KATHLEEN DOW

Literary Manager, Management 360

Kathleen Dow is a literary manager at Management 360, which is a management company that represents clients like the Duffer Brothers, creators of the hit series STRANGER THINGS.

MIKE GRIFFIN

Manager and Producer, Make Good Content

Mike Griffin is a talent manager and producer at MAKE GOOD Content. Mike and MAKE GOOD is partnered with Starburns Industries, the animation studio behind RICK AND MORTY and the Oscar-nominated ANOMALISA, and its affiliated podcast network, Starburns Audio. Mike works alongside Paul Young, the Emmy-winning producer of KEY AND PEELE. Paul and Mike have produced dozens of movies and television shows, including RENO 911 for Comedy Central, CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE and KEANU and so much more.

CHRIS NOLD

Literary Manager, MGMT

Chris Nold is a literary manager for MGMT, a management company that represents Dan Levy from SCHITT'S CREEK and Stefani Robinson from WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS to name a few. They are also involved in the TV projects, THE OLD MAN and THE GOOD LORD BIRD. 

DAN KAVANAUGH

TV Executive, Vertigo Entertainment

Dan Kavanagh works in the TV department of Roy Lee’s Vertigo Entertainment, where he’s helped develop series such as Warhammer, Horizon Zero Dawn and Hellraiser, among others. Prior to that, he served as Development Coordinator for AMC Networks’ SVOD services Shudder & Sundance Now.

VICTORIA PALMERI

Creative Executive, New Line Cinema

Victoria Palmeri is the creative executive, in development at New Line Cinema, which is currently producing Lord Of The Rings Series, THE RINGS OF POWER on Amazon Prime.

SCOTT SCHULMAN

Manager, Schulman Management

Scott Schulman is the manager at Schulman Management an entertainment talent management company, which represents the co-executive producers of UMBRELLA ACADEMY.

TV MENTORS

ANNA KONKLE

Anna Konkle is the co-creator and co-star of the critically acclaimed Hulu series “Pen15,” produced by Odenkirk Provissiero and The Lonely Island. She made her directorial debut in the second season. The series won the Gotham Award for Breakthrough Series and was nominated for four primetime Emmy's, three WGA Awards, and three Critics Choice Awards.

KATHERINE COLLINS

A screenwriting graduate of UBC, York University, and the CFC, Katherine spent her early years writing while punching the clock at Canada’s largest private investigation firm. She went on to write for TV with Endgame; Primeval: New World; and Motive. In 2015, Katherine joined the writing staff of NBC’s Blindspot before becoming a writer and producer on all three seasons of the Netflix series, Lost in Space, Katherine is currently a writer and co-Executive Producer on The Handmaid’s Tale.

LISA ZWERLING
Writer-producer Lisa Zwerling (Betrayal) of Carpool Entertainment has signed an overall deal with Universal Television, a division of NBCUniversal Content Studios, to develop, write and executive produce programming for network, cable and streaming platforms. Zwerling, who got her start on the NBC series ER, previously had an overall deal with Universal TV and wrote drama project Midnight Sun, which went to pilot at NBC starring Julia Stiles. As part of an overall deal with ABC Studios, Zwerling executive produced Betrayal and co-executive produced FlashForward.

THE PRIZES

Grand Prize Winners

3 Grand Prize winners will be selected for this year's competition. One by Anna Konkle (Pen15), one by Katherine Collins (Lost in Space, Handmaid's Tale), and one by Lisa Zwerling (The Rook, When We Rise, Betrayal). Each Grand Prize winner will receive from their respective mentor: a personalized round of notes, virtual meeting, and project development insight.

The Grand Prize Winners will also be welcomed to the ScreenCraft Writer Development Program and receive personal introductions and calls with one or more top Hollywood literary manager(s) who are looking for talented emerging TV writers.

ScreenCraft has a proven track record for getting writers signed with managers, agents, and staffed in writing rooms.

They'll receive:

• - Personal Introduction to top literary managers
  
• - Accepted into the ScreenCraft Development Program
  
• - $500 cash award
  
• - An exclusive invitation to a Finalist+ workshop to position yourself and your writing to the industry

Finalists

• - A Top 10 from this year's pool of Finalists will receive written feedback from one of this year's industry jury members.
• - Accepted into the ScreenCraft Development Program
• - An exclusive invitation to a Finalist+ workshop to position yourself and your writing to the industry