April M. Sanchez

April M. Sánchez was born and raised in El Paso, TX, on the US/Mexico border. Growing up in a bicultural city has inspired her stories, which often reflect the beauty, wonder, and traditional elements of border town Mexican American culture. Her scripts have made their way to the finalist round in screenplay competitions such as the Sundance Screenwriters and Episodic Labs and the the Screencraft Fellowship, as a Semi-Finalist in The Academy Nicholl Fellowship and the Universal Writers Lab, amongst others. She has participated in the NALIP Screenwriters Lab, Stowe Story Lab, Stowe Launch, The Athena LA TV & Screenwriters Lab, Netflix Animation Masterclass and the NHMC Series Scriptwriter's Program.