Greta Gerwig is an actor, director, and screenwriter. She began her career primarily focused on acting, particularly in independent films. She hasn’t given up acting but intends to focus on writing and directing. At the Women in Entertainment Summit in 2017, she noted, “I want to produce women’s films, because I think women want to…
Olena is the First Lady of Ukraine ,an Architect and Screenwriter. She is the founder of The Zelenska Foundation which together with their partners, both Ukrainian and foreign, has implemented a lot of socially important projects, including the purchase of medical equipment, delivery of humanitarian aid, evacuation of children abroad. However, new needs and requests…
Peachanda Dubose is a playwright, screenwriter, filmmaker, author, director, poet, humanitarian, producer, and activist. She is also the Founder and CEO of her own production company, Mayan Productions LLC, since ‘2010. Peachanda discovered her true purpose late in life, at the age of 35, she found healing in creating life changing stories that impact the…
Catherine Ann Jones, MA, is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter, a writing consultant, and author of fiction and nonfiction. She holds a graduate degree in Depth Psychology and Archetypal Mythology. After playing major roles in over fifty plays on and off-Broadway, she became disappointed by the lack of good roles for women and wrote a…
J.K. Rowling is best-known as the author of the bestselling Harry Potter series of seven books, published between 1997 and 2007. The popular adventures of Harry, Ron and Hermione have gone on to sell over 500 million copies worldwide, be translated into over 80 languages, and made into eight blockbuster films. She is the second…
Chloé Zhao is a director, screenwriter, and producer. Growing up in Beijing, Chloé moved to New York City in 2010 and began studying in the Graduate Film program. She has quickly become one of the industry’s leading filmmakers. She was nominated for Best Director and Best Feature at the 33rd Independent Spirit Awards and became…
Abi Morgan is an Emmy winning British playwright and screenwriter. She wrote the screenplay for ‘Suffragette’ about the British women’s suffrage movement.
