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Carole Kirschner is a Hollywood business coach, public speaker, and writer. She runs two prominent programs for writers, one at CBS and the other at the WGA . the WGA Showrunner Training Program helps senior-level writer-producers and recent creators hone the skills they need to become highly effective showrunners. More than 150 new series have been created by alumni since the Program's inception. Carole created and runs the CBS Diversity Institute Writers Mentoring Program, an eight month intensive that has helped to launch the careers of more than 100 diverse television writers.
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Mark Blutman – Television Writer/Producer
Mark is the writer/producer of such television series as Boy Meets World, Girl Meets World and Apple TV+’s Ghost Writer. He is also the writer of such feature films as Ten Wishes , Last Man on Earth and Friend of the Family. Mark has been nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards.
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Jenny Frankfurt is the founder of The Finish Line Script Competition, currently in its 7th year. Prior to Finish Line and her work as a script consultant, Jenny was a film and television literary manager/producer at ICM, Handprint Entertainment and her own company, Highstreet Management. She has represented writers and filmmakers around the globe, specializing but not limited to breaking UK, European & amp; Australian writers and directors into the US market. She sold television shows (both reality and fiction), features and staffed television shows for over 20 years.Jenny began her career in representation after graduating from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts by working at the William Morris Agency in New York where she worked for a legendary film, tv and playwright’s agent, who represented such writers as Eric Bogosian, William Mastrosimone, Warren Leight, Eric Overmyer and Jon Robin Baitz.Jenny worked at ICM with clients such as Susan Sarandon, Louis Malle, Johnny Depp, Lasse Hallstrom and Will Smith. After deciding management would give her more freedom to produce and influence her client’s careers she started working with manager Rick Yorn and clients such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron Diaz, Claire Danes and Benicio Del Toro among others.Finish Line is based on the idea that rewriting is essential to being a successful writer and we provide development notes when requested in order for writers to rewrite and resubmit new drafts (for free) throughout the competition. This mimics a studio, network or production company process and helps the writer prepare for a serious career in the entertainment industry.https://finishlinescriptcomp.com/Connect with your host Kaia Alexander:https://entertainmentbusinessleague.com/https://twitter.com/thisiskaia Produced by Stuart W. Volkow P.G.A.Get career training and a free ebook “How to Pitch Anything in 1 Min.” at www.EntertainmentBusinessLeague.comLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Kyle F. Andrews is a Los Angeles-based producer, writer, and actor with almost two decades of experience in the business. An Emerson College graduate, he is one half of the creative team behind FilmFrontier Studios, whose recent debut feature production - the dramatic sci-fi/thriller THE VEIL - screened at Fox Studios before its 2023 festival run. The team has several projects in development, including features, narrative podcasts, and other media.
Kyle is also the creator and host of MAKE YOUR SH*T, a creative empowerment podcast helping budding entertainment industry professionals to find their voice through interviews with those who have been there and done that. Kyle is attached as Consulting Producer to an hour-long pilot currently in development, and recently co-produced and story consulted on the award-winning audiodrama podcast A PLACE CALLED FAIRNECK.
In addition to his professional artistic work, Kyle has almost a decade of experience as a freelance and contracted script development consultant. He has run several major screenwriting contests and development programs around the industry, and his client list includes television showrunners, celebrated authors, and Emmy nominees. Kyle is an artist first, who believes empowerment takes empathy, and empathy takes effort.
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Heat, Spotlight on Women, By Women, In Hollywood is a new podcast hosted by Heather Fowler, Cari Sudmeier, Jennifer Mondfrans, Kiki Watkins, Marie Wetmore, and Sasha Wulf. With cohosts who are writers, actors, screenwriters, producers, directors and film scholars, each month we have a lively exchange designed to call out stellar work by women in all parts of the film and television industry and share the shows and films we’re most excited about and offer a curated list and custom snack. Our cohosts met in Entertainment Business School and are delighted to be here.
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Ivan Mbakop, an American actor, film director and application designer, was born on October 15, in Yaoundé, Cameroon. He is the first of three boys, and the son of a Supreme Court Justice and a High School Vice Principal. Securing acceptance at an HBCU, he flew to the States to attend Tuskegee University. As he completed his Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering, he married his college crush in 1999 and relocated to Atlanta, GA. He ran into the arts quite by accident, walking into a dance & drama class his wife was attending.
