Speaker
Aaron Mendelsohn
Partner, Chief Creative Officer - Virtual Artists
Aaron has been a working screenwriter for fifteen years. He currently sits on the Board of Directors for the Writers Guild of America West. During the recent Writers Strike, Aaron brought together a group of top writers from Hollywood to launch Virtual Artists, Inc., a writer-owned studio that produces sponsor-supported, "water cooler" entertainment for the Web. They have just completed their “A” round of financing and will be launching their first shows in 2009.
Previously, Aaron co-created the AIR BUD movie franchise and co-wrote the first two films. Among his other writing credits are the Lifetime movie CHANGE OF HEART, the Fox series “KINDRED: THE EMBRACED” and the independent feature CHAPTER ZERO, which he also directed.