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< Back Krystyna Łoboda Krystyna@MBKProductions.com 310-426-0008 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1346468/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 Krystyna Łoboda began her career as writer/director in live theatre. Over the years, her work has been seen on stages in London, New York, Edinburgh, Los Angeles, and Prague. Subsequently, she began shifting her focus to film and television. Her feature sci-fi thriller DOLL is under option with Dark Matter Ent. She has written for BLACK VEIL, a Southern Gothic anthology produced by the creators of Blair Witch. Adaptation of sci-fi novel SILICON MAN is in development with Code Ent. Dramedy 23 & GREEK is in pre-production with Jihane Mrad directing. And Krystyna's feature directorial debut RITES & WRONGS is in development with London Pacific. Krystyna is a fellow of the 2021 NYWIFT Meryl Streep Writer's Lab. She is a Nicholl semifinalist, NBC-Universal Writer's Program finalist, and a Blacklist Featured Writer. Honors & Awards Featured Writer, Blacklist - EIDOLA - 2024 Finalist, NBC-Universal Writer's Lab - DOLL - 2020 Semifinalist, Nicholl Fellowship - RITES & WRONGS - 2019 non-WGA Female, 40+ EIDOLA (Sci-fi thriller feature, Comps - THE PERIPHERAL, MINORITY REPORT, STRANGE DAYS ) A naive socialite and a handyman get tangled up in a deadly conspiracy to destroy an autocratic metaverse. DOLL (Sci-fi thriller feature, Comps - EX MACHINA, I ROBOT, BLADE RUNNER) When a domestic android commits suicide, an insurance claim investigator develops a destructive obsession concerning the robot's human family. RESTORATION (Sci-fi fantasy one hour pilot, Comps - GAME OF THRONES, DUNE, FOUNDATION) In a distant future, a last surviving descendant of a fallen dynasty impersonates her brother to reclaim her family's throne, thus plunges humanity into pan-galactic war. Character-driven, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Psychological, Limited Series, Dark Female, 40+ unrepped

< Back Sarah de Leon sarahdeleon1616@gmail.com Sarah de Leon is a San Diego based writer, producer, and performer with a passion for character-driven storytelling that shines a light on marginalized voices. Her original TV pilot, ""Another High School Sitcom"" ,earned Best Teleplay at the Oregon Short Film Festival and placed as a quarterfinalist at the Filmmatic TV Pilot Awards. Sarah has also written three award-winning short films, produced two independent feature films, and developed three limited web series. Each reflects her talent and passion for crafting sharp narratives that highlight diverse stories. With the goal of becoming a showrunner, Sarah is driven by a love for stories that blend humor with humanity by celebrating resilience, challenging stereotypes, and giving underrepresented perspectives the space to thrive. When she isn't behind the scenes as a writer or producer, Sarah brings her storytelling to the stage as the burlesque performer Sweet Serendipity. Through everything she does, she hopes to bring more joy to the entertainment industry. Honors & Awards Best Teleplay Comedy, Oregon Short Film Festival - ANOTHER HIGH SCHOOL SITCOM - 2021 Quarterfinalist, Filmmatic TV Pilot Awards - ANOTHER HIGH SCHOOL SITCOM - 2021 Best Dramedy, Mindfield Film Festival - BRUTAL AFFAIRS - 2017 non-WGA Female, BIPOC, Southeast Asian/Pacific Islander ANOTHER HIGH SCHOOL SITCOM Musical - Comedy - Coming of Age - TV Pilot An aspiring pop star with extreme stage fright joins her high school choir run by the queen-bee president. Character-driven, Female-centric, BIPOC-centric, Romantic, Fantasy, Historical/Alternative History, Coming-of-Age, Silly Female, BIPOC, Southeast Asian/Pacific Islander unrepped

