Writing For Animation

Portfolio review sales will close at 11:30p.m. Pacific time November 29.

Akira “Mark” Fujita

Akira “Mark” Fujita has been working in the animation industry for 10 years. After starting in animation production on Bob’s Burgers, Animals, Scooby Doo: Wrestlemania Mystery, and Green Lantern: The Animated Series he finally broke through to his true calling, and has been writing on Justice League Action, Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart, and other shows at Netflix, Dreamworks, and Warner Bros.

Sapphire Sandalo

Sapphire Sandalo is an animator and podcaster in Los Angeles who’s written for short-form educational series in the digital space for channels such as Frederator and Skybound Entertainment. She created the web series and podcast “Something Scary” where she told both original and adapted ghost stories, accompanied by animation. She is a part-time professor at Loyola Marymount University, where she teaches a class about the importance of diversity and accurate representation in animation and entertainment. She is currently the creator and writer of “Stories With Sapphire”, a podcast that dives deep into paranormal stories and subjects.

Austin Curreri

Austin first freelanced as a writer for Frederator from August 2019 to December 2019, then was asked to join Frederator as a Writer and Production Intern. His other professional experiences include freelancing as a Production Assistant for NBC, Turner, and Major League Soccer. His personal work includes “Amasai and the Meaning of Evil”, which placed semifinalist in Screencraft’s 2019 Fellowship Competition and quarterfinalist in their 2019 Animation Competition, and “It’s All For You”, which placed quarterfinalist in the 2020 Animation Competition.

Writing Portfolio Review

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Portfolio review sales will close at 11:30p.m. Pacific time November 29.

Submission Guidelines:

• Submissions will be limited to writing samples, scripts, and pitches, with a 10 page limit.
• Each submission will be assigned randomly to one of our writers from the panel.
• Participants will be sent the email address to send their writing to after purchase confirmation.

Panel Description

Take part in a free live panel with writers: Akira “Mark” Fujita, Sapphire Sandalo, and Austin Curreri!

Hosted by Tiffy Wang (IchigoTofu), join us as we discuss what it’s like to write for animation, their career journeys, and advice for industry hopefuls.

Panel Details

The panel will be streamed live on Twitch on November, 21, 2020 at 1PM Pacific time. Questions will be accepted during the live stream through chat.