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Colin also has extensive experience as a film actor, working closely with directors, writers, and crew members on numerous projects, as well as plays and readings, national commercials, and television shows. Access and inclusion is deeply important to Colin and he is thrilled to be joining the burgeoning film and television community in the Hudson Valley. https://www.screenwritingsprint.com/roundone/mentor-sasha-stewart monthly 0.5 2026-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a28407c3eb5fa37715c9cc2/88d52bd1-7343-488f-99ea-d123917111be/Screen+Shot+2026-08-23+at+2.13.48+PM.png THE LAB—ROUND ONE - MENTOR: SASHA STEWART Katie Chambers is a communications executive and event producer supporting artists and advocating for inclusion. Currently, the Senior Director of Community & Public Relations at NYWIFT, where she drives Communications and Membership strategy and co-produces Special Events including the Muse Awards for Women of Vision & Achievement. She received national recognition for her work at NYWIFT as one of Association Trends’ top “Young and Aspiring Executives” in 2021, and was recognized by New York Society of Association Executives with their “Rising Star” award in 2020. She serves on the board of one of New Jersey’s leading volunteer organizations, the New Jersey State Federation of Women’s Clubs (NJSFWC), and is a regular contributing writer for From Day One, a media outlet focused on innovations in corporate HR. Katie was previously a talent agent in the Youth & Young Adult Theatrical division at Abrams Artists Agency, and has worked for leading entertainment companies including Buchwald, Manhattan Theatre Club, and Scott Rudin Productions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a28407c3eb5fa37715c9cc2/17558ebd-eda1-45de-b944-56e749f79f4d/Jaclyn+Powell+headshot.jpeg THE LAB—ROUND ONE - MENTOR: SASHA STEWART Jaclyn Powell was a litigation trial coordinator where she excelled at crafting winning legal arguments. Tired of jousting with invisible corporate masterminds, Jaclyn moved to NYC to take on the world through screenwriting and filmmaking. Jaclyn wrote and directed over 10 short films in two years, followed by four 48-hour film festivals. Jaclyn received numerous awards for her short and feature film screenplays and is finishing her first TV pilot. Known to perform stand-up when she can be persuaded to hit the stage, Jaclyn has been a member of NYWIFT since 2017 and co-host of the New Works Lab since 2020. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7516862/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a28407c3eb5fa37715c9cc2/38654e1e-3536-437a-b9ec-f38cf27268cf/Jennifer+S.+Wilkov_Your+Book+Is+Your+Hook+_4929_1x1+hi+res.jpg THE LAB—ROUND ONE - MENTOR: SASHA STEWART Jennifer S. Wilkov is a multi #1 international bestselling award-winning author, an award-winning freelance writer, and a creative and story consultant for first-time writers and seasoned authors assisting with the essentials to become a bestseller: a great project, a strong platform and a well-polished pitch, presentation and hook for their project. She passionately teaches and educates writers as a speaker and program producer of workshops, at writers conferences and events from coast to coast, and for groups such as the Writers Guild of America East, Motion Picture Association, and New York Women in Film & Television where she leads the Writers Group as a platinum member. https://www.screenwritingsprint.com/roundone/mentor-tbd-comedy-mentor monthly 0.5 2026-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a28407c3eb5fa37715c9cc2/2e5765cc-f7ad-4889-9fa7-36dd01f228cd/IMG_2898+2+%281%29.JPG THE LAB—ROUND ONE - MENTOR: shukree tilghman Angel Gates Fonseca is an award-winning filmmaker, Co-Founder, and Creative Director of HUDSY, a nonprofit film production company dedicated to educating and connecting communities through the power of storytelling. Born and raised in the South Bronx before relocating to the Hudson Valley, Angel is passionate about creating films that amplify underrepresented voices and inspire meaningful change. As filmmaker he has led award-winning projects that spotlight