< Back Susan Brunig suze866@gmail.com Susan Brunig fell in love with cinema while studying experimental film at Binghamton University. Her scripts have won multiple awards and fellowships. She is a Cinestory Fellowship winner, Nicholl Fellowship semifinalist, and a NYWIFT Writers Lab alum who focuses on female-driven narratives. With a day job in Post Production at Pixar, Susan is immersed daily in an environment devoted to rigorous storytelling and art-making. She is an unflinching examiner of human behavior through the lens of story and is committed to the power and necessity of diverse stories and characters in these tumultuous times. Honors & Awards Official selection - The Women’s List - THE SURVEILLANCE OF ORDINARY THINGS - 2024 Winner - Cinestory Fellowship -THE SURVEILLANCE OF ORDINARY THINGS - 2020
 Top 50 Semifinalist - The Academy Nicholl Fellowship - THE SURVEILLANCE OF ORDINARY THINGS - 2021 non-WGA Female, 40+ GENERATION ZED Indie Feature - Drama When the teenage daughter of a famous mommy-blogger falls in love with a homeless teen who lives under the freeway, she must confront her privilege and fight for a better world during the chaos that was 2020. THE SURVEILLANCE OF ORDINARY THINGS Indie Feature - Drama A suburban housewife in the midst of an existential crisis decides to run away and end it all, but when she stumbles upon an unplugged community of creative misfits, she rediscovers the artist she once was. HARD IS THE GOOD One hour Pilot - Drama It is 1926. The Jazz Age, the Harlem Renaissance and Prohibition are in full swing. When three young women enter a controversial summer school for factory workers, they must face their fears, their biases, and their dreams head on. Character-driven, Female-centric, Bittersweet Female, 40+ unrepped

< Back Nerris Nassiri nerrisnassiri@gmail.com Nerris is a first-generation writer/director committed to crafting bold, original musical films that celebrate his Latino and Asian heritage. Beyond writing, Nerris was the director and host of the Aputure YouTube channel, which, after surpassing 200,000 subscribers, earned the YouTube Creator Award for education in filmmaking. His short films have screened at numerous festivals, and his commercial collaborations with Disney, Cirque du Soleil, The Hype House, and The Mighty have amassed over 750 million views. A UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television graduate, Nerris was the founding president of the university's chapter of Delta Kappa Alpha, the nation’s premiere cinematic arts fraternity. He has been awarded fellowships with The Disruptors, the Minorities in Film Branded Lab, a bespoke fellowship with The Black List, and is a Theatre Now Musical Writing Lab Fellow. Beyond filmmaking, Nerris has lived many lives—piloting airplanes, serving as the photographer for the Mayor of L.A., and performing stand-up at The Comedy Store (where he once opened for John Mayer). Driven by a vision to push the boundaries of musical storytelling, Nerris is redefining the coming-of-age genre with films that spotlight women, BIPOC, and LGBTQ+ protagonists overcoming adversity. See more of his work at www.nerrisnassiri.com. Honors & Awards Winner, Black List Musical Film Fellowship - NO TE OLVIDES Finalist, Austin Film Festival - THE TEACHER Semifinalist, 1497 Lab - KEY CHANGE non-WGA BIPOC, Latinx, Indigenous/Native American, Middle Eastern, Asian, Multi-Ethnic, Disabled NO TE OLVIDES (Latinx Family Musical — MAMMA MIA! meets THE FAREWELL ) When a timid closeted Chicana takes her rambunctious dying grandmother back to their ancestral Mexican village, they both get more than they bargained for when they each start unusual romances that will reveal long-held secrets. KEY CHANGE (Family Dramedy — TICK TICK BOOM meets INSTRUCTIONS NOT INCLUDED ) While preparing for the biggest moment of his career, an overly ambitious and immature music manager is forced to choose between his dreams and his family, when the sudden death of his estranged father leads to the adoption of a sister he never knew he had. THE TEACHER (Coming-of-age Family Drama — THE BREADWINNER meets THE FAREWELL ) To escape her impending arranged marriage, a brilliant Muslim teenager assumes a false identity as a teacher to obtain an American visa and escape the morning of her wedding. Character-driven, Female-centric, BIPOC-centric, Queer, Romantic, Coming-of-Age, YA BIPOC, Latinx, Indigenous/Native American, Middle Eastern, Asian, Multi-Ethnic, Disabled unrepped

