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Ronald D. Moore

2024 Recipient of Outstanding the Television Writer Award
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Kathleen Kennedy

2024 Recipient of the Polly Platt Award for Producing
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Rachel Kondo

2024 Recipient of the New Voice Award
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Justin Marks

2024 Recipient of the Writer’s Writer Award

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avatar for Jade Addon-Hall

Jade Addon-Hall

Vice President of Drama Development at 20th Television
avatar for Megan Alderson

Megan Alderson

Creative Development Executive, Pixar Animation Studios
avatar for Megan Amram

Megan Amram

writer/producer The Good Place, The Simpsons, Parks & Rec, Silicon...
avatar for John August

John August

co-host Scriptnotes; writer Frankenweenie, Charlie and the Chocolate...
avatar for Ross Beeley

Ross Beeley

game writer Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge, Batman: The...
avatar for Shane Black

Shane Black

writer/director The Predator, The Nice Guys, Iron Man 3, Kiss Kiss...
avatar for David Boxerbaum

David Boxerbaum

Partner, Verve Talent & Literary Agency
avatar for Justin Boyd

Justin Boyd

writer/producer Fear the Walking Dead, Sweet Tooth, Reprisal, Channel...
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VJ Boyd

writer/producer Justified: City Primeval, S.W.A.T., and Justified
avatar for Stephan Bugaj

Stephan Bugaj

Chief Creative Officer of Genvid Entertainment (SILENT HILL:...
avatar for Kyle Castellanet

Kyle Castellanet

Vice President, Development and Production – Echo Lake Entertainment
avatar for Marissa Jo Cerar

Marissa Jo Cerar

writer The Handmaid’s Tale, creator Women of the Movement, creator...
avatar for Jennie Church-Cooper

Jennie Church-Cooper

Manager/Producer, Levity Entertainment
avatar for Ryan Cunningham

Ryan Cunningham

Manager/Producer, Anonymous Content
avatar for Micah Cyrus

Micah Cyrus

co-producer, All American
avatar for Lauren Shuler Donner

Lauren Shuler Donner

producer X-Men franchise, Pretty in Pink, Free Willy, You’ve Got...
avatar for Micah Fitzerman-Blue

Micah Fitzerman-Blue

writer/executive producer A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,...
avatar for Josh Flanagan

Josh Flanagan

head writer & supervising producer, Elkhorn (INSP),...
avatar for Alison Flierl

Alison Flierl

writer BoJack Horseman, School Of Rock, Conan
avatar for Joe Forte

Joe Forte

writer Firewall; director The Man Who Saved Ben-Hur
avatar for Matthew Garcia-Dunn

Matthew Garcia-Dunn

narrative director / principal writer League of Legends; principal...
avatar for Fred Greenhalgh

Fred Greenhalgh

Head of Audio Production at Realm
avatar for Christy Gressman

Christy Gressman

VP Podcasts, Topic Studios; producer The Space Within, Cancellation...
avatar for Tate Hanyok

Tate Hanyok

writer/producer Sex APPeal, Love and Baseball
avatar for Noah Harpster

Noah Harpster

writer/executive producer A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,...
avatar for Erica Harrell

Erica Harrell

producer Lopez vs Lopez ; writer Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion,...
avatar for James V. Hart

James V. Hart

creator TheHartChart Story Mapping Tools ; writer Hook, Bram Stoker's...
avatar for Karl Hartman

Karl Hartman

Co-owner of Big Indie Pictures, producer Eric LaRue, Big Indie...
avatar for Chaz Hawkins

Chaz Hawkins

writer Fallout, The Sauce, Who Fears Death
avatar for Dan Hernandez

Dan Hernandez

co-writer Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, Pokemon...
avatar for Christina Hodson

Christina Hodson

writer The Flash, Bumblebee, Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey
avatar for Jen Howell

Jen Howell

writer Baby Daddy, Lopez V. Lopez
avatar for Shanon Ingles

Shanon Ingles

writer and narrative designer Judas, Marvel’s Midnight Suns, God of...
avatar for Rian Johnson

Rian Johnson

writer/director/producer Knives Out, Glass Onion, Wake Up Dead Man,...
avatar for Ryan Kaufman

Ryan Kaufman

writer/designer Telltale's Walking Dead, Wolf Among Us, Telltale's...
avatar for Liz Kelly

Liz Kelly

Director of Creative Talent Development at Disney
avatar for Carole Kirschner

Carole Kirschner

Creator and Director Paramount Writers Mentoring Program, Director...
avatar for Adam Kolbrenner

Adam Kolbrenner

Founder, Lit Entertainment Group
avatar for Joe Lawson

Joe Lawson

writer Poker Face, Shameless, BoJack Horseman, This is Us, Modern...
avatar for Meg LeFauve

Meg LeFauve

co-writer Pixar's Inside Out, writer Netflix’s My Father's Dragon,...
avatar for Niceole Levy