nonprofits, artists, entrepreneurs, and community leaders. Through his work, Angel believes authentic storytelling can build empathy, strengthen communities, and inspire people to see the world through a different lens. https://www.screenwritingsprint.com/roundone/mentor-sabrina-dhawan monthly 0.5 2026-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a28407c3eb5fa37715c9cc2/fd524765-66af-475e-9171-45944bd05bb4/Screen+Shot+2026-08-23+at+2.54.44+PM.png THE LAB—ROUND ONE - MENTOR: SABRINA DHAWAN Cinematographer (SORRY BABY, SUPERIOR) Mia Cioffi Henry is a cinematographer based between New York and Italy, whose work spans feature films, television, commercials, and music videos premiering at major festivals including Cannes, Venice, Berlinale, and Sundance. With a background in dance, production design, and still photography, she brings a character-driven, naturally heightened visual style to projects such as SORRY, BABY (A24) and COVER-UP (Netflix), and currently serves as Head of Graduate Cinematography at NYU Tisch, where she earned her MFA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a28407c3eb5fa37715c9cc2/5a4a15e9-a629-4dfe-bf6c-60629af5525b/Screen+Shot+2026-08-23+at+3.01.41+PM.png THE LAB—ROUND ONE - MENTOR: SABRINA DHAWAN Cassandra Nicholson is a Phoenix-based writer, director and producer, with more than 15 years of experience supporting, organizing and promoting film festivals and filmmaker events. As the director of partnerships and outreach at ShotDeck, she leads initiatives geared toward emerging filmmakers, while joining forces with some of the industry's top educators, fellowships, labs and brands. With a background in journalism and public media, her goal is to encourage and empower filmmakers at every stage of their career, with a focus on uplifting voices and stories around the world. https://www.screenwritingsprint.com/roundone/mentor-alexandra-weir monthly 0.5 2026-08-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a28407c3eb5fa37715c9cc2/0bf27323-4dbb-4bd3-ba69-b3016140658c/Screen+Shot+2026-08-18+at+12.00.47+PM.png THE LAB—ROUND ONE - MENTOR: ALEXANDRA WEIR - JOEY TUCCIO, Founder of Roadmap Writers Joey Tuccio, founder of Roadmap Writers, started in the industry at Bold Films (DRIVE, NIGHTCRAWLER, WHIPLASH) and has read for Hugh Jackman's company, George Clooney's company, and Night and Day Pictures, to name a few. Experiencing how hard it was for writers to receive real tangible advice on how to break into the industry, Joey and Dorian created Roadmap Writers over 9 years ago. At Roadmap, Joey focuses on connecting vetted writers with execs in the industry. He has helped hundreds of writers connect to their representation, get staffed and get produced. He also mentors for Cinestory and The Writers Lab. When he's not helping writers, he spends his time rescuing animals in need. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a28407c3eb5fa37715c9cc2/0aacbe31-16dd-4273-a9ae-69c30d2c9040/Screen+Shot+2026-08-18+at+12.00.53+PM.png THE LAB—ROUND ONE - MENTOR: ALEXANDRA WEIR - ALEXANDRA DAVIES is the lead Coordinator at Roadmap Writers Alex Davies holds a degree in English Literature from UCLA, which she earned while pursuing acting. As an actress for many years, she learned the ins and outs of character, story and entertainment first hand, both on stage and in front of the camera. As the Director of Education at Roadmap, Alex strives to identify the most common hurdles writers face in developing their work and design classes, clinics, and webinars to address these issues. In addition, Alex is a writer with several scripts, a novel, a short film (produced during the AT&T Shape Create-A-Thon), and a webseries (coming soon!) under her belt. Prior to Roadmap, Alex worked in live events, law, and education. https://www.screenwritingsprint.com/roundone/mentor-brianna-holt monthly 0.5 2026-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a28407c3eb5fa37715c9cc2/c5ec6a0d-7747-4451-a2fa-b55ad2570e7e/Self+Pic.jpeg THE LAB—ROUND ONE - MENTOR: BRIANNA HOLT John G. Young is an award winning queer identified filmmaker and educator whose work explores the intersectionality of sexuality, class, and race. who teaches at the Purchase College Film Conservatory. His works, PARALLEL SONS, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival to critical acclaim, followed by THE RECEPTION (2005) and RIVERS WASH OVER ME (2009), earning several festival Jury Awards. In 2017, Young released his fourth feature, BWOY, starring Anthony Rapp. Recent work include the short, APRIL 14TH, 1982, which will premier at the 2026 Palm Springs LGBTQ Film Festival. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a28407c3eb5fa37715c9cc2/d9d2d5d5-869b-43c4-9e99-66ce571cf0d7/Screen+Shot+2026-08-22+at+3.16.49+PM.png THE LAB—ROUND ONE - MENTOR: BRIANNA HOLT Billy Nawrocki is a director, senior editor, and founder of D.I.Y or DIE Productions, LLC, WITH a decade and a half of pro experience in film and media across commercials, branded content, feature films, shorts, and music videos. His work has been showcased at the Nashville Film Festival, Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, and Boston Underground Film Festival. Billy contributed to numerous award-winning feature films and shorts as an editor, with both emerging voices and established filmmakers, and served as a Senior Editor at Bleacher Report/Warner Bros Discovery producing high-impact branded content. https://www.screenwritingsprint.com/roundone/event-two-w7zrh-s4xbg-nypkl-da5dk monthly 0.5 2026-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a28407c3eb5fa37715c9cc2/3d3dd8f6-1de9-41ce-9be0-1dd06a24b8a0/AR+image.jpg THE LAB—ROUND ONE - MENTOR: CRAIG WILLIAMS Andrew Rodgers has been part of the Final Draft team since 2020 and is the Enterprise Account Manager. With a working background in film and television, Andrew understands the relationship that writers have towards screenwriting on and off the page. A native to Southern California, he enjoys taking time out to see blockbuster and indie films, go on hiking trips, and see concerts. (And worked at Jimmy Kimmel for 6 years as a coordinator among other roles—sorry Andrew, had to put in that fun fact!). https://www.screenwritingsprint.com/roundone/event-one-rg2bh-mx2wm-3ea3j-jrhrd monthly 0.5 2026-06-25 https://www.screenwritingsprint.com/the-labround-two- daily 0.75 2026-08-18 https://www.screenwritingsprint.com/the-labround-two-/mentor-mary-stuart-materson-62jt8 monthly 0.5 2026-08-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a28407c3eb5fa37715c9cc2/1785165295274-83B1IZ3N33F4MH2K0MD1/Mary+Stuart+Masterson.png THE LAB—ROUND TWO - Unpublished - DAY ONE - MARY STUART MASTERSON (Actress/Stockade Works Founder) Founder and Board President, Stockade Works and Upriver Studios, LLC. Mary Stuart founded Stockade Works, 501(c)(3) a local crew training and mentorship program, and Upriver Studios, a woman-led sustainable production facility in the Hudson Valley, NY and is Co-Founder and Resident Director of Storyhorse Documentary Theater Project. She, Alexandra Brodsky, and Cassandra Del Viscio founded Quality Pictures, a Hudson Valley-based production company to create social impact amplifying diverse voices and innovating production practices to create positive work-life balance. Member of SAG-AFTRA, AEA, AMPAS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a28407c3eb5fa37715c9cc2/0a29aed2-3f52-4de4-a45e-31ffdb2d6bae/Kelly+McKay.png THE LAB—ROUND TWO - Unpublished - DAY ONE - KELLY MCKAY (Director) Kelly McKay (Femmes Fatales), an impressive “directress” in film, documentary, and in sports and branding spaces, has won more awards than can be listed here. McKay has crafted visually stunning work that tells authentically human stories in everything she touches. The Screenwriting Sprint is lucky to have a working professional of Kelly’s caliber in our In-Person Finalist Rounds, proving you don’t need to move to LA to be booked solid, and that no matter what format you work in, well crafted authentic stories resonate with audiences. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a28407c3eb5fa37715c9cc2/1782321245733-OEU5YAH2ZXXL16D5OTL5/Screenshot+2026-06-24+at+13.08.18.png THE LAB—ROUND TWO - Unpublished - DAY ONE - TAMIKA GUISHARD (Writer/Director) Tamika Guishard is an extraordinary filmmaker, a first-generation American born of Kittitian heritage in East New York, Brooklyn, with the mind of a storyteller, heart of a teacher, and soul of a dancer, Tamika is a NYU Graduate Film, and recognized by Oscar-qualifying festivals and Hollywood Foreign Press for her narrative shorts as well as featured at Harvard University and SXSWedu for her pedagogical video expertise, Tamika is a force and beyond, and one of the coolest folks I ever had the pleasure of coming across from, Athena FF Writers Lab alum, NYSCA winner, Ken Burns associate, her academic and creative brilliance, accolades and accomplishments go on and on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a28407c3eb5fa37715c9cc2/239a8b3a-0a03-494d-bb14-e450a757704a/promo+image2+copy.jpg THE LAB—ROUND TWO - Unpublished - DAY ONE - BILLY MERNIT (Former SONY Exec/UCLA Screenwriting Teacher) A story analyst at Universal Pictures for nearly 30 years, BILLY MERNIT has worked on such movies as Bridesmaids and Wicked. In screenwriting circles, he’s known as "the guru of rom-com" for his best-selling textbook, Writing the Romantic Comedy, and taught writing at UCLA Extension for decades. During some 50 years in the entertainment industry he’s written for television (NBC’s Santa Barbara), had his first novel published by Random House, and written songs recorded by Carly Simon and Judy Collins, among others. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a28407c3eb5fa37715c9cc2/c4a06be2-a31a-43bf-8d0c-541d27af09f4/Hollie+Harper+2026+%281%29.jpg THE LAB—ROUND TWO - Unpublished - DAY ONE - HOLLIE HARPER (Writer/Comedian) Hollie Harper is a Brooklyn-based comedian, writer, and actor whose work blends sharp cultural satire with character-driven comedy. She wrote, co-created, and co-executive produced Hella Late! with Hollie Harper, BRIC TV’s first late-night variety show, where she also starred. Her performance earned a Best Actress nomination at the NYC Web Fest. As an actor, Hollie won Best Actress at the Act One One-Act Fest and received a BroadwayWorld Best Actress nomination for her performance in Melanie Goodreaux’s The Popes of Farragut Street. As a comedian and writer, Hollie was an NBC Stand Up semi-finalist, and her sold-out live comedy show F.D.K., co-created with Emily Flake, has been featured at the Knockouts Women’s Comedy Festival, the New York Comedy Festival, and the iO Comedy Festival in Chicago. https://www.screenwritingsprint.com/the-labround-two-/casting-director-mentor-heidi-eklund monthly 0.5 2026-07-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a28407c3eb5fa37715c9cc2/1784220912297-TQON77XXAZ9R803LLCU0/HEIDI.png THE LAB—ROUND TWO - Unpublished - DAY THREE - HEIDI EKLUND Casting Director Heidi Eklund, an actor by trade, served as casting director alongside Amy Hutchings in Upstate productions of film and commercials, eventually creating her own company, Hudson Valley Casting. Credits are too many to include, but some are: The Storied Life, As Sick As They Made Us, by Mayim Bialik with Dustin Hoffman, The Hating Game, by Peter Hutchings starring Lucy Hale, A Deadly Legend, by Eric Wolf starring Judd Hirsh, Corbin Bernsen, Lori Petty, Paint, byBritt McAdams starring Owen Wilson, Linoleum by Colin West starring Jim Gaffigan and Rhea Seahorn, Shoplifters of the World, SKIN directed by Guy Nattive starring Jamie Bell, Then Came You by Peter Hutchings with Maisie Williams and Asa Butterfield. Furlough with Melissa Leo and Whoopi Goldberg, Fabled with Zosia Mamet, BURN: The Bitch The Thief, The Psycho with Josh Hutchinson and Suki Waterhouse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a28407c3eb5fa37715c9cc2/a6486cf2-e505-406a-a43c-d8fb1ea6d58e/GERI+COLE.png THE LAB—ROUND TWO - Unpublished - DAY THREE - GERI COLE Writer Geri Cole is an award winning screenwriter, interactive writer, performer, and producer based in New York. She is currently the co-chair of both the Writers Guild of America East’s Committee for Equity and Inclusion and the Black Writers Salon. Her work has to date earned her five Daytime Emmys, a Writers Guild Award, a Producers Guild award, and an NAACP image award for writing work. You can also find Geri buying yet another vintage leather jacket (it's a problem), talking you into oyster happy hour, or stopping to pet a dog. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a28407c3eb5fa37715c9cc2/1784220991978-SS1TVLXJRZE2M8MYJ2O7/Kiran+Chitanvis+headshot.png THE LAB—ROUND TWO - Unpublished - DAY THREE - KIRAN CHITANVIS Writer/Director Kiran Chitanvis (WGAE Women’s Salon) is an award winning producer and writer/director working across documentary and fiction for feature film, TV, and digital spaces. She has worked on projects currently available on Amazon Prime, Apple TV+, VICE, and YouTube and served as a supervising producer for teams at global media companies like Gizmodo Media and Business Insider. She received her MFA from NYU Tisch School of the Arts and BA from Princeton University. Kiran is a member of the WGAE, based between LA and NYC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a28407c3eb5fa37715c9cc2/239a8b3a-0a03-494d-bb14-e450a757704a/promo+image2+copy.jpg THE LAB—ROUND TWO - Unpublished - DAY THREE - BILLY MERNIT Former SONY Exec/UCLA Screenwriting Teacher A story analyst at Universal Pictures for nearly 30 years, BILLY MERNIT has worked on such movies as Bridesmaids and Wicked. In screenwriting circles, he’s known as "the guru of rom-com" for his best-selling textbook, Writing the Romantic Comedy, and taught writing at UCLA Extension for decades. During some 50 years in the entertainment industry he’s written for television (NBC’s Santa Barbara), had his first novel published by Random House, and written songs recorded by Carly Simon and Judy Collins, among others. https://www.screenwritingsprint.com/the-labround-two-/producers-panel-mentor-tim-barnes monthly 0.5 2026-07-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a28407c3eb5fa37715c9cc2/1784220858780-4U4H44PFIWGMBI1DUWIA/TIM_BARNES.png THE LAB—ROUND TWO - Unpublished - DAY TWO - TIM BARNES Writer/Comedian Tim Barnes is a comedian, television writer, and podcast producer with a decade of experience spanning late-night, sketch, multi-camera, animated, and audio productions. Barnes enjoys developing worlds that balance absurdity with relatability, from the broken utopia of his Comedy Central animated web series Maurice on Marsto the faulty justice of his Ninth Planet Audio sitcom JUDGE TRAVIS. Barnes was a participant of the 2026 Tribeca Film Festival Creators Market, has written for the 2026 WGA East Awards hosted by Roy Wood Jr., the 2022 Nickelodeon sitcom Warped!, NBC’s late-night/variety series The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Nickelodeon’s 2019 revival of All That, and the NPR quiz show Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!. He also web-produced season one of HBO’s late-night docuseries Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas, which was apparently just before “the web” and “television” became the same damn thing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a28407c3eb5fa37715c9cc2/14aef98b-85eb-4713-8cb5-ab46d34ca448/Screenshot+2026-06-23+at+18.38.23.png THE LAB—ROUND TWO - Unpublished - DAY TWO - ORIANA SCHWINDT & STEPHEN PARKHURST Horror Writer/Directors Oriana Schwindt (WGAE Women’s Salon) and collaborative partner/husband Stephen Parkhurst started off their relationship making shorts together, then spent their wedding funds making horror feature, SIGHT UNSEEN (available on VOD). They writer/filmmaker team are currently packaging their next project, THE TAXIDERMIST and are excited to speak about their journey into horror. Oriana is the WGAE’s fun/fearless Women’s Salon co-chair, and a Warner Bros TV Writers Workshop alum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a28407c3eb5fa37715c9cc2/1784220736024-46W7J9K61TP37I6ZAKRO/CYNTHIA_KAIN.png THE LAB—ROUND TWO - Unpublished - DAY TWO - CYNTHIA KAIN Producer, Woodstock Film Festival Cynthia Kane is the Development Executive at the Woodstock Film Festival and a former documentary producer. Al Jazeera America, 135+ international and U.S ITVS co-productions for public media, including Anne Aghion’s ICE PEOPLE, the late Albert Maysles’ final work, IN TRANSIT, and the duPont Award-winning series, HARD EARNED. Kane was critical in launching the channel and served as Senior Commissioning Producer in the Documentary Unit. 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