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Paola Limon

Disney & NHMC Fellow, Home Economics, 1 Pilot Sold

Paola is currently developing an hour-long medical drama with a major studio. She was a Staff Writer on Season 2 of ABC's HOME ECONOMICS. She also completed the 2021 Disney Writing Program, was a 2020 NHMC Writing Fellow, and 2023 & 2024 Rideback Circle Fellow for BIPOC creators. Paola worked as a Production Assistant for shows like MASTER OF NONE and UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT, Director's Assistant for Hulu's THE PATH, Showrunner's Assistant for Jessica Goldberg, Writers’ Assistant for Netflix’s AWAY and Apple's ACAPULCO, and Script Coordinator for Shonda Rhimes’ INVENTING ANNA. She also spent over five years in New York City working her way up to Writer/Supervising Story Producer for unscripted shows such as INK MASTER and WHAT NOT TO WEAR, while writing and directing comedy web series, live comedy shows, and short documentaries. Paola studied Film and TV at Tecnológico de Monterrey in México and at FAMU in Prague. She graduated from American University with a B.A. in Film and Media Studies.

“She gave a lot of information on what the fellowships are looking for and she also gave great feedback.”
“She was great at explaining what we need to do to prepare to apply for a fellowship. I really appreciated how she gave us so much information in a short amount of time and how she gracefully kept us on task. She was excellent.”
“Paola was really helpful explaining TV episode structure and was super helpful with her feedback on my Spec. I learned so much about TV structure in her class.”
“Paola shared generously about her extensive experience with the Fellowship process and gave deep, thought provoking, soul searching prompts and questions. I am 100% more prepared for applying to fellowships and knowing what to expect now.”

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