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Mitali Jahagirdar

Mitali Jahagirdar

Screenwriting Faculty
She/Her/Hers
Remote

Education

M.F.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 2017
B.A., New York University, 2011

Departments

Academic Programs

Biography

Mitali Jahagirdar is a WGA Award nominee for her episode on Disney+’s JUST BEYOND based on R.L. Stine’s graphic novel series. She was previously Story Editor for Netflix’s THE HENNA ARTIST and is once more developing with Netflix an original series in a blind script deal. The proud daughter of Indian immigrants, Mitali spent her early years in central Florida before venturing to New York City, where she studied Economics and Journalism at NYU. Mitali went on to serve as a litigation paralegal at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP before deciding to pursue her love of TV and film. Mitali received an MFA in Screenwriting from UCLA.

Courses Taught

  • TV Structure & Genre
  • Visual Storytelling
  • MFA Thesis

External Professional Affiliations

  • CAPE New Writers Fellowship
  • NBC Writers on the Verge Fellowship
  • Film Independent Screenwriting Lab
  • Sony Diverse Writers Program

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