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Stefanie Mah Woodburn is a mixed Chinese-American screenwriter, performer, and award-winning playwright. Her TV writing credits include SO HELP ME TODD (CBS), and her feature credits include FUSION (Blue Sky Animation) and the AMERICAN PIE PRESENTS: GIRLS' RULES (Universal) mini-room. A graduate of the CBS/Paramount TV Writers Fellowship, Ron Howard's Imagine Impact, and the CAPE Writers Fellowship, she found her voice on Twitch, where she spent thousands of hours hosting at Geek & Sundry before starting her own channel. She wrote and produced the first film funded by playing video games, which became an official selection in 18 film festivals. Her feature script TWENTY-TWO was selected as top 10 Feature Screenplay Finalists for the 2024 CAPE Black List. She is a member of the Los Angeles Female Playwrights Initiative, and wrote and directed her first award-winning play at the 2024 Hollywood Fringe Festival.

Stefanie enjoys teaching screenwriting at Script Anatomy, mentoring writers through the CoverFly Mentorship Program, and volunteering with WriteGirl, a creative writing and mentoring organization that promotes creativity, critical thinking and leadership skills to empower teen girls. An NYU summa cum laude grad and entertainment technology consultant, she launched into the arts through dance captaining high school show choir and musicals, and her theater background includes performing in NYC and Paris. Her mission is to inspire compassion and understanding through media featuring women leadership and multiculturalism. @stefwoodburn

Awards

Stefanie Woodburn

Bare Bones International Film & Music Festival

Great Lakes Film Festival

Accolade Competition

Action on Film International Film Festival, USA

Burbank International Film Festival

World Film Awards, Jakarta

Chain NYC Film Festival

Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards

Global Shorts, Los Angeles

Las Cruces International Film Festival

Directors Circle Festival of Shorts

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