Bio:
Liz Buda is the first place winner of the 2017 Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards, a Quarterfinalist of the 2017 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting; and a winner of the UCLA Screenwriters Showcase in the Drama Pilot category.
She received her B.A. at U.C. Santa Barbara in Film and Media Studies, where she was awarded the honors University Service Award and Outstanding Graduate in Film and Media Studies. She is currently completing her MFA in Screenwriting at UCLA.
Liz writes both features and drama pilots, specializing in character driven dramas and period pieces.
Accolades:
Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards First Place Winner – Zero Hour (2017)
Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowship Quarterfinalist – In Thy Blood (2017)
Scriptapalooza Quarterfinalist – In Thy Blood (2017)
Austin Film Festival Screenwriting Competition Second Rounder – Mr. Robot Spec (2017)
Evelyn Tappin Memorial Award Recipient (2017)
UCLA Screenwriters Showcase Winner – Drama Pilot – Zero Hour (2017)
In the News:
Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards Announces Winners (Deadline, 10.30.2017)
Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards Winners Revealed (Hollywood Reporter, 10.30.2017)
Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards Announce Finalists And Judges (Deadline, 9.19.2017)
Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards Finalists, Judges Revealed (Hollywood Reporter, 9.19.2017)
Contact:
Lbuda@ucla.edu
Liz Buda is the first place winner of the 2017 Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards, a Quarterfinalist of the 2017 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting; and a winner of the UCLA Screenwriters Showcase in the Drama Pilot category.
She received her B.A. at U.C. Santa Barbara in Film and Media Studies, where she was awarded the honors University Service Award and Outstanding Graduate in Film and Media Studies. She is currently completing her MFA in Screenwriting at UCLA.
Liz writes both features and drama pilots, specializing in character driven dramas and period pieces.
Accolades:
Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards First Place Winner – Zero Hour (2017)
Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowship Quarterfinalist – In Thy Blood (2017)
Scriptapalooza Quarterfinalist – In Thy Blood (2017)
Austin Film Festival Screenwriting Competition Second Rounder – Mr. Robot Spec (2017)
Evelyn Tappin Memorial Award Recipient (2017)
UCLA Screenwriters Showcase Winner – Drama Pilot – Zero Hour (2017)
In the News:
Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards Announces Winners (Deadline, 10.30.2017)
Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards Winners Revealed (Hollywood Reporter, 10.30.2017)
Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards Announce Finalists And Judges (Deadline, 9.19.2017)
Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards Finalists, Judges Revealed (Hollywood Reporter, 9.19.2017)
Contact:
Lbuda@ucla.edu