Jon Shaivitz is an LA-based feature film writer/director originally from Baltimore, Maryland. Jon learned the fundamentals of screenwriting and filmmaking from his early days interning and working as a Set PA on TV shows for HGTV, National Geographic and industrial video content for Rock Creek Productions of Washington DC where he also got first hand experience shooting, editing, directing and producing for the US Air Force, among other Federal Government clients. For more on Jon's work head to jsfilms.co Since moving to LA in 2009, Jon has won many accolades for his work including Top 50 Semifinalist in the Academy Nicholl Fellowship 2022, Runner-Up in the StoryPros Awards 2022, the Guaranteed Signing Prize in Roadmap Writers JumpStart 2019, "Best Feature" at the 2021 Atlanta Screenplay Awards and has had multiple scripts optioned. Jon loves everything about storytelling and hopes to show the world stories and characters that have never been seen before. Jon’s first written/directed feature film ROSES ON THE VINE starring Cameron Cowperthwaite (FALLOUT) and Madeline Sinclair recently completed post-production and is seeking distribution.