Kaitlin Fontana
Agent
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VerveAgent
Credits
Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
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2019 |
Field Producer
Television |
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee JAX Media/TBS |
Education
Year | Qualification | Where |
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2011 | MFA - Creative Writing | University of British Columbia |
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About me
Kaitlin Fontana is an Emmy-nominated TV and film writer, director, and producer, and a National Magazine award-winning essayist. In a not-so-distant past life, she was a music journalist. She was the host of the WGAE's podcast OnWriting for seasons 4-6.Kaitlin's feature film script, GIRLFRIEND ON MARS, is on the Black List. Her directorial debut, FRANCHESCA, was an official Sundance Film Festival selection. She is a NYTVF Development Deal recipient (Audible) as well as a finalist in the HBOAccess Directing Fellowship. Kaitlin was a WriteHer List Honoree, an inaugural WGA/Made in New York Writers Room Fellow, Showtime Tony Cox Award winner, Nantucket Comedy Colonist, and Bitch List Honoree. She was a Field Producer on Full Frontal with Samantha Bee.
Kaitlin sits on the Writers Guild of America, East council and believes in the power of collective action. She lives in Los Angeles, CA and was born in Fernie, British Columbia, Canada, a distinction she shares with Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson.
License & Passport
Passport: | Yes |
Driver's License: | Yes |
Skills
Secondary Job Title | Screenwriter |
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Job Titles | Closed Captioner / Subtitler, Copywriter / Copy Editor, Screenwriter, Script Writer, Writer, Script Editor, Script Reader, Director, Producer, Studio Producer / Director, Showrunner, Production Support, Researcher, Live Programming / Broadcasting |
Years in industry | 6+ years |
Organisations / Memberships | DGA, WGA, WGAE (Writers Guild Association - East) |
Work Permits | Canada, USA |