Niceole Levy

writer The Banker, The Recruit
avatar for Isabella Mastrodicasa

Isabella Mastrodicasa

Manager/Producer, Founder of Never Settle Media
avatar for Craig Mazin

Craig Mazin

co-host Scriptnotes; writer The Last of Us, Chernobyl, The Hangover:...
avatar for Michael McDonald

Michael McDonald

Head of Comedy and Drama Development Amazon Studios
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Lorien McKenna

co-host The Screenwriting Life; writer/showrunner
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Faith McQuinn

Director/Writer of Apollyon, Founder of Observer Pictures
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Jordan Mechner

creator Prince of Persia, The Last Express; author Replay, Templar,...
avatar for Raamla Mohamed

Raamla Mohamed

creator/showrunner/executive producer Reasonable Doubt;...
avatar for Emily Mollenkopf

Emily Mollenkopf

Head of Creative Development, Pixar Animation Studios
avatar for Rebecca Murga

Rebecca Murga

writer ABC's WILL TRENT, Apple TV's SWAGGER, and Director for...
avatar for Evan Narcisse

Evan Narcisse

Senior Writer, Brass Lion Entertainment
avatar for Jeff Nichols

Jeff Nichols

AFF Moderator
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Tiffany Paulsen

writer/director Winter Spring Summer or Fall; writer Holidate; About...
avatar for Nicole Perlman

Nicole Perlman

co-writer Guardians of the Galaxy, Captain Marvel, Detective Pikachu
avatar for Julie Plec

Julie Plec

Creator/Showrunner/Executive Producer/Director
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Ashley Poprik

game writer Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare...
avatar for Desirée Proctor

Desirée Proctor

writer and producer Lopez vs Lopez; writer Betch: A Sketch Show, The...
avatar for Tony Rettenmaier

Tony Rettenmaier

writer/producer They Cloned Tyrone
avatar for Pamela Ribon

Pamela Ribon

writer My Year of Dicks, Moana, Ralph Breaks the Internet
avatar for Jovan Robinson

Jovan Robinson

writer For All Mankind, Made For Love, Secret Invasion
avatar for Alvaro Rodriguez

Alvaro Rodriguez

writer American Rust: Broken Justice, Florida Man, Machete, Seis Manos
avatar for Scott Rosenberg

Scott Rosenberg

writer Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle, Venom, Con Air, Beautiful Girls
avatar for Jameel Saleem

Jameel Saleem

Writer, Producer (South Park, Bob's Burgers, Disenchantment)
avatar for Benji Samit

Benji Samit

co-writer Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, Pokemon...
avatar for Gursimran Sandhu

Gursimran Sandhu

writer Fallout (Amazon), Game of Thrones (HBO), Star Wars: The Bad...
avatar for Tanya Saracho

Tanya Saracho

creator & showrunner Vida, Founder of Ignition Lab & Untitled Latinx...
avatar for Matt Selman

Matt Selman

showrunner/executive producer The Simpsons
avatar for Sanjay Shah

Sanjay Shah

showrunner/executive producer Everybody Still Hates Chris (Comedy...
avatar for Ese Shaw

Ese Shaw

writer Jury Duty Season 1
avatar for Brian Siegele

Brian Siegele

writer/producer Sightings, Black Box
avatar for Justin Sloan

Justin Sloan

game writer Game of Thrones, Battlefield; tie-in author Quantum...
avatar for Mark L. Smith

Mark L. Smith

writer The Revenant, Twisters, Boys In The Boat, Midnight Sky, the...
avatar for Susan Soon He Stanton

Susan Soon He Stanton

writer/producer Succession, Dead Ringers
avatar for Cela Sutton

Cela Sutton

Vice President, Drama Programming – HBO; Executive Sponsor –...
avatar for Juel Taylor

Juel Taylor

director They Cloned Tyrone
avatar for Guinevere Turner

Guinevere Turner

writer Go Fish, American Psycho, Charlie Says, The L Word
avatar for Gabriel Urbina

Gabriel Urbina

creator Wolf 359, co-creator Zero Hours, Unseen, Time:Bombs
avatar for Jennie Snyder Urman

Jennie Snyder Urman

showrunner and executive producer Matlock, Jane the Virgin
avatar for Dana Weissman

Dana Weissman

Director of Programs at the Writers Guild of America, East
avatar for Virgil Williams

Virgil Williams

writer Mudbound, A Journal for Jordan, The Piano Lesson
avatar for Pia Wilson

Pia Wilson

writer of the Webby Award-winning fiction podcast If I Go Missing The...
avatar for Rebecca Windsor

Rebecca Windsor

independent producer, former Head of the Warner Bros. Television...
avatar for Kelly Younger

Kelly Younger

writer Candy Cane Lane, Muppets Haunted Mansion, Unt. Skydance...