Name: Festival of Media Arts: Student Showcase Session - Scriptwriting Competition
Start: 2025-04-06T12:45:00-0700
End: 2025-04-06T13:45:00-0700

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Sunday April 6, 2025 12:45pm - 1:45pm PDT

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Join us for this series of sessions showcasing the work of our Festival of Media Arts Student Scriptwriting winners.

Original Television Series Pilot Category
21st Century Heretic; Alex Isbell, New York University

Narrative Feature Category
The Missing Letter; Emma Habert, Missouri State University

Short Narrative Film Category
Quiet, Arlo; Dustin Michael Bessire, Weber State University

Moderators

Heather Dunn

Sr. Placement Specialist, Talent Dynamics/ASU

Broadcast producing, news producing, job placement

Speakers

Alex Isbell,

New York University

Dustin Michael Bessire

Student, Weber State University

Dustin is a Digital Media Production student and an aspiring writer, producer, and editor. He is a 2025 BEA Festival winner in Scriptwriting – Narrative Short and has earned laurels at multiple film festivals for his student short films. As the co-owner of Many Ways Films, LLC... Read More →

Emma Habert

Missouri State University

I'm a Missouri State University student screenwriter and filmmaker from St. Louis who mainly writes dramas and thrillers, and has an interest in character driven stories. My feature "The Missing Letter" is a coming of age drama. Dealing with the aftermath of his father's suicide... Read More →

Sunday April 6, 2025 12:45pm - 1:45pm PDT
W303

Writing, Festival of Media Arts | BEA, Festival of Media Arts | Student Track, Festival of Media Arts

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Heather Dunn

Alex Isbell,

Dustin Michael Bessire

Emma Habert

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