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    Anne Woods is an energetic mutli-hyphenate (Actress, Producer, Writer) who has had films at the Cannes Film Festival, Cancun Golden Egg Festival, among others, and is currently in pre-production for her next 2 films. She has studied and acted all over the USA, including at the Circle in the Square Theatre School in NYC, and Second City and iO Chicago. Anne plays a silly and sweet, quirky and innocent girl, and will be the first one to show you where everything is in Trader Joe’s.1 Articles

    Melissa Silverstein is the founder and editor of Women and Hollywood. She is the Artistic Director and co-founder of the Athena Film Festival -- A Celebration of Women and Leadership -- at Barnard College in NYC. The fifth annual festival will take place from February 5-8, 2015. Melissa was selected to be a film envoy for the American Film Showcase, the major film diplomacy program of the U.S. Department of State. And she recently published the first book from Women and Hollywood, In Her Voice: Women Directors Talk Directing, which is a compilation of over 40 interviews that have appeared on the site. She has a regular column on Forbes.com, and has written for The Washington Post, NY Times, More Magazine and has been featured on CNN, the BBC as well as in Newsweek, Salon, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, NY Times, and many other publications. She was a contributor to The Tattooed Girl: The Enigma of Stieg Larsson and the Secrets Behind the Most Compelling Thriller of Our Time.1 Articles

    M&J created the short film, MENTAL, an official selection of the Danforth Short Film Festival, the Philip K. Dick Film Festival, the WIFTV Festival, and the Short Circuit: Pacific Rim Film Festival where it won for cinematography, editing and, lead performance. MENTAL screened at the Covellite International Film Festival where it won ‘Achievement in Filmmaking Best Short Form’ and the Vancouver Short Film Festival where it won Raindance Vancouver’s ‘Underdog Award.’ The film won the One-Reeler Short Film Competition ‘Award of Excellence’ and is nominated for five Leo Awards. M&J have been hired to write features, shorts, treatments, and have several projects at various stages of development. Their series, HEARTMATTER is in development with Random Bench Productions. Their feature script LIVING WILLS is a ScreenCraft Film Fund quarterfinalist. Both served on the board and are members of WIFTV Vancouver and run 'Creative Services' for Jeb Beach & Associates.1 Articles

    Greta McAnany is an award-winning producer, writer and storyteller. Shortly after graduating from USC, Greta formed her own production company and received a grant from the Thorton Foundation in Los Angeles, to produce a feature documentary focusing on childhood obesity, entitled Bite Size. The film won the Grand Jury prize at Cinequest Film Festival and was featured by Katie Couric’s “Obesity Awareness” special on ABC. Greta has produced award-winning live newscasts, reported as a theatre critic for LA Stage Times, where she interviewed Oscar and Tony-winning writers, directors, and actors. She is a member of the Groundlings, and is a co-founder of the next generation studio X-Factor Films, currently producing their pilot feature, Sweet Desert Palm.1 Articles

    KIMBERLY LEVIN is a filmmaker and former biochemist. Her narrative feature Runoff was lauded as “Riveting…Inexorably powerful” (Variety), “Tense, moody…an Impressive directorial debut” (The New York Times), and “As an experience, it’s amazing.” (RogerEbert.com). Levin is also an award-winning playwright and director who has worked On and Off Broadway. She has developed projects with Johnny Depp’s Infinitum Nihil, The Weinstein Company and Tribeca Films. Currently, Levin is one of twenty directors selected for Fox Studio’s Global Directors Initiative. She is also an Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) fellow and a USinProgress fellow. Her original scientific research on small peptide chains known as phytochelatins is published in a widely used chemistry textbook.1 Articles

    Felicia Pride began her writing career as an entertainment journalist, nearly twenty years ago. She went on to write several books, including a YA novel and the essay collection, The Message: 100 Life Lessons from Hip-Hop’s Greatest Songs. In between, she worked in book publishing, taught as an adjunct professor, and started and closed a film marketing firm. Three years ago, the Baltimore native moved to Los Angeles to pursue film and television writing. By day, she worked as a film distribution exec, and in 2016, she was selected as a Film Independent Screenwriting Fellow. Her feature film REALLY LOVE is currently in post-production and is being produced by MACRO. In 2017, she was selected for NBC’s Writers on the Verge. Most recently, she sold a pilot to Universal Cable Productions and was a staff writer on Ava DuVernay’s QUEEN SUGAR. She holds an M.A. in writing from Emerson College and is founder of The Create Daily, a community she started in 2012 to help underrepresented storytellers create full-time.1 Articles

    Lindy Boustedt is an award‐winning filmmaker and co‐owner of First Sight Productions, where she writes, edits, directs and produces narrative features and shorts with her husband Kris. Their most recent feature film is ‘Brides To Be’ – a lesbian love story wrapped in a paranormal thriller. Kris & Lindy are currently running a campaign on Seed&Spark and need 500 followers & supporters to gain distribution. Learn more and click the follow button at: LoveConquers.Me1 Articles

    Aedra starts and ends her days with three mindful breaths, reminding herself to indulge in the present moment. She wants to live in a world where everyone experiences slivers of inner peace, and where chocolate is considered an essential part of a healthy diet. At the age of 5 she began acting, and it’s been an on-again off-again passion ever since. Aedra loves yoga, rock climbing, and reading. When she’s feeling especially expressive she writes unadulterated blog posts about life; find her word-purges here1 Articles

    Casey Gates is an emerging writer and director, creating and spotlighting original, female-driven work through her digital initiative #LadyBrain. In 2016 she received a BlogHer Voice of the Year Award for her mission-statement film “What Is Lady Brain?”. She went on to co-write and direct Girl Code which premiered at the Los Angeles International Short Film Festival “Women in Cinema” block and also received the Best Short Screenwriting award at the Columbia Gorge International Film Festival. By day, Casey works as a Social Media Producer on set with several NBC shows such as The Good Place and Brooklyn Nine-Nine. This role has enabled her to get a first-hand look at the television production engine and confirmed even further her goals of working in the field creatively.1 Articles

    Steph Kaliner is a comedy writer in Toronto. She's worked on Canadian sitcoms like "Almost Heroes", "Todd and the Book of Pure Evil" and "Mr. D". She's also the head writer and co-creator of the web series "Versus Valerie". Steph has been doing live comedy performances (stand-up and improv) in Toronto since 2007. Her most notable appearances include producing and hosting the monthly "Comedy at the Ossington" and "The Hee Haw Hour", performing at "Laugh Sabbath", "Theatresports" and "Catch 23".1 Articles

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