Congrats To The Second Annual NFFTY Pitch Competition Winners

Amy Lapides graduated from Vassar College with a BA in Psychology and Philosophy of the Arts. As a fine artist and art director with a background in education and youth mentorship, she's passionate about helping young people navigate early adulthood and establish their creative careers. After joining GFS in 2020, she now works with alumni and emerging professionals in LA and NYC by matching them with ongoing creative opportunities. Amy's proud to serve the next generation of great storytellers and watch dreams come to life!

Satya Bhabha is director, writer, and performer whose work has played at multiple festivals including TIFF, Palm Springs, and OutFest. He has recently directed episodes of series such as Shameless, Love Life, Queer As Folk, and the Gossip Girl reboot. He is first-generation of Indian descent, and an alum of Yale College, where he won the prestigious Sudler Prize for the Arts. In addition to his film and TV work, Satya has extensive theater experience at venues such as The Public Theatre, The Signature Theatre, Shakespeare’s Globe in London, and the Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles. Satya also creates immersive experiences, such as the 48-hour long luxury travel adventure The Headlands Gamble, which was featured prominently in The New York Times. As an actor, he has been seen in films ranging from Edgar Wright's Scott Pilgrim, to Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children, and on TV in many shows including New Girl, Sense8, and Key & Peele.

Nina Reyes Rosenberg (she/her) is a filmmaker, visual artist, storyteller, and cultural worker who seeks to empower women, queer folks, and communities of color both onscreen and behind the camera. She is the co-founder and creative director of feminist production company, Mala Forever. Her career in the arts spans both commercial and non-profit content production as an in-house producer at Portal A and Change.org; grassroots video storytelling and youth arts education (BAYCAT, DCTV, Southern Exposure, Spanish-Speaking Citizens Foundation); independent narrative and documentary filmmaking (Latino Screenwriting Project finalist, Grand Jury Award at Outfest); and fine arts exhibitions at the Mission Cultural Center, SOMArts, and Incline Gallery. Born and raised in San Francisco, Nina is a woman of mixed-race Mexican (Mayan and Spanish) and Ashkenazi Jewish descent. She holds a BFA in Film & TV Production from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, and is based in Los Angeles.

Rosita is a Palestinian-Colombian director/screenwriter whose visceral films explore the monster within all of us and what happens when it finally comes out to play. After working in Colombia’s film industry for several years, Rosita attended the American Film Institute Conservatory where she graduated with an M.F.A. in Directing in 2016. Since then, her psychosexual fairy tale LA SIRENA has won Best Horror at multiple festivals including the Grand Jury Award at Dances With Films and the Mary Shelly Award at Other Worlds Austin, given to a female filmmaker whose film furthers the representation of women in genre. Her films have been featured on platforms like ALTER, DUST, and CRYPT TV. Currently, Rosita lives and works in Los Angeles and is repped by Verve Talent & Literary Agency and Luber Roklin Entertainment.