Talent

Ace Hasan was born in Pakistan and grew up in southern Virginia. Aside from the indelible tutelage of his three older sisters, Ace credits much of his upbringing to the local AMC movie theater. A combination of the two pushed him to Los Angeles where he studied film and television writing at the School of Cinematic Arts at USC. After graduating, Ace perfected the art of coffee making at various production companies and agencies before landing on set as a producer's assistant and coordinator. Following the Workshop, Ace was staffed on Riverdale (CW).

Originally from outside Chicago, Ashley Damall is the daughter of two Japanese teachers, who taught her the value of embracing other cultures. Which is why, upon graduating from Northwestern University and falling for a boy, Ashley bought a one-way ticket to France and chased him across the world with no job or plan whatsoever. That love affair inevitably crashed and burned, but Ashley stayed in France, becoming a murder mystery writer for the social game Criminal Case. She worked her way up to Head Writer, while playing soccer in French leagues and traveling Europe. After three years, Ashley decided to return stateside to pursue a career in Hollywood. Since moving to Los Angeles, Ashley has worked as an assistant on Fox's Sleepy Hollow and Netflix's Iron Fist. Following the Workshop, she was brought on to write for a Warner Bros. VR project, and was staffed on Whiskey Cavalier (ABC).

Bob Morley currently stars as Bellamy Blake in the CW series The 100. He can be seen in the indie feature Lost in the White City, as well as in the Australian features Blinder and Roadkill. His television credits include the hit Australian series Neighbours, The Strip, and Home and Away. After completing the Directors' Workshop, Bob directed an episode of The 100 (CW).

Born and raised in Minnesota, where the wintertime lows rival the surface temperature on Mars, Christianne Hedtke kept warm by devouring books and movies, writing endless ghost stories, and helping her dad build kayaks and telescopes. She eventually earned a BA from the University of Denver and launched her career in the world of film festivals, with stints at the Sundance and Tribeca Film Festivals, and over a decade on staff at the Telluride Film Festival. Between fests, she worked on feature films in Minnesota and Chicago, finally landing in New York, where Hedtke spent four years developing original content for Nickelodeon. When she wasn't getting slimed, she was moonlighting as an astrologer. In 2015, Hedtke was selected for the Sundance Institute's Episodic Story Lab.

She's been a contributor to Filmmaker Magazine, MovieMaker Magazine, and wrote on Nick Jr's animated series Sunny Day. Following the Workshop, Christianne was staffed on Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (Netflix).

Originally from Florida, Conway Preston studied English, writing his thesis on hardboiled detective fiction. Following college, he worked for a Latin American community development non-profit before attending law school. Ultimately, Conway took a job at a law firm in a small town outside of Nashville, litigating cases on behalf of clients including the local Sheriff's Department and Board of Education. Throughout his time as a lawyer, Conway maintained a second career in Nashville's theatre community, writing and producing (and occasionally acting in) full-length dramatic plays, offbeat comedies, and even a pair of short films. Other works include a pilot that was a finalist at the Nashville Film Festival and a feature script that was a finalist at the Nantucket Film Festival. Following the Workshop, Conway was staffed on Swamp Thing (DC Universe).

Danielle Panabaker began acting professionally when she was 16 years old, starring alongside Ed Harris and Helen Hunt in HBO's Empire Falls. She then starred in Disney's Sky High before playing James Woods' daughter on the CBS legal drama Shark. Panabaker graduated from UCLA when she was 19 with a degree in English. After starring in a few horror films (Mr. Brooks, Friday the 13th), she returned to TV as Caitlin Snow in the hit CW show The Flash, where she also plays the anti-hero Killer Frost from the DC comic books. After completing the Warner Bros Directors' Workshop, she directed an episode of The Flash (CW).

Jeff Cassidy is a Canadian-born writer and director. He began editing music videos at the age of 19 and soon after joined the camera department. As of 2015, he had worked behind the camera on over 70 major network television series and feature films, as well as countless commercials and advertising spots.

Jeff's short films have played in numerous film festivals. His latest short, Sidekick, has received over 400,000 online views, garnering attention from media outlets like Collider and Entertainment Weekly. He is currently in development on several feature films and television projects, including a movie with Oscar-nominated producer Robbie Brenner. Jeff was selected for the 2018 WB Directors' Workshop and has signed a blind script deal with Warner Bros. TV. Following the workshop, he directed an episode of The Flash (CW).

John Fitzpatrick is a television editor and independent film writer/director/producer. His genre shorts have garnered several awards at genre film festivals worldwide and his horror web-series Scary Endings is one of the most watched horror anthologies on YouTube. Following the Directors' Workshop, he made his television directing debut on an episode of Supernatural (CW).