Some of his first acting gigs were commercials for Cox Communications and Coca Cola. He later appeared in a music video for Canton Jones Kingdom Business (2009) and a lead theatrical performance for Christmas in Cambridge that same year. His role in Baby Mama's Club (2010) closed out 2010 as being a very successful year for his acting repertoire.
He took a hiatus from the stage to focus on his business. Seven years and a few business ventures later, he returned with a strong Directorial debut in Victus (2017), a project he created the idea for, would be one of many to come. Following soon after was a television debut in Valor , Season 1 Episode 5 (2017) as Negotiator.
He is gaining momentum in the industry not only as a new talent to look out for, but also as a technologically innovative producer. He lives in Atlanta, GA with his wife April Mbakop and 4 children.
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Pierrepont Productions is a successful entertainment company that takes productions of all kinds from pre-financing, through production and post-production to sales and distribution. We use our extensive relationships in the entertainment industry, banking and finance, in-house capital and our roster of additional private equity investors to provide producers with a range of financing options to enable them to create the most appropriate financing plan for their productions. We have excellent, long-term relationships with internationally-acclaimed stars, directors, writers, and producers in the US, Canada, Europe, Australia and Asia, and use our expertise to assist them through the complexities and potential pitfalls of film, television and digital media investment and production to the successful completion and marketing of their projects. From quality, Academy-oriented films to commercial genre productions, Pierrepont Productions produces its own projects and assists other producers and investors to create and market compelling, quality content and leverage it across multiple platforms to promote enhanced audience viewing and higher returns on investment.
Julia Jay Pierrepont III is known for Good (2008), Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel (2000) and Ghosts Never Sleep (2005). Ms. Pierrepont’s formal education included studying Bio-Chemistry at Kings College, University of London, with a Bachelors of Science degree in Chemistry from New York’s Ithaca College. She was the youngest person ever to publish original research in the American Journal of Bio-Chemistry. Ms. Pierrepont also did field study on global socio-economics and indigenous tribal cultures on a three-year solo journey around the world, through the Middle East, Africa, Asia and South America. She is a member of the prominent New York Pierrepont family, related to such interesting historical and contemporary figures as: President Thomas Jefferson; Supreme Court Chief Justice and President of the Continental Congress John Jay (also co-author of “The Federalist Papers”); NY Governor Peter Styvesant, Financier John Pierpont (JP) Morgan; Queen Mary of France and Scotland, King James V of England; King Fairhar of Norway; William Tapley Bennett III, the US Ambassador to NATO and the US Mission to the United Nations; and William Comfort, Chairman of Citicorp Venture Group. She is married to Michael D. Tiberi of Pasadena, the President and founder of Principia Lightworks, a cutting-edge, water purification laser firm, partnered with Academician Basov, winner of the Nobel Prize for inventing the laser
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Phillip Rosen J. D. launched his career as an attorney for PolyGram’s music division, where he negotiated and drafted music publishing agreements and handled copyright matters. He subsequently spent five years at RCA, as Business Affairs Manager and Director of Program and Talent Negotiations, working in the arenas of pay, cable and syndicated television.
Entering the Los Angeles market as Vice President of Business Affairs and Legal Affairs for New Line Cinema in 1989, Phillip ascended to Senior Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs. During his seven-year tenure he was responsible for business affairs and legal duties for over fifty motion pictures including the Nightmare on Elm Street and House Party series, as well as the Jim Carrey comedy The Mask and the Brad Pitt thriller Seven.
From 1997 to 1999, Phillip was a partner in charge of the motion picture and television department in the Beverly Hills office of Baker and Hostetler, LLP.
ROSEN LAW GROUP is an entertainment law firm concentrating in film, music, television, digital media and intellectual property. In addition to representing above-the-line talent, creators and businesses, we serve as production legal for countless film and television properties, supporting all stages of a project's life cycle. ROSEN LAW GROUP is a new kind of law firm for today's dynamic entertainment landscape. We are transparent, consistent, patient and professional, giving each client the attention they deserve so they can make informed business decisions.
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Glen Mazzara is the Creator, Executive Producer, and Showrunner of A&E's new series, DAMIEN, based on the classic horror film, THE OMEN.
