Sonya Oberly is an independent writer/producer. She’s an enrolled member of the Nez Perce Tribe and a descendant of the Osage and Comanche Tribes in Oklahoma. Sonya worked for a number years in counseling throughout Indian Country. In 2009, she earned her MFA from the University of Southern California with an emphasis in writing and directing she had… Read more »
Siena East
Siena East (Choctaw) is a writer, comedian, and actress based in Los Angeles. Siena studied Film and Television Production at New York University where she was selected to produce her first short film. Her short film “Lycanphobic” was included in both the LA Skins Film Festival, where it was nominated in the Emerging Filmmaker category,… Read more »
Vladimir Perez
Vladimir Perez is an writer/actor born in Brooklyn NY. After performing in the 2017 CBS Diversity Showcase, Vlad appeared on the CBS sitcoms Superior Donuts and Man With a Plan, the ABC hit show Modern Family, Brooklyn Nine Nine and LA to Vegas on FOX. Vlad is also a proud recipient of the Groundlings NBC/Universal… Read more »
Jade Puga
A South Texas Native, Jade Puga (Guachichil, Huastec, Lipan Apache)attended the University Of Southern California. A multi-hyphenate, she is a writer/actress/filmmaker. Together with writing and producing partner Richard Montes, their historical drama screenplay is reader recommended and trending on the Black List and was a semi-finalist at the Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab 2017. Other screenplays… Read more »
Jason Marcus
Jason Marcus is a writer and comic from Boston whose writing blends realistic characters with absurdist premises by exploring the uniquely human experience in ways that are universally relatable. Most recently, he has written for an upcoming series on Netflix. Among his accolades, Jason is a Native American TV Writers Lab fellow and an NBC… Read more »
Erik Fritts-Davis
Erik Fritts-Davis.writes sketch and half-hour comedy. His work has been featured on stages of Upright Citizens Brigade, iO West, The Second City – Hollywood, and ACME Comedy Theatre. He is a staff writer for the long-running Top Story! Weekly. Erik holds a BA in film production from CSU Sacramento, studied in the UCLA Professional Program for… Read more »
Indigenous Film Summit
The Indigenous Film Summit will be held in Winnipeg on Saturday, June 23, 2018 at Théâtre Cercle Molière. The Indigenous Film Summit is a first-of-its-kind event in Manitoba, aimed at emerging and professional Indigenous directors, writers and producers. The goal is to provide the attendees an understanding of funding opportunities, documentary producing, feature film development, crowdfunding and… Read more »
Hollywood Creative Forum Recap
The LA SKINS FEST was proud to sponsor the Hollywood Creative Forum 9.0 Conference February 13th and 14th, 2018 in Beverly Hills, CA. This event is the media & entertainment industry’s leader gathering where talented and credentialed individuals from communities of color get together with established industry executives to share ideas, network, collaborate and advance… Read more »
RES Las Vegas 2018
The National Reservation Economic Summit (RES) is taking place March 5th – 8th, 2018, in Las Vegas. RES offers attendees access to tribal leaders, members of Congress, federal agency representatives, state and local elected officials, and top CEOs, on a national platform. Attendees will benefit from networking, training, and business development sessions. The LA SKINS… Read more »
3rd Annual Native American TV Writers Lab
The 3rd Annual NATIVE AMERICAN TV WRITERS LAB call for submissions is now closed. The lab is sponsored by NBCUniversal, Netflix, CBS Entertainment Diversity, Turner, and HBO. “Between the table reads, the writers labs, and the pitch workshops, the LA SKINS FEST has helped me grow and learn substantially, not just as a Native and… Read more »