AMANDA LEE

Bio: Amanda Lee is a filmmaker, producer, and MFA candidate in the UCLA Producers Program. She is passionate about genre storytelling and championing female voices of color in spaces where they are often underrepresented. With over five years of experience in physical production, Amanda has worked across commercials, television, and film, and has interned at companies including Universal Music Group, Atomic Monster, Roadside Attractions, and Project X Entertainment. She is currently building her career as a producer and filmmaker in Los Angeles, with the long-term goal of founding her own production company dedicated to bold, character-driven storytelling in the genre space.

Project: AKANE (Independent Feature Film, Horror)

Logline: A young woman begins a new job at an art gallery that becomes a nightmare after she discovers a cursed painting of a geisha—awakening a vengeful spirit that forces her to confront the darkness within both the art world and herself.

ERICA LING

Bio: Erica is a TV and entertainment professional completing her MFA at University of California, Los Angeles after graduating from the New York University Tisch Film & TV program. She has experience across scripted and unscripted television, with a particular passion for prestige TV, entertainment marketing, and PR. Through experiences at major networks internationally, she has developed a strong interest in audience strategy, talent-driven campaigns, and the fast-paced world of television. Drawing from both creative and marketing experience, Erica is especially interested in international television content and culturally driven storytelling.

Project: Tempest (TV)

Logline: Two patients awaken in an isolated hospital with their memories erased and are told their treatment will restore everything they’ve lost—until one discovers the truth: the facility is not what it claims to be, and not every patient is here unwillingly.

HANNAH MASON

Bio: Hannah Mason is an aspiring feature development executive, specializing in studio book-to-screen adaptations within the young adult and romance genres, with a focus on female-driven narratives. At twenty years old, she earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where she completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in film studies. Before moving to California, Hannah worked at the Austin Film Festival, the largest screenwriters’ conference in the world. Hannah also has vast young adult development experience from her time working at The Gotham Group, Unwell Entertainment, Untitled Entertainment, Color Force, and Temple Hill Entertainment. Always searching for the next groundbreaking novel or piece of intellectual property, she is passionate about discovering the newest stories that entertain young audiences and shapes the voices of the next generation of storytellers.

Project: Check & Mate (Film)

Logline: When a young woman swears off chess after the death of her father, she unexpectedly finds herself in a rivalry with the world’s top player, reigniting her passion for the game and for the rival who challenges her every move.

OSEWANNE UWADIALE

Bio: Osewanne Uwadiale is a Nigerian-American screenwriter from Sacramento, California. She grew up listening to stories from her large, beautifully chaotic Nigerian family, who could talk until three in the morning. She enjoys exploring familial hierarchies and crafting stories inspired by conversations she heard growing up. As a comedy screenwriter and producer, she is passionate about bringing a unique perspective to film and television in order to increase black and African representation on screen. Osewanne believes in the power of storytelling to entertain, challenge, and reflect the world around us.

Project: 6 Under the Roof (TV)

Logline: A headstrong teenager and her siblings rebel against their Nigerian parents when they move to the suburbs in the Bay Area, in a half-hour single-camera comedy in the vein of Never Have I Ever meets the absurdity and social commentary of Atlanta.

SHAZIA MIAN

Bio: Shazia Mian is a Peruvian-Punjabi-American producer whose work champions bold, socially resonant storytelling. As a student in UCLA’s Producers Program, her producing credits include The Professional (2024) and Maktoub (2026), with a developing slate that spans supernatural horror to culturally rooted dramas. She has collaborated with The Walt Disney Studios, Netflix Animation, Epic Games, and Electronic Arts to advance authentic representation across film, television, and video games. Shazia’s mission is to transform Hollywood’s landscape by platforming marginalized filmmakers, uplifting intersectional voices, and nurturing visionary creatives.

Project: Dead Quiet (Film)

Logline: Adopted as an infant and raised a world away from her roots, a Somali-American geologist is drawn back to Somalia by a lucrative excavation, only to discover she’s the last descendant of a bloodline hunted by Dhegdheer, a creature from Somali folklore who has been waiting for her to come home.

SHUYI WANG

Bio: Shuyi Wang (she/her) is an independent film producer with a background in development, physical production, and international sales and distribution. Originally from China, she has worked across the Chinese, UK, and US film industries, developing a nuanced understanding of the evolving global landscape and transnational storytelling. Her producing credits include award-winning short films such as Do You See Me in the Camera, Fifteen, and Happened. Committed to amplifying underrepresented voices, she is one of the organizers of UCLA AAPI Film Night and is dedicated to supporting filmmakers from marginalized communities. She holds a BA in Film Practice from the University of the Arts London and is pursuing an MFA at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.

Project: Ascending Scales (Film)

Logline: After financial ruin forces two sisters to live together in a cramped apartment, the return of their childhood piano becomes an echo of the closeness they’ve begun to lose, until a rainstorm threatens to wash away the last traces of their shared past.