Mazzara was most recently Executive Producer and Showrunner for seasons two and three of AMC's record-breaking series and AFI Top Ten TV Program (2012), THE WALKING DEAD. The series earned him two Saturn awards, a Bram Stoker award for Superior Achievement in a Screenplay for the season three finale as well as a Writer's Guild of American nomination for his writing on season one.
Mazzara's body of work includes AFI, Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning series THE SHIELD, for which he earned a Peabody Award, CBS' NASH BRIDGES and NBC's LIFE. He ran season two of TNT's medical drama HAWTHORNE and created the series CRASH, the first scripted drama on STARZ.
On the feature side, Mazzara has written THE OVERLOOK HOTEL, a prequel to Stanley Kubrick's classic film, THE SHINING. The film, which Mark Romanek is attached to direct, is currently in development.
An advocate and practitioner of diversity in front of the camera, in the director's chair, and in the writers' room, Mazzara is co-chair of the Writers Guild of America's (WGA) Diversity Advisory Group and has been working to improve television employment opportunities for writers of diverse backgrounds.
Passionate about mentorship, Mazzara is a co-founder of the WGA Staff Writer Bootcamp and is a frequent speaker at the WGA, the Writers Guild Foundation, the WGA Showrunner Training Program, and the WGA Writers Access Project.
He has taught classes and seminars at colleges across the country and is a frequent speaker at professional conferences both in the U.S. and overseas. He is a proud member of his alma mater, New York University's Mentoring Network and received their inaugural Mentor of the Year Award. He also gave the commencement speech to Tisch School of the Arts in 2013. Mazzara recently served as an advisor for the Sundance Institute's Episodic Story Lab and is on the Board of Trustees for the Humanitas Prize.
Mazzara currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife and three sons.
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DELINA BROOKS is a hyphenate whose work marries story with music and champions troubled women who save themselves. Nominated for three ISADORA DUNCAN AWARDS, Delina won in 2016 for Outstanding Ensemble Performance in “An Open Love Letter to Black Fathers” which she wrote, produced, directed, scored, choreographed, and starred in. Delina is a DISNEY WRITERS PROGRAM FINALIST (2023) and a RESIDENT ARTIST at THE KENNEDY CENTER (2023). She has choreographed/danced for CHANCE THE RAPPER on SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE!, KANYE WEST at COACHELLA and many more, and was Movement Director for "Casa de Spirits", a play written and directed by ROGER GUENVEUR SMITH. Her work has been commissioned/presented by YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS, NATIONAL PERFORMANCE NETWORK, COUNTERPULSE THEATER and many more. Landing in Los Angeles from Oakland in 2018, she’s moonlighted as Showrunner's Assistant and Director’s Assistant for shows on ABC, NBC, FOX, FREEFORM, HULU and HBO.
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Emmy award winner Jeff Melvoin has been a writer-producer on over a dozen dramatic series, serving as showrunner on eight of them. In all, he’s helped produce over 470 hours of primetime television, most recently as an Executive Producer on season three of the BBC America series, Killing Eve. Other Exec Producer credits include Designated Survivor, Army Wives, Alias, Early Edition, and Picket Fences. He was Supervising Producer of the CBS series Northern Exposure, for which he won an Emmy and two Golden Globe Awards. Other writer-producer credits include the NBC series Hill Street Blues and Remington Steele.
Melvoin is also founder and chair of the Writers Guild of America’s celebrated Showrunner Training Program, now entering its nineteenth year. In February, 2015, he received the Morgan Cox Award, the WGA’s highest recognition for Guild service. In making the announcement, Guild President Chris Keyser said, “If this is a Golden Age of television, the program Jeff so lovingly shepherds deserves its fair share of credit. Thanks to him, as an art form and as a business, we are better at what we do.”
Melvoin has taught at USC School of Cinematic Arts, UCLA, Harvard, and the Sundance Institute, and is a frequent guest instructor on college campuses throughout the United States and at media conferences around the world.
He is a past board member of the Mystery Writers of America (Southern California Chapter) and the Writers Guild of America, West. Before entering television, Melvoin was a Time magazine correspondent. He is married to Martha Hartnett Melvoin and has two sons, Nick and Charlie.
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Writer/Producer Richard Kahan was born and raised in the open prairies of Canada, and has worked in film and television for over 25 years.
Richard got his start as an actor and appeared in over 100 hours of television and various films, starring opposite the likes of Dennis Hopper. In addition to his series regular role on USA Network’s Emmy-nominated THE 4400, he made dozens of guest appearances including THE MENTALIST and GREY’S ANATOMY.
