Julie Anne Wight

Screenwriter and Director

Los Angeles, California

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About Julie

Julie Anne Wight is a film & TV screenwriter and an award-winning children’s book author. Whether it's an uproarious adventure, a terrifying sci-fi journey, or compelling drama, her work is tied together through stories of women redefining themselves after epic failures and devastating loss.

Julie's writing credits include episodes of the streaming drama series 5th Ward (AllBlk.tv), audio description for hundreds of hours of film and television such as Reservation Dogs, Black Lightning, Riverdale, The Nun, Okja, and Grey's Anatomy, and over forty illustrated children's books for the storybook app FarFaria, including the award-winning "Sofia's Flower," recipient of the Royal Palm Literary Award.

Julie also freelances as a Script Consultant and sits on the Program Advisory Committee for the Creative Writing programs at Full Sail University.

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Female

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My Clone's an A-Hole Comedy After her father replaces her with a "perfect" clone to take on his gubernatorial campaign trail, spoiled slacker CJ is locked away with the failed attempts to clone her, all of whom embody her worst flaws... flaws she must learn to conquer in order to reclaim her life from her father and the a-hole clone who's assumed her identity.
Obnoxious Older Sister's Know-it-All Guide to Your Teens Drama To navigate the challenges of her dysfunctional parents and hormone-riddled friends, high school freshman Patti puts to use a book of advice her older sister made before committing suicide, and finds the best advice on how to live from someone who chose to die.
Big Words Comedy In order to earn the money she needs to escape being stuck living with her plagiarizing author mother and orally fixated father, washed-up former spelling bee champ Molly Gordon takes a job training an annoyingly determined middle schooler for the National Bee - a gig that threatens to bring back "bee" stings from her own childhood.

Credits

The Nun (2018)
Film Miscellaneous Crew

Awards

Austin Film Festival - 2nd Rounder, TV Comedy Category
(2021)
Table Read My Screenplay - Semifinalist
(2021)
ISA's Genre Busting Screenplay Competition - Semifinalist
(2021)
Stage 32 & National Lampoon's Search for Comedy Gold - Winner
(2018)
The A-List (Assistants' List) - Winner
(2018)
CoCre.TV's Fresh Wave Competition - Quarterfinalist
(2017)
Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting - Quarterfinalist
(2015)
Final Draft Big Break Competition - Top 3 Finalist, Feature Comedy Category
(2015)
ScreenCraft Pilot Launch - Finalist, TV Drama
(2015)
Universal Pictures Emerging Writers Fellowship - Finalist
(2014)
Austin Film Festival - 2nd Rounder, Spec 1/2 Hour TV Category
(2014)
Austin Film Festival - 2nd Rounder, Original Hour TV Drama Category
(2013)
Royal Palm Literary Award - Winner, Published Children's Picture Book
(2013)