Lorien McKenna is an Emmy-nominated and NAACP Image Award-winning writer. As a Story Manager at Pixar Animation Studios, Lorien worked on UP, BRAVE, INSIDE OUT, and THE GOOD DINOSAUR. She was the Development Producer on several animated features at Paramount Animation and was the Co-Executive Producer for CURIOUS GEORGE for the TV series and animated feature films. Most recently, she was the Showrunner for the Emmy-winning YouTube/Kids at Play preschool show TAB TIME. She’s written and developed for NBC, Hulu, Comedy Central, Disney, and Netflix. She adapted and will make her feature directorial debut with HOW TO SET A FIRE AND WHY, based on the novel by Jesse Ball. Lorien is a Script Editor for Screen Australia (HOW TO PLEASE A WOMAN), Screen Queensland, and Screen Ireland. She is a mentor for the Cinestory Foundation and the Nostos Screenwriting Retreats.

Meg LeFauve is an Oscar-nominated writer and Peabody award-winning producer. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for co-writing the script for Pixar's INSIDE OUT. She wrote the script for Pixar’s THE GOOD DINOSAUR which was nominated for a Golden Globe. In addition, she wrote the story for the MCU live action feature CAPTAIN MARVEL, and wrote the script for Netflix/Cartoon Saloon's MY FATHER'S DRAGON which was nominated for two Annie Awards. She has taught at AFI and served as co-chair of the Graduate Producers Program at UCLA's School of Film and Television, where she taught master level story and development classes for over seven years.