< Back Stephen Krespel stephenkrespel@gmail.com IMDB Stephen Krespel is a screenwriter and producer who fled the doldrums of suburbia to play in various rock bands in San Francisco. Ultimately, he ended up bartending in the city for way, way, way too long. But, as it turns out, hanging out with a bunch of real-life raconteurs is a pathway to writing about great characters for the screen. Stephen specializes in light-hearted comedies and heart-pumping action features. Typically, he writes his characters as if they're fireflies in a jar. They emit joyous, life-affirming light while simultaneously experiencing an existential crisis... because they are trapped in a f#cking jar. Stephen learned about filmmaking working on EAST BAY (2022) starring Constance Wu. Since then he’s been a Finalist for the Paramount Writers Mentorship Program, Cinequest, and the Roadmap Writers Top Tier contest. Honors & Awards Paramount Writers Mentorship Program Finalis t - 2023 Austin Film Festival - Semifinalist - 2023 non-WGA Male REKT - A CRYPTOCURRENCY TALE Hour long TV Mystery Drama. It's MR. ROBOT meets BLINDSPOT After a near fatal accident, a San Francisco Tech Bro loses his job, his fiancée, and the password to a cryptocurrency fortune, leaving him only 10 chances to recover the Bitcoins and reboot his life." THE SUBSTITUTES Half hour TV Pilot It's WE ARE LADY PARTS meets SCHOOL OF ROCK When former rock and roll bandmates wind up substitute teaching at the same school, the singer (who everyone hates) tries to get the band back together in an attempt to win NPR's Tiny Desk Contest. " SKATE, SPY, OR DIE Comedy Action Feature BLADES OF GLORY meets THE NAKED GUN When Olympic Gold Medalist Brian Boitano retires from the CIA he sets out to find a soul mate but discovers it might be too late. Luckily, the world faces an evil threat only he can battle, so, he salchows back to the spy game and triple axels his way to true love." Thriller, Western, Historical/Alternative History, Satire, Silly Male unrepped

< Back Conor Dowling cdowling23@yahoo.com Conor is a writer, filmmaker, and creative media producer from Dublin with a Master's degree in Feature Film Production. Conor loves all things horror, folklore and comedy! He is developing an animated series with Ink & Light Studios. He recently optioned an original feature screenplay with Wide Eye Films. Conor's screenplay DARA MCCOOL was awarded development funding from Screen Ireland and won a bursary to attend Stowe Story Labs in Vermont. Conor was also selected as a screenwriting mentee of BAFTA-winning writer Will Collins (Wolfwalkers) for a year long mentorship. In 2024, Conor launched Gemini Dragon, a creative IP development company focused on storytelling across film, TV, podcasting, and graphic novels. He is an award-winning podcaster, known for his hit show Fad Camp. He has written, directed, & produced numerous projects for RTÉ, TG4, and NGOs. His indie shorts & specs have gotten accolades at competitions & festivals worldwide. Conor was awarded Arts Council funding for two novel manuscripts, MONUMENTAL and THE OUTER CIRCLE which was shortlisted for the Irish Writers Centre Novel Fair in 2020. His directorial feature debut mockumentary THE LIGHT OF DAY screened at the Galway Film Fleadh and IFI Horrorthon. Conor has also directed factual entertainment, documentaries, and children’s TV for RTÉ and RTÉ Jr. A skilled camera operator, stills photographer, and video/sound editor. Honors & Awards Top 25, Save The Cat - DARA MCCOOL - 2021 Screen Ireland Bursary Stowe Story Labs - DARA MCCOOL 2021 Semi Finalist Stage 32 Search for New Voices in Animation - DARA MCCOOL - 2021 non-WGA Male DARA MCCOOL Animated, Fantasy, Comedy - How To Train Your Dragon His mother is a magical deer, his brother is the most legendary warrior-poet in all of Irish mythology, and his father has all the knowledge of the world. Yet somehow Dara, an unassuming tailor, is their only hope in the prophetic Great Fight. THE OTHER COUPLE Contained Horror - Funny Games meets Your Sister's Sister ) A struggling couple go to a secluded farmhouse for a long weekend away, but on their first night, they discover another couple staying there in secret who pose a threat to their relationship and their lives. Horror, Coming-of-Age, Animation Male unrepped

