A second novel, American Tango was published in 2016. She has optioned numerous screenplays to both independent and studio-based producers. She's a graduate of Columbia University's MFA program, has written film criticism for The Village Voice and was the co-screenwriter of the film JUST ONE TIME. Vandever is an adjunct professor teaching courses in Screenwriting, Screwball & Romantic Comedy, and Women in Film for Emerson College's Los Angeles program as well as its MFA program in Dramatic Writing. non-WGA Female, Over 40 OCTOBER SURPRISE (Romantic Comedy Feature - THE LONG SHOT meets CRAZY, STUPID LOVE) A governor's wife runs against him after she discovers an affair. SPEARFISH (Comedy Feature - comps: ALWAYS BE MY MAYBE, SWEET HOME ALABAMA) A disgraced Washington political aide returns to her rural hometown of Spearfish as its mayor, rekindling an old romance while confronting an international incident with Finland. EDENDALE (TV Drama - think BABYLON or MAD MEN) A young woman in 1922 Hollywood discovers the darker, less glamorous side of Hollywood's early beginnings as an aspiring director who becomes involved with a closeted male movie star. Character-driven, Female-centric, Romantic, Bittersweet Female, Over 40 unrepped

< Back Virtic Emil Brown virtic@artiststudioprods.com http://www.imdb.me/virticemilbrown Virtic Emil Brown is a writer/filmmaker. She is a part of the disabled community. Her recent screenplay FREE! was a recipient of Sundance Accessible Future Initiative. It is currently in development. Some of her writing credits include WILL UNPLUGGED (Randall Park), HINDSIGHT, and YOU’LL NEVER MEET MY NEW FRIENDS. Virtic’s film ON TOUR screened at the 70th Venice International Film Festival’s library. Since then, she has written and directed plays performed in festivals at EST/LA and The Vagrancy Theater. Virtic worked for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences as the Oscar’s Press Guide Manager, handling domestic and international media outlets. Virtic recently directed two films for the Easterseals. She is currently shooting her feature documentary MLICSU starring Lee Pugsley. Virtic is also an actress who also appeared in shows like HOW TO HACK BIRTH CONTROL, THE SHIELD, and WITHOUT A TRACE. She is a Board Member of The Classical Theatre Lab. She is currently appearing as a core Foundation Worker on the new TV show LOOT. WGA Associate Member Female, BIPOC, Black, Disabled FREE! (Indie Feature Musical - think ONCE) In the final six days of their child’s life, the Bradys must confront their past, leading them to realize this is not the life God wanted for them when He gave their souls a body. Character-driven, Female-centric, BIPOC-centric, Thriller, Psychological, Coming-of-Age, YA, Naturalistic Female, BIPOC, Black, Disabled unrepped

< Back Mary Albanese Marydalbanese@aol.com - Manager: Justin@BohemiaEnt.com " IMDB The Black List Mary Albanese is an optioned screenwriter repped by Bohemia Group. A former arctic explorer and glass-ceiling-breaker, she is passionate about writing character-driven stories that shine a light on female empowerment, in a variety of genres. A Black List recommend writer, their reviews of her work rank her among their top 1%. Honors & Awards Quarterfinalist, Nicholl Fellowship - THE WILD HEART OF ALASKA - 2024 Quarterfinalist, Final Draft's Big Break - DEVIL'S WEED - 2025 Bronze, WRPN Women International Film Festival - THE CHRISTMAS REINDEER - 2021" WGA Female, 40+ THE WILD HEART OF ALASKA Adventure, True Story, Biopic WILD meets HIDDEN FIGURES In 1978, a New York science nerd no one will hire spends her last dime on a one-way flight to the new state of Alaska to take on the dangerous man's world of mapping uncharted rock types of some of the world's most rugged and remote mountains. DEVIL'S WEED Horror GET OUT meets ROSEMARY'S BABY A women desperate to have a baby finds her miracle pregnancy is caused by a demon who sources his 'seed' from her local cemetery. THE CHRISTMAS REINDEER Rom-Com with original songs PRANCER meets E.T . - The Musical! A city woman who has lost her Christmas spirit finds a baby reindeer and must work with a love-shy country man to save it. Character-driven, Female-centric, BIPOC-centric, Thriller, Romantic, Horror, Bittersweet Female, 40+ repped

