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- Office: 415 516-7467
Donna Bellorado
(She/Her)
screenwriterFormer behavioral scientist, now an award winning screenwriter, my mission is to continue my social justice, feminist work through universal stories with diverse casts and strong female protagonists.
Full Bio
Donna has a unique voice. She lives in a multi-cultural/racial world, the child of immigrants. she is driven to tell universal stories with strong female protagonists and diverse characters including race, gender, LBGTQ+, class and age.
An Educator/Behavioral Scientist with a post doc from The Mind Body Medical Institute at Harvard, her career in public policy included literacy development, prison reform, youth and social justice. Longing to pursue her creative side, she turned to radio becoming a Pacifica Radio apprentice. It is there she found her passion for feature storytelling winning a Peabody nomination.
Donna has studied the craft of screen writing for almost two decades. She has written fifteen screenplays: a dozen features, a TV Pilot and three shorts; all have awards. She is an alumnae of: Community of Writers (formerly Squaw Valley Writer’s Group), Oaxaca Iff Industry Partners Program, and Nostos Writing Community. In each of these fellowships Donna workshopped scripts under the tutalige of mentors and industry professionals perfecting log lines, treatmenmts, overall structure and character development to maximize depth and emotion. Two of her scripts were optioned: SHOOT by Delroy Lindo/Ceiluna Productions and Details are Done by Jesse Williams/Foreword Productions. And A thirty second version of her short film, One Sound, received a MOBI award.
Her work can be found on IMDbPro, BlackList, ISA, Film FreeWay
An Educator/Behavioral Scientist with a post doc from The Mind Body Medical Institute at Harvard, her career in public policy included literacy development, prison reform, youth and social justice. Longing to pursue her creative side, she turned to radio becoming a Pacifica Radio apprentice. It is there she found her passion for feature storytelling winning a Peabody nomination.
Donna has studied the craft of screen writing for almost two decades. She has written fifteen screenplays: a dozen features, a TV Pilot and three shorts; all have awards. She is an alumnae of: Community of Writers (formerly Squaw Valley Writer’s Group), Oaxaca Iff Industry Partners Program, and Nostos Writing Community. In each of these fellowships Donna workshopped scripts under the tutalige of mentors and industry professionals perfecting log lines, treatmenmts, overall structure and character development to maximize depth and emotion. Two of her scripts were optioned: SHOOT by Delroy Lindo/Ceiluna Productions and Details are Done by Jesse Williams/Foreword Productions. And A thirty second version of her short film, One Sound, received a MOBI award.
Her work can be found on IMDbPro, BlackList, ISA, Film FreeWay
- Professional Credits
- I have had two scripts optioned, two positive reads from Nichols, several juried residencies including the Page affiliated Nostos, a Mobe prize for a one minute short film and a Peabody nomination for a radio feature
- Industry Awards
- Some Recent Awards:
2026-
A Life in Three Parts, Grand Prize, Emerging Screenwriters Drama Screenplay Competition
Madeleine ISA Fast Track Top 50
Homero, Creative Animation, Quarter Finalist
2025-
A Life In Three Parts, Feature Biopic, London IFF, Semi-Finalist.
The Danni Chronicles, Feature Thriller, Quarter Finalist, Page Turner
Madeleine, Feature Drama, Frames of New York, Finalist.
Madeleine, Feature Drama, Oakland IFF, Award Winner
2024-
Best Feature Script, Details Are Done, Palermo International Film Festival
Best TV Pilot, Aging Out, Manchester UK Lift Off
Best Feature Animation, Homero, Manchester UK Lift Off
Best Coming of Age Feature, Jasper’s Place, Manchester UK Lift Off
Semi Finalist, Short Thriller Category, Last Stop, Austin International Art Festival
Semi Finalist, Feature Drama Category, Madeleine, Austin International Art Festival
Semi Finalist, Last Stop, Paris International Short Festival
Semi Finalist, Surviving Childhood, Paris International Short Festival
Quarter Finalist, Feature Comedy Category, Robbing To Write, Page Turner Screenplays
2023
Finalist, TV Series, Aging Out, Santa Barbara Screenplay Awards Diverse Writers
Honorable Mention, Best Feature, Missing List, Santa Barbara Screenplay Awards
Honorable Mention, Unique Concept, Feature, Details Are Done,
Santa Barbara Screenplay Awards Diverse Writers Outreach
2022
Finalist It’s Not Always What It Seems, Best Script category Oaxaca IFF;
Juried Entry, Missing List, Nostos Writers Retreat, Tuscany.