< Back Terri C. Viani Rep: James Moorer, james@onemoorer.com IMDB Terri Coduri Viani started her screenwriting career on Disney/ABC's hit show, Brand Spanking New Doug. After Disney, she freelanced in New York City before moving to New England to write for The Westerly (RI) Sun and The Stonebridge Press rural newspaper group while also turning her attention back to screenwriting. She recently sold a romcom to Crown Media and a feature film dramedy to Wilkidoos Productions. Terri lived and traveled around the world as a teen, including Saudi Arabia and the Soviet Union. She spent her high school years at an all-girls boarding school in the English countryside and now resides in Connecticut with one husband and three cats. Terri writes comedies, romcoms, and feel-good dramedies about offbeat characters searching for their misplaced piece of the American dream and a place to call home. WGA Associate Female, 55+ THE LAST VIDEO STORE IN ALASKA Rom-com You've Got Mail meets Always Be My Maybe Childhood sweethearts turned adult enemies find themselves falling for each other again under an intoxicating mix of nostalgia and the Northern Lights when they discover they co-own the last (and failing) video store in Alaska. HANGRY Comedy-Horror The Golden Girls meets The Exorcist Four gutsy seniors vow to battle their small-town mayor and his rapacious plans to develop their tiny bucolic town, unaware the timid mayor has sold his soul to a charming but insatiable demon who promises the mayor the power he craves - in exchange for the flesh of the mayor's enemies." Character-driven, Female-centric, Bittersweet, Silly, Snarky Female, 55+

< Back Jen Bosworth-Ramirez jenbosworthramirez@gmail.com http://www.jenbosworthramirez.com Coverfly Jen Bosworth-Ramirez is a Latina tv/feature writer based in Los Angeles and Chicago. She's a former assistant to Nic Cage-turned therapist for felons-turned writer. The daughter of a fierce Colombian immigrant mom and car thief-turned used car salesman father, Jen writes dark comedies in the adult space and heartfelt, mental health focused television for bridge aged kids. She currently splits her time between Los Angeles and Chicago where she lives with her shy husband and their recalcitrant dog, Doris. Honors & Awards Current Sesame Workshop Writer's Room Fellow Current Unlock Her Potential Mentee of Stacy Traub, Writer/Showrunner (Black Ish, Daisy Jones, The Real O'Neals) non-WGA Female, BIPOC, Latinx, 40+ MAN)DATED 30 min dark, workplace comedy - Breaking Bad x Community When a burnt out therapist, drowning in student debt, is assigned a fresh out of prison, charming, drug kingpin as her new client, she finds herself breaking rules, pushing boundaries, and falling head over heels for a guy whose primary love language is murder. LINDA & CO. 11 minute animated heartfelt comedy for bridge age kids When Linda Romero, a brilliant visual artist, and the daughter of Colombian immigrant parents begins having panic attacks, she learns it's okay to reach out for help. Character-driven, Female-centric, BIPOC-centric, Crime, Coming-of-Age, Children's, Animation, Snarky Female, BIPOC, Latinx, 40+ unrepped

