Name: Festival of Media Arts: Student Showcase Session - Scriptwriting Competition
Start: 2026-04-19T12:45:00-0700
End: 2026-04-19T13:45:00-0700

Festival of Media Arts: Student Showcase Session - Scriptwriting Competition

Sunday April 19, 2026 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.

Moderator: Leslie Kreiner Wilson, Pepperdine University

Narrative Feature Category
1st Place: Bailey Lynn, University of Alabama; America's Champion

Short Narrative Film Category
Award of Excellence: Erin Sides, University of Montevallo; From Found to Lost

Original Television Series Pilot Category
Best of Festival: Cooper Johnson, Missouri State University; Bandit

Award of Excellence: Jaiden Arada & Priscilla Jackson, University of Georgia; SPF

Moderators

Leslie Kreiner Wilson

Pepperdine University

Speakers

Cooper Johnson

Screenwriter, Missouri State University

J. Cooper Johnson is an award winning screenwriter that recently graduated from Missouri State University in December 2025. Johnson works as a social media film marketer and has worked with companies such as Lionsgate for John Wick 4, Prime Video, Lifetime, Buffalo 8 / Bondit.

Sunday April 19, 2026 12:45pm - 1:45pm PDT
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Leslie Kreiner Wilson

Cooper Johnson

Bailey Lynn

Jaiden Arada

Erin Sides

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Leslie Kreiner Wilson

Cooper Johnson

Bailey Lynn

Jaiden Arada

Erin Sides

Attendees (27)

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