Meg LeFauve & Lorien McKenna: Brave Enough To Be Joyful

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Join Lisa for this "animated" conversation with Hollywood
screenwriting mavens Meg LeFauve & Lorien McKenna.

Meg LeFauve  was nominated for a Best
Screenplay Oscar for the Pixar blockbuster INSIDE OUT,  she
won an Annie Award for that screenplay.  Meg also wrote
Pixar’s Golden Globe nominated THE GOOD DINOSAUR.  She also
wrote on Marvel’s box office hit, CAPTAIN MARVEL. LeFauve is
currently has a series in development for a major studio, as well
as a film in production at Netflix- the animated film MY FATHER’S
DRAGON. LeFauve began her film career as a producer and President
of Egg Pictures, Jodie Foster's film company. During that time,
LeFauve produced films which were nominated for an Emmy, a Golden
Globe, and she was awarded a Peabody for the Showtime film, “The
Baby Dance.”  LeFauve also produced “The Dangerous Lives of
Altar Boys” which won the 2003 IFP Spirit Award for Best First
Feature. Raised in Warren, Ohio, LeFauve graduated from the
Syracuse University Newhouse School and currently lives in Studio
City, California with her husband and two sons.


Lorien McKenna has written for studios, streamers, and
indie films including Hulu, NBC, and Disney. She is currently in
development with ViacomCBS on animated tv show. She co-hosts the
podcast The Screenwriting Life w/Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna.
The show, produced by Jeffrey Graham, is dedicated to unpacking
both the craft and artistic journey of pursuing a career in
screenwriting.  A former Story Manager at Pixar Animation
Studios, McKenna worked on UP, BRAVE, INSIDE OUT and THE GOOD
DINOSAUR. She was also the Associate Producer for Paramount
Animation’s WONDER PARK and the Co-EP for CURIOUS GEORGE. After
getting her MFA in Playwriting, she founded Guilty Theater and
taught playwriting, Shakespeare and Theater at St. Mary’s College
of California.  She lives in Glendale, CA with her husband
and daughter. 





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