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Ari Donnelly

📍 North Hollywood, CA
Ari is an award-winning screenwriter, a salty east coast expat, and a saltier chef. He loves genre tv, punchy act breaks, relatable characters and ridiculous worlds.

Skills

General Filmmaking & Production

  • Script Coverage
  • Proofreading
  • Distro
  • Live Transcription

Software & Electrical

  • Zoom
  • Scenechronize
  • Photoshop
  • Shotgun
  • InEntertainment
  • Monday
  • AirTable
  • IMDbPro
  • Final Draft
  • FadeIn
  • Canva
  • Google Suite
  • Adobe Suite
  • Microsoft Office

Selected Credits

  • The Walt Disney Company(2024)featured
    Executive Assistant • Other
    On-call for Disney and subsidiaries; assistant to multiple VPs; manage calendars, roll calls, meeting notes, coordinate departments; non-Disney assignments include Writ Large, AGBO, Lionsgate, Media Res, Artists First, Rain
  • STARZ(2022)
    Executive Assistant • Other
    Assistant to EVP of Original Programming & Production; oversaw series in development, production, post; scheduled meetings; arranged international travel; provided script notes; reviewed submissions; viewed episode cuts for continuity
  • Hindrance(2022)
    Production Secretary • Feature Film
    Production Secretary for multimedia feature; took room notes, compiled daily reports; proofread, standardized and distributed script drafts

Education & Training

  • Film & TV Production, NYU Tisch School of the Arts
    • B.F.A.

Awards & Recognition

  • Semi-Finalist – Austin Film Festival
    KRAPOPOLIS: Tysistrata • Comedy Teleplay Spec
  • Finalist – FilmQuest Film Festival
    POWER COUPLE • Best Short Form Pilot
    Best Short Form Pilot - Top 3
  • Winner – Filmmatic Comedy Awards (2023)
    POWER COUPLE • Best Overall Screenplay
  • Winner – HollyShorts Film Festival (2023)
    POWER COUPLE • Best TV Screenplay

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Details

Height: 178 cm (5'10")
Eye color: Blue
Hair color: Brown
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Representation

Open to Representation

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