
Ari Donnelly is a versatile comedy writer, an administrative ace and an east coast expat. Born in Boston, he betrayed it by schooling in New York City, then made amends by moving to Los Angeles. He can still speak in a Boston accent if you ask nicely.
With a strong background in development, Ari has risen in the ranks of the studio world, supporting productions at 20th Television, Hulu, Starz and Searchlight Pictures.
As a writer, Ari specializes in situational comedy and high-concept genre ventures. His scripts have won awards at HollyShorts, Filmmatic, Coverage Ink, The SlateList, The Originals Bureau and The AuSpec Awards. For his accolades, he was accepted into the Independent Writers Caucus and the Shore Scripts Writer Development Program. When he isn’t using puns to express the intersectional breadth of human experience, he likes to practice yoga, walk dogs and curate film screenings under his handle: ARIMAX.
The 14th Annual First Look Project searches for higher-concept material across MULTIPLE categories for film and TV, introducing select writers to reps and producers.
Scott Wagner, winner of the First Look Project (Drama) with his screenplay Intern of the Year signed with manager Aubrey Morgan at Adventure Media in 2026. Pipeline execs called Intern of the Year, loosely based on Scott's own experiences working in a hospital, as "one of the "most riveting dramas we've ever reviewed." The Pipeline […]
Screenwriting Competition winner Untitled Home Invasion Romance (formerly Getaway) was produced in the summer of 2024 released in 2026 and is now on streaming. Jason Biggs (American Pie, Orange is the New Black) makes his directorial debut with the crime/comedy. Stars Anna Conkle (Pen15), Arturo Castro (Broad City), Meaghan Rath (Hawaii Five-o), and Justin H. […]
A top 10 finalist in the 2023 Screenwriting Competition, Buzzkill by Colin McLaughlin is set to be produced! Joe Lynch will direct, with Billy Magnussen (Game Night) and Lulu Wilson (Becky) to star. Read more on Deadline. Colin's horror/comedy was lauded by Pipeline execs as "one of the freshest spins on a horror concept we've […]
