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Heidi Hornbacher
PageCraft Partner & Lead Mentor
Heidi loves helping artists bring their visions to life on page and screen. A graduate of UCLA’s screenwriting program, Heidi has written numerous features, treatments, and TV pilots for various studios and independent producers. She co-founded both the Slamdance Script Clinic and PageCraft, offering script coaching, workshops, and writing retreats in California, Italy, and online.
Heidi’s clients include Emmy winners, TV legends, production companies, and brand new writers, too. Heidi is a frequent guest lecturer for Slamdance, Roadmap Writers, Alameda International Film Festival, Coherence Education, and Eastern New Mexico University‘s Department of Theatre and Digital Filmmaking. Heidi has judged for the Slamdance Film Festival screenwriting contest, the Page Awards, and The Writer’s Lab (presented by New York Women in Film and IRIS, with the support of Meryl Streep).
Heidi has also written, directed, and produced numerous commercials, music videos, and other media. Her film, Arrow, won best short documentary at Malibu Film Festival in 2021. Her narrative short film, Washed Away, is currently streaming on Amazon Prime. Heidi is represented by Zero Gravity Management.