Jennifer Cheyne

Screenwriter

Montecito, California

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March 2015

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About Jennifer

After studying at UC Berkeley, Jennifer....
Oh let's do this first person, shall we?

After studying at UC Berkeley and earning a BA in French and Psychology, with a minor in Creative Writing, I undertook an MFA in Screenwriting. I admit it--it was online. It taught me the basics and a few other things and I am self-taught from there (partly because it's just quicker!).

I have been writing for many years but homed in on screenwriting because of its visual nature, as well as its ultimately collaborative nature.

I have written MARY ASTOR'S DIARY based on the true story of a 1936 Hollywood/child custody scandal at the time of the Hays Code. This has twice placed in the second round of The Austin Film Festival, and was a top 10 finalist (!) in this year's Fifth Annual Stage 32 Feature Screenwriting Contest.

I am currently working on two next stories, one an original Mother-Daughter dramedy (can we say that word?) two-hander, and the other a drama based on a true story about an unlikely horse champion and his unlikely champion rider in the show jumping world.

I live in Montecito, CA, with my sweet son Harry and my fabulous wife, Jane Lynch.

Gender:
Female

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Finalist, Fifth Annual Stage 32 Feature Screenplay Contest.
(2019)
Second Rounder, 2019 Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition
(2019)
Quarterfinalist, Screencraft Drama Contest 2018
(2018)
Second Rounder, 2017 Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition
(2017)

Education

National University Screenwriting Program
(2015-2017)
University of California - Berkeley
(2011-2013)
Santa Monica College
(2007-2011)