Richard followed his passion for writing and producing, under the wing of his mentor, prolific writer/producer/showrunner Ira Steven Behr. Richard worked on Sony Television/Starz multi Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated series OUTLANDER, writing one of the highest rated episodes of the hit series.
Richard went on to produce LUCKY, a feature film that marks the final performance of screen legend Harry Dean Stanton, with a supporting cast that includes David Lynch, Ron Livingston, Ed Begley Jr., Tom Skerritt, and Beth Grant. The film, which is also the directorial debut of celebrated character actor John Carroll Lynch, made its premiere at the SXSW Film Festival. LUCKY was received with both critical and financial success, selling to Magnolia Pictures for theatrical release in North America, as well as over 50 international markets.
In addition to his work on LUCKY and OUTLANDER, Richard wrote and produced THE ELEVATOR, a web series starring William Shatner, adapted Christal Presley’s successful memoir THIRTY DAYS WITH MY FATHER, was hired to write and produce LIFELINE, a feature film for Academy Award-winning The Lagralane Group (Netflix’s ICARUS) and produced KILLING ELEANOR, a feature film starring Jenny O’Hara, Annika Marks, Jane Kaczmarek, Betsy Brandt, and Camryn Manheim, released by 1091 in October.
Most recently, Richard was hired to write PONZI: PURE AND TRUE, a feature film based on the preeminent Charles Ponzi biography by Donald Dunn, and is currently writing on AMC and Spectrum’s highly anticipated television series BEACON 23, based on Hugh Howey’s bestselling novel, and set to star GAME OF THRONES’ Lena Headey.
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Scott Gardenhour is a feature film producer and co-founder of the Emmy award-winning commercial production company 'The Institute'.Gardenhour began his career working on large scale music videos and commercials. He produced many award-winning commercials including the 'Aaron Burr' and 'Baby & Cat' spots for the original 'Got Milk?' campaign winning numerous awards including a Clio and Gold Lion. He later joined Propaganda films, one of the world's most influential production companies that launched the careers of David Fincher, Simon West, Spike Jonze, Dominic Sena, Michael Bay, and Mark Romanek. Under his leadership, the Commercial Division was awarded the Palme d'Or in Cannes for 'Best Commercial Production Company'.After co-founding The Institute, Gardenhour guided the company with campaigns for Nike; Asahi; Mercedes; Victoria's Secret; and Audi, a Gold Lion winner in Cannes, to name a few. The Institute was also awarded an EMMY for Hallmark's 'Required Reading'.Invited to speak at the Wharton School of Business, Gardenhour talked about the discipline of brand marketing and its potential to inform the development, production, and marketing of entertainment projects.Gardenhour's film work includes; Armageddon, Coyote Ugly, Pearl Harbor, Jumper, Pain and Gain, and 13 Hours.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Ben Lustig & Jake Thornton burst on the scene when their spec WINTER’S KNIGHT sparked a 5-studio bidding war before selling to Sony for 7 figures. A fantasy-adventure about a Viking warrior whose epic journey leads him to become the legendary Santa Claus, the script established the duo as imaginative masters of adaptation. Since then, they have penned multiple projects for Sony, Amazon, Universal, and Warner Brothers, including a sci-fi adventure inspired by the life of H.G. Wells, an animated series about werewolves in ancient Rome, and a pilot based on the juggernaut videogame franchise, Final Fantasy.
In 2020, Ben and Jake sold their spec script, THE PRINCESS, to 20th Century Studios and Hulu with Original Film and Derek Kolstad producing. Starring Joey King and directed by Le-Van Kiet, production was underway by summer 2021, and in July of 2022, the film made its debut on Hulu.
Ben and Jake Write A Movie on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4mUZho9eE8AwTLD5fiLGvw/featured
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In this episode Kaia Alexander, founder of the Entertainment Business School, moderates a panel of diverse TV writers who discuss their scripts on The Stunt List. The conversation highlights the importance of a supportive community for writers, inspirations, what makes a good story and favorite movie snacks!
