Najla Zaidi

Najla Zaidi is an award-winning screenwriter and director. She is a fellow of the American Film Institute and has earned an MFA from UCLA.

Honors & Awards

Semifinalist, Define 1497 - MARYAM - 2025

Winner, MPAC Wise Entertainment Lab - BULL'SEYE - 2018

Winner, Telly Awards - DEAR MOM - 2015

Winner, Aurora Best of Show - DEAR MOM - 2015

Non-WGA/Caucus-only Member

Female, Asian, 55+

ETERNAL SPRING

Drama - A Passage to India/Vanity Fair

When an Emperor’s beloved is forced into a marriage with his nemesis while he is away at war, he must risk losing his Empire to get her back.

A SLIP IN TIME

Dramedy - 13 Going on 30/Big

When a woman falls back in time, she must relive her high school sagas to change her bleak future.

BULLSEYE

TV drama pilot - Percy Jackson/KOAS

When the End of Days is fast approaching, the gods must find a way to reverse the hourglass of time or face total annihilation.

Character-driven, Romantic, Historical/Alternative History, International

Female, Asian, 55+

unrepped