< Back Bettina Lopez Mendoza bettina.lopez.mendoza@gmail.com Coverfly Having spent her childhood moving across borders, first to Mexico then to the U.S., Bettina has always been fascinated by reality as a subjective construct. Her work often centers underdog characters who challenge the limits the world imposes on them. After studying Psychology and Screenwriting at the University of Southern California, Bettina worked with and mentored under director Michael Gracey (“The Greatest Showman"), helping develop and produce works for commercials, film, theater, and animation. Most notably, it was through this close collaboration that she learned how to push the limits of cinematic storytelling through visual language. During this time, Bettina also had the opportunity to shadow Academy Award-winning screenwriter Michael Arndt (“Little Miss Sunshine”). These experiences led to Bettina’s first writing assignments, including adapting Tom Fletcher’s best-selling novel “The Christmasaurus,” co-writing Netflix’s animated film “Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie,” and showrunning Audible’s Ambie Award-winning fiction podcast “PREVIA: A Tech Heist,” which she also directed. Currently, Bettina oversees the fiction slate at Sonoro Media, where she has developed and story edited over 20 fiction podcasts. Most recently, Bettina completed her debut short film “Más Allá,” a live-action coming-of-innocence tale, which uses magical realism to explore the power of imagination in a young girl’s will to survive. The film is set to make its festival premiere in 2025. Honors & Awards Ambie Award for Best Fiction Podcast, The Podcast Academy – PREVIA: A TECH HEIST – 2024 Semifinalist, ScreenCraft Film Fund, ScreenCraft – MÁS ALLÁ – 2023 non-WGA Female, BIPOC, Latinx VIVAS Dark Comedy, Crime, Mystery - The White Lotus & Big Little Lies When a Y2K New Year’s Eve party leaves a dead body in its wake, four upper class women in Mexico City become the prime suspects. THIS WICKED WORLD Dark Comedy, Crime - Fargo & Burn After Reading Set in 1977 after the real-life kidnapping of Charlie Chaplin’s corpse from his grave, this dark comedy pins incompetent criminals against incompetent detectives, while a grieving widow finds bizarre comfort in what seems to be her late husband’s final practical joke. WILD ONES Coming-of-Age, Dramedy - The Kings of Summer & Hunt for the Wilderpeople When a cynical, young girl who suffers from paralyzing climate anxiety learns she was adopted from a Native American community, she sets off to find her biological grandmother. Character-driven, Female-centric, BIPOC-centric, Thriller, Psychological, Coming-of-Age, Animation, Magical Realism Female, BIPOC, Latinx unrepped

< Back Kimberley Ann Sparks kim@kimsparks.com http://www.kimsparks.com Kimberley Ann Sparks is an award-winning writer who works in film, television, video games, and podcasts. She’s written episodes of preschool series which have been broadcast on Treehouse, TVO, and BBC Kids. Kim’s scripts have placed in a number of screenwriting contests, including the The Writers’ Lab NYC, Page Awards, and she was selected to be a participant in the 2024 Stowe Story Labs Connemara Writers’ Retreat. Kim also writes scripts and dialogue for AAA video games, and she has worked on games such as Assassin’s Creed Odyssey and Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. Kim has an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia. She is also a graduate of the Canadian Film Centre’s Prime Time Television Program and UCLA’s Professional Screenwriting Program. She teaches screenwriting at Toronto Metropolitan University. Honors & Awards IWC Best Of Selection - THE BONUS DAY - 2026 Quarter-finalist, Creative Screenwriting Unique Voices - PILGRIMS: STORIES FROM THE MOUNTAIN - 2025 Quarter-finalist, Emerging Screenwriters Competition - PILGRIMS: STORIES FROM THE MOUNTAIN - 2025 Quarter-finalist, The Writers Lab NYC - PILGRIMS: STORIES FROM THE MOUNTAIN - 2024 non-WGA Female, 55+ PILGRIMS: STORIES FROM THE MOUNTAIN (Feature Drama) A 22-year-old physics major is called to join a pilgrimage that she doesn’t believe in and which no one has ever returned from. We follow her journey as she encounters others affected by the Pilgrims while this mysterious calling compels her up the mountain. THE BONUS DAY (Feature drama) An elderly man and woman meet at a euthanasia clinic. When their deaths are unexpectedly postponed, they spend the day together, fall in love, then must decide if they should go through with their procedures. Character-driven, Female-centric, Medical, YA, Children's, Animation, Bittersweet Female, 55+ I am not currently repped.