Meg LeFauve & Lorien McKenna: Brave Enough To Be Joyful

STOPTIME: Live in the Moment.

Join Lisa for this "animated" conversation with Hollywood screenwriting mavens Meg LeFauve & Lorien McKenna.
Meg LeFauve was nominated for a Best Screenplay Oscar for the Pixar blockbuster INSIDE OUT, she won an Annie Award for that screenplay. Meg also wrote Pixar’s Golden Globe nominated THE GOOD DINOSAUR. She also wrote on Marvel’s box office hit, CAPTAIN MARVEL. LeFauve is currently has a series in development for a major studio, as well as a film in production at Netflix- the animated film MY FATHER’S DRAGON. LeFauve began her film career as a producer and President of Egg Pictures, Jodie Foster's film company. During that time, LeFauve produced films which were nominated for an Emmy, a Golden Globe, and she was awarded a Peabody for the Showtime film, “The Baby Dance.” LeFauve also produced “The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys” which won the 2003 IFP Spirit Award for Best First Feature. Raised in Warren, Ohio, LeFauve graduated from the Syracuse University Newhouse School and currently lives in Studio City, California with her husband and two sons.

Lorien McKenna has written for studios, streamers, and indie films including Hulu, NBC, and Disney. She is currently in development with ViacomCBS on animated tv show. She co-hosts the podcast The Screenwriting Life w/Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna. The show, produced by Jeffrey Graham, is dedicated to unpacking both the craft and artistic journey of pursuing a career in screenwriting. A former Story Manager at Pixar Animation Studios, McKenna worked on UP, BRAVE, INSIDE OUT and THE GOOD DINOSAUR. She was also the Associate Producer for Paramount Animation’s WONDER PARK and the Co-EP for CURIOUS GEORGE. After getting her MFA in Playwriting, she founded Guilty Theater and taught playwriting, Shakespeare and Theater at St. Mary’s College of California. She lives in Glendale, CA with her husband and daughter.

Links:

Facebook: @TheScreenwritingLife

Instagram: @the_screenwriting_life

Twitter: @_TSLpodcast @StoryMeg

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