Nicole Mairose Dizon

Nicole Mairose Dizon is a first-generation Filipina-American writer/director and award-winning producer from Baldwin Park, CA. The daughter of a divorced bookkeeper and former smog technician, her genre-agnostic work explores overlooked narratives with elements of surrealism. With stints on shows, at ICM and Scott Free TV, Dizon rose from Writers' P.A. to Showrunner's Assistant on Amazon's Blade Runner 2099. She is a Project Involve Fellow, Kundiman Asian American Poetry Fellow and California Arts Council Fellow. Her narrative short, Morena, opened Gold House and UTA's 2023 Filipino/x American History Month Independent Filmmakers Showcase. She was featured in Ava DuVernay's Array Crew for 2022 Filipino American History Month. Dizon's producing work screened at SXSW, Aspen and Palm Springs International Shortsfest among others; it was also recognized by the NAACP, The New Yorker and Short of the Week. She's a member of Grammy U, the Recording Academy's community of emerging music creatives and professionals. Her 2nd narrative short as a Writer-Director, Ruya, is awaiting its world premiere. She's in post-production for her next narrative short, The Pit, as a part of the Deustche Bank Frieze Los Angeles Film Award Fellowship in partnership with Ghetto Film School and Fifth Season. Outside of work, she loves hiking, music production, baseball (Go Dodgers!) and F1.