< Back Adam McCulloch adam@adammcculloch.info http://adammcculloch.info As a former travel journalist, with three passports, Adam McCulloch has visited close to 100 countries. He worked on the first Matrix, designed a house featured in the New York Times and (as a nine-year-old) was on the news for solving the Rubik's Cube in record time. He has won industry awards throughout his careers in advertising, journalism and fiction. The stories he’s drawn to involve characters with weird passions such as coin collecting, entomology and old cars. He loves a good heist, especially if the caper crew genuinely struggle to stay together. non-WGA Male, 40+, 55+ SUGAR Feature dark comedy Anora meets The Wolf of Wall Street Raised by a famous porn star, schooled by Hollywood madam, and longtime resident of New York's notorious Chelsea Hotel, this is the amazing true story of Sugar, a broke teenager on a quest to earn more than the biggest swinging dick on Wall Street. " AMERICAN EATER Feature comedy Drive-Away Dolls meets Little Miss Sunshine After being stripped of his U.S. residency, the only way this fussy eater can get it back is to team up with a bombastic competitive eating coach to win the Nathan’s Hotdog Competition. " LONGER Limited series dark comedy Succession meets Severance After inventing a drug that doubles human life expectancy — but only works on men — an ailing patriarch struggles to reconnect with his family, all of whom would prefer him dead." Character-driven, Science, Medical, Sci-Fi, Limited Series, Dark, Bittersweet, Slapstick Male, 40+, 55+ unrepped

< Back Stephen Nolly oldfactoryfilms@gmail.com Sherice Dugan Manager | Sandstone Artists m: (818) 681-8013 e: sherice@sandstoneartists.com https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3575331/ Coverfly The Black List Stephen Nolly is a biracial, Japanese/Jewish Air Force brat who cut his teeth in New York’s theater scene. After graduating from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, he was a resident artist at TriBeCa’s Flea Theater (Drama Desk, OBIE Award). After his start in downtown theater, Stephen found that the film & television world was lacking the diversity of stories that he wanted to tell - and he realized he was the only person suited to tell them. Stephen is currently a Fellow at the RespectAbility Entertainment Lab, a Finalist for the Paramount Writers Mentorship and the Warner Brothers Writers’ Workshop Finalist, was accepted into Soho House Script House Lab (with Barry Jenkins and Lulu Wang), received the CA Individual Artist Fellowship, won the Thriller Genre in the ISA Fast Track Fellowship, and been included on The Naughty List, and The Originals Bureau. His scripts have advanced at the Austin Film Festival, Sundance Episodic & Feature Labs, Slamdance, PAGE, and most recently been a Finalist for Film Pipeline, WeScreenplay Diverse Voices, and the Circle of Confusion Discovery Fellowship. Stephen enjoys high-concept, socially conscious stories, is an amateur locksmith, dabbles in horology (watchmaking), writing musical theater, was a competitive international ballroom dancer, and a member of Mensa. Honors & Awards Fellow - RespectAbility Entertainment Lab - 2024 Finalist - Paramount Writers Mentorship - HOWLIE - 2022 Finalist - Warner Bros. Writers Workshop - CHILMARK, HOWLIE - 2020. 2021 non-WGA Male, BIPOC, Middle Eastern, Asian, Multi-Ethnic, Disabled, 40+ HOWLIE (Hourlong Teen Genre Pilot, Point Break x The Lost Boys) When half-Asian HANNAH arrives in Maui, she longs to be a legendary monster hunter like her father. But when she starts showing signs of lycanthropy, she discovers - she’s not a teenager turning into a werewolf. She’s a wolf that’s been living the past 16 years as a human. CUBA LIBRE (Hourlong Period Action Pilot, Mad Men x Narcos) LOGLINE: Between 1968 and 1972, more than 130 aircraft were hijacked, mostly to Havana, which led to the creation of the federal Sky Marshal program and culminated on November 24, 1971 with the hijacking of a Boeing 727 by man many believe to be a disavowed government agent: DB Cooper. BURAKU (Hourlong Samurai/Yakuza Crime Pilot, Shogun x Tokyo Vice) LOGLINE: An assassin escapes Edo-era Japan’s civil war and his family’s “untouchable” caste by joining the American Confederacy, but his legacy catches up with his modern-day descendant, who seeks to cure his own misfortune amidst Tokyo’s criminal underworld. Character-driven, BIPOC-centric, Thriller, Procedural, Fantasy, Historical/Alternative History, Coming-of-Age, Limited Series Male, BIPOC, Middle Eastern, Asian, Multi-Ethnic, Disabled, 40+ Repped

