Hunter Phillips is an award-winning writer/director, editor, producer and published author with strong industry relationships and experience developing projects with Oscar winning talent and notable production companies such as 42 Productions, Imagine and Mad Chance, to name a few. Hunter has worked internationally as a screenwriter for NBC Universal and Charisma TV, has produced award-winning web series/indie content, and sold a one-hour, historical drama to Star Media. Via Hunter’s company, TWST, Hunter has developed and shepherded writers’ projects to Disney, HBO, Showtime and more. After receiving a B.S. in biology from UCDavis, where Hunter was a D1 NCAA water polo player, Hunter earned a screenwriting MFA from UCLA.
Hunter Phillips
Program Director, Graduate Screenwriting
