PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE ROSTER OF PARTICIPANTS AND MENTORS FOR STOWE STORY LABS CALIFORNIA WRITERS’ RETREAT
The California Writers’ Retreat will run from November 10-14, 2023 at the Los Laureles Lodge in Carmel Valley, California.
Please help us celebrate these fantastic screenwriters and filmmakers.
Congratulations to all.
PARTICIPANTS:
Kate Bernstein — Brooklyn, NY, USA — Ocean Avenue // Indie Drama Feature
Theresa Carey — Viroqua, WI, USA — The Lady Pirates // Action, Swashbuckler, Romance Feature
Elizabeth Chatelain — Hibbing, MN, USA — Soil // Horror Feature
Amy DePaola — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Tiki Bar Funeral Home // Dark Comedy, Mystery TV
Katy Dore — San Luis Obispo, CA, USA — Piper // Drama, Coming-of-Age Feature
Tony Ferrendelli — Aurora, CO, USA — Saigon Doll // Drama Feature
Chaseedaw Giles (SAGindie Fellow) — Los Angeles, CA, USA — The Final Cut // Drama Feature
Janae Green — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Pages From the Green Book // Drama Feature
Veronika Gribanova — Los Angeles, CA, USA — The Nanny Project // Dramedy TV
Goldie Jones — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Russian Dolls // Action, Crime, Thriller Feature
Kelsey Jones — Louisville, KY, USA — Dating Emily Park // Romantic Comedy, LGBTQ Feature
Ros Jones — Brighton, England, UK — Home // Sci-Fi Drama TV
Dave Kagno — Berkeley, CA, USA — Ehlo // Drama, Fantasy Feature
Jaime Kawamoto — Hamilton, Ontario, CA — Eat Me // Horror TV
Brian LaPerche — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Wasted on Youth // Dark Comedy TV
Angela Matemotja — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Rave Til Dawn // Drama Feature
Kim McMillan — Chicago, IL, USA — Crimson and Clover: The Trip of a Lifetime // Comedy, Fantasy Feature
Sarah & Vasant Salcedo — Seattle, WA, USA — Fire Signs // Coming-of-Age Feature
Madi Stine — Santa Monica, CA, USA — Out of Water // Dramedy Feature
Brandon Vedder (Stowe Diversity Fellow) — Auburn, CA, USA — Miracle Man // Drama TV
MENTORS:
Jennifer Au — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Literary Manager & Producer
Corey Trent Ackerman — Los Angeles, CA, USA— Manager at Cartel
Scott Collette — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Screenwriter
Melody Cooper — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Writer & NYX Horror Collective Co-Founder
Matt Dy — Arcadia, FL, USA — Script Consultant
Bob Edwards — New York, NY, USA — Writer & Director
Kristin Fairweather — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Writer, Director, & Producer
Darrien Michele Gipson — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Creative Producer & Executive Director of SAGindie
Audrey Knox — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Manager at Cartel
Bertha Bay-Sa Pan — New York, NY, USA — Director, Writer, & Producer
Jason Rosenfield — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Editor & Writer
Sanjay Shah — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Screenwriter
SPEAKERS:
Mike Jones — San Francisco, CA, USA — Head Creative at Pixar Studios & Screenwriter
Michele Turnure-Salleo — San Francisco, CA, USA — Creative Producer
