Independent Writers' Caucus
David Ngo
David Ngo is an engaging screenwriter with a multifaceted writing background. Recently, he was under contract to write animated feature screenplays at DreamWorks Animation and Illumination Entertainment as a cohort of the inaugural Universal Animation Writing Program. With prior experiences in copywriting and script reading, David is a communications specialist with expertise in creative consultation, content programming, and podcasts.
As a filmmaker, David directed THE QUEEN FROM VIRGINIA, an award-winning feature documentary chronicling his aunt’s journey from war refugee to beauty queen as she competed in a national pageant for women over 60. David is also an honoree of NBC Writers on the Verge, Project:Involve, and the Visual Communications Armed with a Camera fellowship. His screenwriting has earned him a Top 75 distinction from The Tracking Board and a CAPE New Writers Award. David has worked for several media companies including Netflix, NBCUniversal, HBO, and Disney+.
Outside of writing, David serves as an Asian American Studies lecturer at Cal State Fullerton and hosts the cathartic podcast series Best Story I Never Told.
Honors & Awards
Universal Animation Writing Program - 2021
Hollywood Reporter Article
Top 75, Tracking Board Feature Competition - BOY BANDS TO MEN - 2018
non-WGA
Male, BIPOC, Asian, Southeast Asian/Pacific Islander
NOT SCHOOL FOR SCHOOL
(1/2 Hour Comedy - THE WONDER YEARS meets FRESH OFF THE BOAT)
When California’s Prop 187 bans undocumented children from public schools, a free-spirited middle schooler and her uptight brother handle the threat of deportation in opposing ways.
BOY BANDS TO MEN
(Feature Comedy - PITCH PERFECT meets POPSTAR: NEVER STOP NEVER STOPPING)
A washed-up R&B heartthrob attempts to manage his estranged son for an audition for the first K-pop boy band comprised of only non-Koreans for the hope of a substantial commission.
Character-driven, BIPOC-centric, Coming-of-Age, YA, Animation, Satire
Male, BIPOC, Asian, Southeast Asian/Pacific Islander
unrepped