April M. Sanchez

April M. Sánchez was born and raised in El Paso, TX. Growing up in a bicultural city has inspired her stories which often reflect the beauty, wonder and traditional elements of the border town Mexican American culture and beyond. Her scripts have made their way to the finalist round in competitions such as the Sundance Screenwriters AND Episodic Labs, the Universal Writers Lab, as a Semi-Finalist in The Academy Nicholl Fellowship and many others. She has participated in the NALIP Screenwriting Lab, the Stowe Story Labs, the NHMC TV Series Screenwriting Program, the Netflix Animation Writing Masterclass and the Stowe Story Labs LAUNCH development program. In 2022 April had a television pilot in development with a company that has an overall deal with Netflix. She has worked with Sundance Collab as a Course Advisor for introductory screenwriting classes led by Trey Ellis and is often hired as a story analyst and consultant by writers looking to elevate their scripts. She is represented by Aaron Kogan Management.