New York City Metropolitan Area
ANJUN JIA is a playwright/screenwriter/creative producer who writes for gen Z, immigrant, and queer audiences. he’s transgender, neurodivergent, and a first gen chinese-canadian. his narrative style is often strangely surreal, and comedic voice tends towards deadpan and dire. his stories are usually about LGBTQ+ people of colour and their pursuits of freedom, respect, or vengeance. this commonly means dysfunctional families, extraordinary people in ordinary circumstances, and anti-heroic protagonists. his film/tv scripts have been workshopped at TIFF Next Wave, Sundance Institute Collab, and Center for Cultural Power. he has a BFA in dramatic writing from NYU Tisch. Headshot courtesy of Alexander Nguyen at AQN Photography
Founded independent screen and theatre collective “Aristotle Zhang” Creator of animated feature film "SEPHONE" Creator of half-hour sitcom “BOHO TEA CO.” Creator of one-hour drama series “ELYSE KILLS MARGO OR DIES TRYING.” Playwright of one-hour solo comedy “SHOWSTOPPER” for 2026 Toronto Fringe Festival Playwright of full-length drama “PHOENIX BURNS NUTCRACKER” staged in 2022 at Bush Theatre, UK Actor for full-length drama "HYPERSOMNIA" by Jiwoo Park for MIT Playwrights Lab Reported to: Anjun Jia
Evaluated screenplays, graphic novels, and short films for production consideration by writing coverage Delivered feedback on scripts in development for producers and writers during draft revisions Delivered feedback on rough cuts of films at test screenings for producers and editors in post-production Analyzed entertainment industry trade news, presented relevant findings to development team Collected visual reference materials to support client project pitch decks Reported to: Sam Brooke Roberts, office of Zainab Azizi
Planned community event for 80 attendees for non-profit client, H+ Hip-Hop Dance Conservatory Conducted outreach to promote arts programming for non-profit client, Phoenix Theatre Ensemble Designed graphic deliverables i.e. posters, stickers, and logos for non-profit client, The Wild Project Reported to: Tammie L. Swopes
Recommended Canadian and International filmmakers and Q&A facilitators for industry panels Created research packages on backgrounds, key achievements, and guiding questions for guest speakers Analyzed impact of TIFF Talent alumni initiatives, listed participant projects in competition at festival Coordinated with industry programming team on scheduling international guests around flight and accomodation bookings Engaged in arts & cultural career advancement seminars with Canadian film and media community Reported to: Anita Tavakol, Julla Shanghavi
Wrote copy for festival events, community news, and artist opportunities in weekly email newsletter using MadMimi Maintained profiles on high-potential donors in DonorPerfect database Created participant satisfaction surveys with Typeform Reported to: Jennifer Chu