< Back Stacey Russell staceycampbellrussell@gmail.com http://www.staceyrussell.net Stacey has been writing since she was a kid, when she used to charge her family a quarter to watch her ""shows"" put on with My Little Ponies and DuckTales plushies. Unfortunately her parents still have many of these on video. Stacey writes heavy but quirky character driven stories about outsiders, misfits, and sometimes just all around spectacular failures. A late diagnosis of ADHD and raising a child with Down syndrome, she uses her writing to advocate for those who are deemed ""unworthy"" as they battle to rise above expectations - both society's and their own. Honors & Awards Official Selection, The Women's List - TITS UP - 2025 Semifinalist, Austin Film Festival - YOUNGBLOODS - 2023 Semifinalist, Austin Film Festival - THE OPEN AIR - 2025 non-WGA Female, Disabled, 40+ THE OPEN AIR Dramedy feature LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE x THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON meets HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE To avoid going to a home for adults with disabilities, a young man with Down syndrome tricks his sister into a roadtrip through the South Island of New Zealand to find the rest of their family, and themselves. TITS UP 1 hr dramedy pilot DYING FOR SEX meets WEEDS When a burlesque dancer turned stay at home mom secretly turns to OnlyFans as a way to support her family and reclaim her identity, she gets swept up in the dark realities of online pornography and realizes too late she may be in way over her head. YOUNGBLOODS 1 hr supernatural dramedy pilot SEVERANCE meets ASH VS EVIL DEAD When a stoner, slacker hacker dad discovers the company he works for kidnaps interns and feasts on their blood for immortality, he finally has to get off his ass to prevent his estranged daughter from becoming their next milkshake. Character-driven, Sci-Fi, Horror, Limited Series, Satire, Snarky Female, Disabled, 40+ unrepped

< Back Shaene M. Siders writer@DragonUnderGlass.com http://www.DragonUnderGlass.com Shaene Siders is an IBM-certified computer geek and an award-winning action, science fiction, and fantasy writer. Never read her scripts without a helmet! Her work has reached from the deepest seas (THE OCTONAUTS) to the farthest stars (NASA). A Humanitas Prize nominee, Shaene is a writer of fine explosions who geeks out over swords, sorcery, and superheroes. She recently finished as a staff writer on Cartoon Network’s Young Adult anime series INVINCIBLE FIGHT GIRL and she wrapped 5 seasons as Co-Creator, Head Writer, and Executive Producer for HELLO KITTY AND FRIENDS SUPERCUTE ADVENTURES. (Her show had more explosions than you might think!) You’ll also see her work on MARVEL'S AVENGERS ASSEMBLE, DC SUPER HERO GIRLS, the Emmy-Award-winning NIKO AND THE SWORD OF LIGHT, and LEGO MONKIE KID. Shaene is open to projects with impact. Heartwarming, heart-pounding, or fists-in-face impact. Honors & Awards Finalist Nominee for The Humanitas Prize, Humanitas - NIKO AND THE SWORD OF LIGHT, "The Automatron" - 2020 non-WGA Female, Disabled INNER DEMONS (Supernatural action thriller - Similar to CONSTANTINE or BLADE) In a mental hospital for the possessed, demons torment Dr. Brinkman's patients. Her cure? Invade Hell. With the help of a mysterious, battle-scarred angel, she fights the unrelenting archdemon Belthadar to stop him from unleashing his wrath on Earth. Character-driven, Science, Thriller, Procedural, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Animation, Magical Realism Female, Disabled Unrepped