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Dramedy Pilot by Maggie Stiggers
LOGLINE: When a woman in her thirties struggles to conceive, she's forced to face the emotional, financial, and social impact the infertility journey presents.
WRITER BIO: Maggie is a professional actor, writer, voice over artist, and producer living in Atlanta, Georgia. Her voice and face has been seen in numerous commercials, television shows, and she's travelled the US performing in musicals. She's the co-founder and executive producer of NikoFrank Productions. She wrote, produced, and starred in an original comedic sketch series called "Theatre School Dropouts" on Amazon Prime. Maggie won 'Best Female Filmmaker' at The Katra Film Festival Grand Finale (2018). She was the grant recipient of The Puffin Foundation and the NYC Artists Corps Grant. She produced a female film initiative to celebrate women in filmmaking called Ladies In Action. It consisted of 4 short films all written by, directed by, and starring women; including star director & Tony Award Winner Victoria Clark. Her work has been official selections in 29 international festivals including NYIFF, The Big Apple Film Festival, NYWIFT Shorts, The New York Short Film Festival, NY Indie Theatre Film Festival, LA CineFest, International Online Web Fest, The Audience Awards Comedy Short Film Festival, Women's Only Entertainment Film Festival, The Miami Independent Film Festival, The Austin Comedy Short Film Festival, The Portland Comedy Film Festival, The Hollywood Screening Film Festival, The Katra Film Festival, The Women's Atlanta Comedy Film Festival & the Florida Horror Film Festival. In 2020, Maggie and and her co-producer, released their first book about producing entitled, Dear Future Producer, available in paperback and Kindle on Amazon. Maggie's work has been recognized by the New York Women in Film and TV as well as by WHOHAHA, the comedy platform created by Elizabeth Banks.
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