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AMANDA FAHEY
Objective:
To launch my professional writing and filmmaking career by challenging my skills as a storyteller and collaborator, and expanding my body of work in hope of bringing fresh new material to the market.
Personal Information:
Education:
2005-2009 York University
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Special Honours Film Production and Screenwriting Program. Member of Dean’s Honour Roll.
- Complete courses: Writing for Television (with Peter Lower); Feature Screenwriting I (Evan Cameron) & II (with Howard Wiseman); Writing for Production (Lower); Directing Fiction I & II (with John Greyson); Prose Workshop: Fiction (with Shyam Selvadurai)
- Wrote and directed four short films, and worked both on and off set on many peer productions.
- Completed one original feature screenplay, and one original television pilot.
Workshops & Training:
2010 – Second City – Writing I (in progress)
2010 – CTV WIDC Career Advancement Module (CAM)
- 2010 Award Winner
2009 – WIFT-T Women Writers Workshop
- Instructor: Maureen Dorey, Story Editor Consultant.
Work Experience:
TELEVISION
Researcher. 1812. 8 hour limited series. QVF Inc. (2009).
Intern/Story Room Assistant. Wild Roses. Television Drama. CBC, (2008).
- Proofed scripts, took notes, conducted research, provided useful feedback
- Transcribed an as-produced script for the Pilot episode
- Trained under script coordinator
- General office duties
FILM
Director/Screenwriter. If Key-Lime Pie Could Scream. 12 min Comedy. (2009).
- YoungCuts Film Featival 2009, Best Actress Category
- NSI Online Short Film Festival (Oct 2009)
- 2009 Giggleshorts International Comedy Short Film Festival
- The 8th Annual Female Eye Film Festival (2010)
- STIFF Short Toronto Indie Film Festival (2010)
Director/Screenwriter. Freezer Repairs. 13 min Fantasy. (2008).
- Festivals Played: York University Finish Line; U of T Film Fest 2009; Films In Bloom; The National Student Film Festival 2009 (The Regina Film and Video Student Society)
- Awards: Best Narrative (NSFF 2009) Best Special Effects (U of T Film Fest 2009)
First Assistant Director. Lead Us Not Into Temptation. 15 min Drama. (2008).
Screenwriter/Director. Magnetic Attraction. 5 min Romantic Comedy. (2007).
Story/Picture Editor. Keith Sutherland: From Contracting to Comedy. 5 min Documentary. York University, (2007).
Picture Editor. In the Book. 7 min Drama. York University, 2007.
Other Work Experience
Receptionist/Key-Holder (Part-Time). Flirty Girl Fitness. May 2008 – Present
Extracurricular
Intercut 2009
A night of staged script readings, York University
- Actors put on public performance of an excerpt from If Key-Lime Pie Could Scream
- Provided Q&A afterwards
York University Finish Line, 2007-2009
End of the Year Film Screenings
- Master of Ceremonies
Certificates
* Ontario Driver’s Licence (Class G)
* Smart Serve Certified
Affiliations
- Women in Film and Television (WIFT) member
Skills & Interests
- Creative Writing: Screenwriting, Playwriting, Poetry, Prose (with emphasis on situational and sketch comedy); Film Directing; Photography; Comfortable in social situations and interactions with a diverse pool of people; WIFT Volunteer; World traveller (Countries include: Canada, Cuba, Egypt, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Monaco, Palestine, USA, Vatican City); Gym Member.
References
- Upon Request
Writing Samples Available
MODERN FAMILY spec script
SUCKY one-hour original pilot script
IF KEY-LIME PIE COULD SCREAM feature screenplay
SEINFELD spec script
