STEPHANIE KORNICK
![]() Where do you live (City, State, or Country)?
Denver, Colorado Your script or media entry stood out among hundreds of others. What was the inspiration for your project ? The mental health crisis in this country, as well as my own experiences. How long did it take you to write your script or produce your pitch deck/sizzle reel/trailer...and what was your development process? It took years developing the characters, crafting the outline and countless rewrites. What is your ultimate ambition as a writer or filmmaker? To be collaborating with fellow writers on a TV show -- ideally back in a writers’ room! Which film directors or screenwriters inspire you? Why? Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Greta Gerwig and Mike White are some of my favorite writers because of the tone they create, blending darker themes with comedy. What’s your all-time favorite movie or television show? The Comeback (HBO) is brilliantly uncomfortable. What advice do you have for others hoping to win a contest or place as a finalist as you have? Keep writing and putting your work out there. What else are you working on that the world needs to know about? I’m an executive producer/co-writer on the TV show Day Jobs, a half-hour rom com about a queer standup comedian, who falls for the mom she babysits for, while juggling the heartless LA comedy scene and trying to stay best friends with her ex-boyfriend. Think Girls meets Hacks with a splash of queer Transparent, which I previously wrote on: https://www.steviewain.com/dayjobstv I wrote the biopic for Warhol superstar Candy Darling that is currently in pre-production, starring Hari Nef, John Cameron Mitchell is an executive producer and Zackary Drucker is the director: https://variety.com/2024/film/columns/john-cameron-mitchell-producer-candy-darling-biopic-1235952176/ Also in development is a TV pilot that I’m currently writing called The Sweet Spot, a 1-hour satirical, soapy drama about a family-run multi-level marketing company that sells adult toys, while promoting the façade of female empowerment, but really pushing their consultants to ruthlessly compete against one another. Think Succession meets On Becoming a God in Central Florida and the LuLaRich documentary. Where can the world find you? (Website, IMDB, etc.) Website: https://www.stephaniekornick.com/ IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5344542/ |