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BioGrace Foster is a filmmaker, writer, producer, editor, visual artist, and queer trans woman. She often tells stories of outsiders, or people who have trouble finding where they fit into the world. For the past seven years she and fellow writer, Christopher Vallario, have been making cutting edge content with their company, Gracious Vallarious Productions. They have gained recognition for two TV pilots: Vin & Jill an odd couple comedy about a lawyer and a pizza-maker, and Modern Man, a revenge thriller about a trans man/ tech coder who becomes involved in the Italian Mob. Both scripts have 15 awards for writing between them.
Grace Foster hails from NYC. She holds a fondness for French bulldogs, 60s music, and dad jokes. Email: [email protected] CVEducation
Bachelor of Arts, Film Department, City University of New York-Brooklyn College, 2017 Certificate in Screenwriting (in progress), UCLA, expected 2023 Professional Experience Apr 2020-present Ants in the Pants Productions, Screenwriter, Remote 2018-present Writing Consultant, Self-Employed, Los Angeles/New York City/Remote 2017-present Co-creator and Co-writer, Gracious Vallarious Productions, NYC/Los Angeles May 2017-Aug 2017 Art Director, Powerchord TV, NYC Sep 2014-Oct 2015 Assistant Buyer, Artist & Craftsman Supply, NYC Dec 2013-Jun 2015 Assistant Animator/Intern, Illusion Pictures, NYC 2011-2015 Camera Operator, Savvysound, NYC Film Festivals 2018 - Saratov Sufferings Documentary Drama Film Festival, Saratov, Russia 2017 - Periwinkle Cinema Film Festival, San Francisco, CA Group/ Exhibitions 2021-Present - Group Hug, online writer's group 2020 - Quaranzine, Issue #3 2016 - Ouchi Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 2014 - Bushwick Art Collective, Brooklyn, NY FELLOWSHIPS & AWARDS Second Round Launch Pad Pilot Competition July 2021: Made Guy (co-written) Quarterfinalist Film Empire Diversity Mentorship June 2021: Made Guy (co-written) Quarterfinalist WeScreenplay Diverse Voices June 2021: Made Guy (co-written) Finalist WeScreenplay Diverse Voices January 2021: Made Guy (co-written) Semifinalist ScreenCraft TV Pilot Screenplay Competition January 2021: Made Guy (co-written) Official Selection NYC International Screenplay Awards: Nov. 2019: Vin and Jill (co-written) Official Selection Big Apple Film and Screenwriting Awards: Fall 2019: Vin and Jill (co-written) Official Selection Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards: Jan. 2019: Vin and Jill (co-written) Best Television Script Los Angeles Film Awards: Aug. 2018: Vin and Jill (co-written) Semi-finalist The Made in NY Writers Room: Jan. 2017: WGAE: Vin and Jill (co-written) Nominee: Brooklyn College Freeman Award, June. 2017: Isabel of Hollywood |