The goal of the Stunt List and its new original script divisions The Dead List and The Originals Bureau is to amplify a diverse portfolio of voices through writer-forward showcases and radical kindness. Like a “Netflix For Writers,” the interactive website presentation showcases a complete brand image at the script stage. The aim is to give the industry a glimpse into how the screenplay would feel as a finished movie—through a streaming-style layout and theatrical-like marquee that offers rad visuals including poster artwork, trailers, proof of concepts and script teasers. You’ll find sold and produced industry pros, repped and ready writers, to undiscovered and underrepresented voices on the verge. Your next writer AND your next greenlight are here. We are a team of writers and producers who find joy in giving back to this incredible community by volunteering to run The Stunt List and its initiatives.”
Learn more at: OfficialStuntList.com
Panelists:
Elizabeth Ditty, HELLCATS OF THE CARIBBEAN, Twitter/IG/Threads: @ditty1013 | bsky: @elizabethditty.com
Jelena Woehr, KATABASIS, @jelenawoehr (Twitter) @yellinawar (Insta)
Nanea Taylor, AS BEFORE, @tay_nanea
Josh Price & Sarah Mack, SHRINK RETREAT, @actorjoshprice and @thesarahmack
Eddie Hamel, MURDER TOWN, @EC_Hamel
Jonathan Melikidse, Moku Moku, @jmelikidse, https://808mokumoku.com/
Zack Morrison, CANUSA STREET, https://twitter.com/ZackMorrison18
Stephen Nolly, HOWLIE, https://twitter.com/skndeep
Matthew Tuthill, CADY RING, https://www.matt-tuthill.com/, https://twitter.com/MCTuthill
Joseph Mwamba, NIGHTS PHOENIX, https://twitter.com/JoeMightLikeTV
Stacey Russell, YOUNGBLOODS, https://twitter.com/staceycrussell
Tim Westland, FOR THE ARTICLES, www.timwestland.com, https://twitter.com/timwestland
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In this episode, we have a conversation with several writers who have been featured on the Stunt List, a platform that amplifies diverse voices in the entertainment industry. The writers introduce themselves and share insights into their projects.
The goal of the Stunt List and its new original script divisions The Dead List and The Originals Bureau is to amplify a diverse portfolio of voices through writer-forward showcases and radical kindness. Like a “Netflix For Writers,” the interactive website presentation showcases a complete brand image at the script stage. The aim is to give the industry a glimpse into how the screenplay would feel as a finished movie—through a streaming-style layout and theatrical-like marquee that offers rad visuals including poster artwork, trailers, proof of concepts and script teasers. You’ll find sold and produced industry pros, repped and ready writers, to undiscovered and underrepresented voices on the verge. Your next writer AND your next greenlight are here. We are a team of writers and producers who find joy in giving back to this incredible community by volunteering to run The Stunt List and its initiatives.”
Learn more at: OfficialStuntList.com
The Feature Panelists:
Zoe Kerr “A Mother” Twitter and IG: @iamzoekerr
Rachel Esselle (pronounced SL) - Margarita Moms Save the World, @rachelsl
Rich Orstad, A Keepsakes Christmas, @richorstad18 (Twitter)
Rudi O’Meara, The Escapist, @rudiomeara
Kyle Rizor, My Real Imaginary Friends, @KyleWriteStuff
Kim Hornsby, The Dream Jumper's Promise , www.twitter.com/KimHornsby, www.KimHornsby.info
Thomas Schrack, SKITCHING, @tschrack
Peter R. Feuchtwanger, THE GIRL SCOUT, @prex4 (X, Insta, and Bluesky)
Alex George Pickering, JUMPMAN, @AlexGPickering - https://www.agpickering.com/
Phoenix Black, FATHER TRINITY, https://twitter.com/PhoenixBlackNow, https://phoenixblackthewriter.com/
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Jay Tavare describes himself best when he says he is a storyteller and a citizen of the world.
Jay's acting performances in several Oscar winning films--with some of our era's most talented and acclaimed directors and actors--are the natural outcome of his eclectic life experiences and the direct result of his intense focus on excellence and dedication to authentic characters. Jay's onscreen roles include: Pathfinder (Marcus Nispel, 2007) as Black Wing, with Karl Urban and Clancy Brown * The Missing (Ron Howard, 2003) as Kayitah, with Cate Blanchett and Tommy Lee Jones * Cold Mountain (Anthony Minghella, 2003) as Swimmer, Jude Law's Cherokee half brother and fellow Confederate army warrior * Adaptation (Spike Jonze, 2002) as Matthew Osceola, the enigmatic Seminole orchid thief opposite Meryl Streep * Street Fighter (1994) as Vega, the devilishly handsome and lethal Spanish Ninja * Into the West (Steven Spielberg, 2005 mini-series) as Chief Prairie Fire opposite Keri Russell * CSI Miami season finale, Going Ballistic (2009) as Manny Ortega.