MADELEINE DEPIETRO

Bio: Madeleine DePietro is a producer from Long Island, New York, currently living in Los Angeles. After getting her bachelor’s from Vanderbilt University, Madeleine is now getting her master’s in film and television from UCLA in their Producers Program while working as an assistant at Artists First. Having been around the film industry her whole life, from working as a background actor, to taking improv classes, to creating short films, Madeleine is passionate about telling new stories and lifting up different voices through comedy.

Project: STARVING (TV)

Logline: Four best friends — a filmmaker, violinist, painter, and influencer — fresh out of art school, move to Los Angeles with big dreams and small wallets.

ANNA FOLTRAN

Bio: Anna Foltran is a Brazilian film producer passionate about telling elevated yet accessible stories that blend dark comedy and satire. After beginning her film career in Brazil working in distribution and development, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue a producing MFA. During her time at UCLA she produced three short films and interned in several companies across development, talent management, and film sales. Committed to championing underrepresented stories in Hollywood, Anna founded the Loving Latino Film Festival in 2025, where she serves as lead programmer. When not at the movies, Anna can be found dancing salsa or hanging out with cats.

Project: Make the Dead Great Again (Film)

Logline: In Honduras, every four years the dead peacefully come back to life for one day to vote and assure the continuity of the right-wing party in power. However, in this election a dead general wishing to reconnect with his family and stay once and for all in the living world will raise hell in the country by staging a coup d’état.

ZIYUE “HARRY” SONG

Bio: Ziyue “Harry” Song is a bilingual producer and writer currently pursuing an MFA in Film and TV Producing at UCLA. He has worked across content development, production, and programming at Bilibili, Atlas Entertainment, Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation, and Youku. His experience includes script coverage, original content development, documentary production, post-production feedback, and TV/film project evaluation. Harry’s creative interests focus on cross-cultural storytelling, drama, sci-fi, gaming, and the bridge between cinematic and interactive media.

Project: Under the Peach Blossom (Film)

Logline: When a teenage coder is digitally pulled into a lethal game world based on an ancient Chinese fable, his estranged sister must enter the game’s command console from their suburban bedroom, making agonizing moral choices to navigate him through a pixelated civil war before the system’s “purge” deletes him—and their family’s last hope for reconciliation—forever.

CAITLIN CARMICHAEL

Bio: Caitlin Carmichael began acting professionally at the age of three and, by 21, has already amassed more than 40 film and television credits across studio films, independent features, and television series. After graduating from the University of California, Los Angeles as one of the youngest women admitted to the university, Caitlin continued her studies as a “double bruin,” pursuing her MFA in the Producers Program. After graduation, Caitlin plans to continue expanding her work as a multihyphenate actress and producer both in front of and behind the camera. She is passionate about producing female-driven narratives, sharp coming-of-age stories, and bold book-to-screen adaptations that take creative risks, spark conversation, and become cult classics for the next generation.

Project: LIKE LIFE (Film)

Logline: When a high school senior in 1998 unravels a conspiracy behind her picture-perfect life, she becomes the center of a nationwide missing persons case in a reality far more dystopian than she ever imagined.

AMAN JOHNSON

Bio: Los Angeles native Aman Johnson is a multi-hyphenate actor and producer who graduated summa cum laude from Syracuse University before refining his craft within the UCLA Producers Program. Driven by a mission to expand cross-cultural consciousness, he has developed professionally through roles at acclaimed companies like Ridley Scott Associates and Lionsgate. Inspired by versatile creators like Donald Glover and Issa Rae, Aman commands the room to tell high concept stories that universally captivate audiences. Rather than sticking to one lane, he acts, writes, and produces across the spectrum, balancing heartfelt family adventures with grounded dramedies that leave a meaningful mark on society. Looking ahead, his diverse development slate of features, television series, and innovative shorts serves as the next major step toward his goal of creating accessible, joyful content that embeds itself into the global cultural fabric.

Project: Wright on Time (Film)

Logline: While away at college, know-it-all Andre is accidentally sent 50 years into the past and must hitchhike across the country to find his grandparents, or he may never celebrate Christmas ever again.

MARINA KLIMANN NUNEZ

Bio: Marina Klimann is a second-year candidate in UCLA’s MFA Producers Program. She holds a dual bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and International Relations from IE University in Madrid, where she interned at Atresmedia, Spain’s largest media conglomerate, in the Strategy and Innovation department. She has since gained industry experience at Untitled Entertainment and Zero Gravity Management, working across talent and literary management. Most recently, she interned in the Scripted Programming Department at Fox Entertainment, contributing to television development across multiple projects.

Project: Assembly Required (Film)

Logline: Four friends sneak into the Burbank IKEA for an overnight stay and are suddenly caught in the middle of a violent standoff between rival criminal organizations.