Andrea Janakas is an American writer and director from

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. Andrea, also known as AJ, was the Executive Story Editor and writer on Season Three of Leverage: Redemption on

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. Andrea's previous projects have garnered acclaim from festivals and notable mentors such as Rodrigo Garcia, Gill Dennis and

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. A recipient of an

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scholarship, she was awarded a Fuji Filmmaker Award for her film, ''Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves''. The film premiered at the

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and stars

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and Annie Quinn. She also co-write the romantic comedy ''Holly's Holiday'' for Lifetime. Her pilot Search For Life was the first to win the Grand Prize for a teleplay in the

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screenwriting competition in 2014.

References

Sources

*https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0417308/?ref_=fn_all_nme_1 *http://www.salemnews.com/local/x520558204/Peabody-filmmaker-in-L-A-looks-forward-to-holiday-at-home salemnews.com *https://tribecafilminstitute.org/filmmakers/detail/andrea_janakas tribecafilminstitute.org *http://www.outfest.org/outfest-announces-2014-screenwriting-lab-fellows/ outfest.org *https://www.moviebytes.com/contestDetail.cfm?tab=tab3&ContestNumber=58

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