Born and raised in Los Angeles, Michael Amir Bina grew up with immigrant parents from Iran who loved taking him to the movies. Seeking to explore this interest further, Michael pursued an internship during his senior year of high school at Women In Film, where he witnessed the profound effects that film could have on people, especially in highlighting the stories of women and minorities. After graduating from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts with a degree in Dramatic Writing, he returned to LA to pursue his filmmaking career. Michael’s work focuses on identity, particularly the intersections of family, religion, and culture within Middle Eastern and queer communities. He has earned recognition as a writer, director, and producer for his work, including being named a Semifinalist in the Academy Nicholl Fellowship and receiving honors from the Producers Guild of America for his short film. Michael currently resides in Los Angeles, where he balances his writing career while mentoring the next generation of storytellers and scholars as a private tutor and college admissions counselor.
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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.
After an introduction by Script Pipeline execs, First Look Project winner Stacy Adelman signed with manager Ryan Goldblum at Ghostwriter. "I always can rely on Script Pipeline to elevate new and exciting voices," Ryan said. "This led to signing Stacy (winner of the pilot competition), and I could not be more excited to work with […]
This one is best-expressed through a timeline ... A totally easy process spanning a breezy … nine years. From Laura: "The Pipeline team has been amazingly helpful since The Mother was a finalist in the Script Pipeline TV competition years ago. It's a story that has stayed close to my heart so I ended up adapting it […]
First Look Project winner (Horror & Thriller) Kelly Walker signed with reps at Kaplan/Perrone in April 2025. The Script Pipeline team helped develop The Stag & the Bull after her FLP win and said of the screenplay "probably the best erotic thriller script we've read ..." From Kelly: "I’m so grateful to the team at […]