For his role on CSI Miami Jay performed all his own stunts for the episode, including an astounding world class 23 story controlled free fall (more than 200 feet!) which was awarded an Emmy nomination. This sort of feat has given Jay an onset reputation as a bit of a daredevil. But it is more accurate to say he is master of an impressive repertoire of physical skills. Jay does not promote himself as a stuntman, but his experience as an athlete and dancer gives him the rare ability to create seamlessly believable characters by preparing and performing his own stunts when the role calls for it. It's no surprise directors and fellow actors recognize him for this.
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Steve Sims has worked with Sir Elton John, Elon Musk, sent people down to see the wreck of the Titanic on the sea bed and closed museums in Florence for a private dinner party and then had Andrea Bocelli serenade them while they eat their pasta.
Quoted as “The Real Life Wizard of Oz" by Forbes and Entrepreneur Magazine, Steve Sims is a best selling Author with "BLUEFISHING - the art of making things happen” & “Go For Stupid – The Art of Achieving Ridiculous Goals”, sought-after coach, Top rated speaker after keynoting at a variety of networks, groups and associations as well as the Pentagon and Harvard – twice!
Co-founder with his son, Henry, of the leading community for creative disrupters - https://simsdistillery.com/
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Karen Schaler is a three-time Emmy Award-winning screenwriter, bestselling author, and national TV correspondent. She has written beloved Christmas movies for Netflix, Hallmark, and Lifetime, including the Netflix sensation A Christmas Prince that started the franchise, Hallmark’s Christmas Camp, and Lifetime’s Every Day is Christmas and Rediscovering Christmas. She also wrote a full-cast Top 10 Audible Bestseller, Once Upon A Christmas Carol where she’s also written the feature script. The creator and host of Christmas Camp® and Travel Therapy® TV, Karen has traveled to more than 68 countries and says globetrotting inspires all her stories. Her Hallmark Christmas Camp movie and books prompted her to create real-life Christmas Camp experiences at resorts, hotels, and destinations worldwide. Just released last month is Karen’s 7th bestselling holiday rom-com novel Every Day is Christmas written during the WGA strike and inspired by her Lifetime Christmas movie starring multi-Grammy winner Toni Braxton.
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Kyra Jones grew up in Annapolis, Maryland, a small city know for its crabs, boats, and being where Kunta Kinte was sold into slavery. You can extrapolate as to how an upbringing in such a location contributed to her hatred of white supremacy and her love of seafood. Kyra is a 2nd-generation West Indian American and spent most of her life talking shit over curry chicken with her Trinidadian family members.
After high school, Kyra left the east coast for the Windy City to study acting at Northwestern University, where she was one of only 4 Black theatre majors out of her class of 100. (Seriously. There were more Black people in her house than there were in her graduating class). While attending the predominantly white institution, she became frustrated by the amount of old, dead, white, male playwrights she had to study and perform. Then a professor in the Gender Studies department told her the definition of “intersectional feminism” and gave her some Angela Davis, and it was all downhill from there. Kyra became heavily involved in student advocacy, activism, and peer education around racial and gender justice, much to the theatre department’s chagrin. She graduated from NU with a bachelor's degree in Theatre and Gender Studies.
Kyra is currently a staff writer on season 2 of Woke (Hulu) and Queens (ABC). Kyra is the co-creator and star of the award-winning web series The Right Swipe (OTV). The Right Swipe was an official selection at Austin Film Festival, Urbanworld Film Festival, DC Black Film Festival, Black Femme Supremacy Film Festival, and many others. Her comedy script, Good Vibes Only, won Best Pilot at the 2020 Nashville Film Festival and was runner-up for Cinestory. Her upcoming feature, Go to the Body, won ‘The Pitch’ at the 2020 Chicago International Film Festival and Screencraft's virtual pitch competition. As an actor, she’s appeared on the series finale of Empire (Fox), Chicago Justice (NBC), The Chi (Showtime), Kappa Force (Revry), and Seeds (OTV).
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