April Sanchez

April M. Sánchez was born and raised in El Paso, TX. Growing up in a bicultural city has inspired her stories which reflect the beauty, wonder and traditional elements of the border town Latin American culture. April holds a bachelor's degree in Screenwriting and a Latino Media Studies certification from the University of Texas at Austin. Her scripts have made their way to the finalist round in screenplay competitions such as the Sundance Screenwriters AND Episodic Labs, and as a Semi-Finalist in The Academy Nicholl Fellowship and the Universal Writers Lab, amongst others. She has participated in the NALIP Screenwriting Lab, the Stowe Story Labs and the Athena Film Festival LA Screenwriting Lab and the NHMC TV Series Screenwriting Program.