THE JURY

• Sydney Blanke

  Literary Manager, Fourth Wall Management

  Sydney Blanke is a Literary Manager at Fourth Wall Management. A Texas native, Blanke represents writers and directors and one very talented comedian – Robin Tran. Blanke’s focus has been on championing women and underrepresented artists in comedy, YA and genre. She has sold projects to Amazon, Amblin, Disney, Freeform, Hulu, Netflix and Universal; and has clients working on a variety of shows including Acapulco, Bad Crimes, BMF, Cruel Summer, The Equalizer, Halo, Heels, iCarly, Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, Single Drunk Female, Velma, The Walking Dead: World Beyond, Warrior Nun, and The Wonder Years.

• AE Jones

  Literary Manager, Stagecoach Entertainment

  AE Jones (they/them) is a television literary manager at Stagecoach Entertainment, where they keep the shifting television market in constant perspective for clients. Their experience spans representation, production, as well as business & creative development with companies such as Kaplan Stahler, Paradigm, NBCUniversal, Red Bull Media House, and Manatt, Phelps, and Phillips, LLC. AE uses these experiences to advise their writing clients on how to develop creative and business opportunities to grow their careers in pragmatic, equitable, and inclusive ways. In addition to their work as a manager, Jones is a volunteer mentor for #StartWith8Hollywood and Boston University’s Career Advisory Network.

• Brandy Rivers

  Literary Manager, Industry Entertainment

  Brandy Rivers is a literary manager at Industry Entertainment. Previously she was an agent with The Gersh Agency, selling books to film & television. Her clients have set up major projects with companies like MRC, Universal, and have attached A-list stars and directors like Matt Damon and George Clooney. She previously worked at Jerry Bruckheimer Television where she worked on over 400 hours of television.

• Mike Griffin

  Manager/Producer, Make Good Content

  Mike Griffin is a talent manager and producer at MAKE GOOD Content. Mike works in artist management and creative development where his specific focus is TV/film production in both animation and live action along with representing actors, comedians, and screenwriters. His clients include TV & film stars Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Byron Bowers, Justin Hires, and Calum Worthy as well as top tier, comedic writing talent such as the Emmy winning, SNL head writer Dennis McNicholas, Aunty Donna's Mark Samual Bonanno, and rising stars Sierra Katow and Sahana Srinivasan. Mike works alongside Paul Young, the Emmy-winning producer of KEY AND PEELE, who founded and ran Principato-Young Entertainment for 17 years. MAKE GOOD also has turnkey production services compatibilities across many forms of entertainment including animation, live-action, documentaries, and podcasting. Paul and Mike have produced dozens of movies and television shows, including RENO 911 for Comedy Central, CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE and KEANU for WB/New Line, WOMAN IN THE BOOK for Crypt TV & Facebook Watch, and the hit docuseries, THE COMEDY STORE for Showtime which chronicled the epic history of the World Famous Comedy Store on Sunset. 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.

• Rebecca Windsor

  VP, Current Programming, and Head of Warner Bros. TV Workshop

  Rebecca Windsor is the Vice President of Current Programming and Head of the Warner Bros. Television Workshop, the premier writing and directing program for artists looking to launch their television careers. As an extension of her role developing new talent, Rebecca helped launch Warner Bros. digital brand Stage13, overseeing the critically acclaimed Snatchers, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and SXSW, and Special, which premiered on Netflix and garnered four Emmy nominations. Previously, she was the Creative Producing Initiative Manager of the Sundance Institute’s Feature Film Program, playing a key role in coordinating the Screenwriters and Directors Labs, Episodic Story Lab, and Creative Producing Lab and Summit. Prior to Sundance, Rebecca was Manager of Development at Samuel L. Jackson’s television company, UppiTV, and at Mandeville Films. She started her career as an assistant at the Broder Webb Chervin Silbermann Agency and ICM. A San Diego native, she attended Northwestern University, where she received a BS in Theatre.

• Lucy Luna

  TV Writer (ALL RISE, TWO SENTENCE HORROR STORY)

  Lucy Luna is a Mexican writer living in Los Angeles. Lucy’s multi award-winning feature script, Sophie & Valentina, has led her to the beginning of her professional journey, having won the 2019 HBOAccess Writing Fellowship, the ScreenCraft Fellowship, and placing on the Young & Hungry List. She penned a horror feature script for Mexican producer Gerardo Gática, wrote on CW’s Two Sentence Horror Stories, and is currently writing on CBS’ All Rise. Lucy continues to develop feature and television projects, focusing primarily on the horror, thriller, and drama genres.

• Neil Thomas

  Executive Director, TV Development, MRC Entertainment

  Neil Thomas, is a TV Executive for MRC Studios. In his role, Thomas sources new content, including both intellectual property and original material. During his career he has helped develop shows including HBO's The Outsider, and Apple TV's The Terminal List, and The Shrink Next Door.

• Jason Hafford

  Agent, Global Television, CAA

  Jason Hafford is an Agent in the Television department at leading entertainment and sports agency, Creative Artists Agency (CAA). Hafford is based in the Los Angeles office, where he represents writers, directors, showrunners, producers, and actors from around the globe, with a focus on India, the Middle, East, Africa, and the UK. In addition, Hafford works on identifying new business opportunities for the agency and its clients with an emphasis on the international marketplace. Hafford began his career at IMG. He joined CAA in 2012. Hafford graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in Digital & Broadcast Journalism.