John Fitzpatrick is a television editor and independent film writer/director/producer. His genre shorts have garnered several awards at genre film festivals worldwide and his horror web-series Scary Endings is one of the most watched horror anthologies on YouTube. Following the Directors' Workshop, he made his television directing debut on an episode of Supernatural (CW).

Malcolm Goodwin is an actor, director, producer and writer. Goodwin has directed and produced independent commercials, short films, sketches, music videos and public service announcements, and as an actor has been featured in various films and TV shows, including American Gangster, Detroit 1-8-7, Leatherheads, and Breakout Kings. Goodwin currently stars as Det. Clive Babineaux on the CW series iZombie. While he is primarily known to most as an actor, he is also an accomplished filmmaker. After completing a two year internship at Liberty Studios in NYC, Goodwin went on to produce eleven short films. The first, Get Home Safe, was one of six films selected into the 14th Annual Showtime Black Filmmakers Showcase. He has produced, directed and edited 70+ short form videos for the web and various clients. In the past five years Goodwin has directed four feature films: A True Story (Winner of Best Narrative Feature for Toronto Film and Video Festival / Distributed by Freestyle Releasing), Construction (Audience Award Kansas International Film Festival), Pass the Light (DiginextDistribution), and Be the Light (currently in post-production). After completing the Directors' Workshop, he directed an episode of iZombie (CW).

Lindsay Calhoon Bring hails from Georgia, where she spent her youth sitting in front of a television set. She didn't like the story handed to her, so she spent her days creating new ones. Her love of theater sent her to Valdosta State giversity, where she wrote and produced original plays for the student led Immediate Theatre Project. There, a playwriting class steered her west in pursuit of screenwriting, in hopes that one day she'd impart the same wisdom she received from the likes of Buffy, Uncle Phil, and Kevin Arnold. Lindsay co-wrote the comic book series Penguins vs Possums, wrote for VH1's web series Planet Sebastian, and has worked on a Who's Who of cancelled television shows. She likely sold you a spa package on the streets of Los Angeles in 2008 and she definitely made you coffee. Following the Workshop, Lindsay was staffed on Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (Netflix).

Born in St. Louis as an only child raised by a single mom, Melissa Marlette spent much of her time watching great movies and TV of the 80s and 90s. It wasn't until high school, and a life-changing viewing of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, where she realized she could tell stories for a living. Meanwhile, on Long Island, Jen Vestuto grew up in a loud Italian family. The middle child of three girls, sports-loving Jen was the closest thing to a son her dad had. Being an athlete wasn't her only identity - she also found solace in writing and making movies throughout high school, and realized this was her true calling. In 2011, the two met in New York on the set of Person of Interest. Spending 14+ hours a day together as PAs, they quickly developed a great team dynamic and also a lasting friendship. After bonding over baseball, great films and huevos rancheros, they decided to take their first stab at writing a script together. As a team, they love telling stories about seemingly ordinary people put into extraordinarily difficult circumstances. In 2016, they got their first taste in TV writing when they were given the opportunity to co-write the penultimate episode of The Vampire Diaries.

Morgan Dover-Pearl was born in Austin, Texas, but thanks to her adventurous parents spent her formative years in Spain and Argentina. Morgan's love for storytelling was first ignited by Argentina's abundant power outages, when she would write plays for her and her little sister to perform while they waited out the hours of darkness. She received a BFA in Acting from Southern Methodist University and an MFA in Acting from Brown University. After years of pursuing acting, she decided she was ready to return to her writing roots. Her debut as a writer came in the form of a short film that had its world premiere at the Austin Film Festival. Encouraged and inspired by that experience, she made the decision to shift her focus to writing fulltime, and very soon thereafter was selected to participate in the Warner Bros. Writers' Workshop.

Richard Lowe spent his childhood working in a grocery store as the presumed heir of a multi-generational family business started by Chinese immigrants. As much as he loved grinding meat and stocking shelves, his fondest memories are of him and his brother playing in the warehouse, coming up with stories about how the customers were alien space invaders or peg-legged pirates. As a writer, Richard has written for Dr. Ken (ABC) and Walk the Prank (Disney XD). His pilot, Growing Up Dictator (a comedic look at the childhood of Kim Jong-un) was a finalist at the Austin Film Festival. He studied with Upright Citizens Brigade and produces sketch comedy videos on his YouTube channel Aisle Five Comedy. He is also the host of the writing podcast Pulling Your Hair Out. Prior to writing, he was an editor on The Good Fight (CBS). Following the Workshop, Richard was staffed on God Friended Me (CBS).