Anna Simone Scott is an actor and award winning writer-director based in Los Angeles. She has worked in film, theatre and TV in Australia, The UK, Europe and The US. Anna is the recipient of the BAFTA/LA Best Film & Screenplay Award at their member's festival for 'Chasing Chekhov’, shot in Prague. Films that Anna has written or written and directed, have screened at Academy Qualifying Festivals worldwide and won many accolades. Her directorial debut, the coming of age film, 'The Aerial Girl’, screened at 40 Film Festivals and won six Awards; four Nominations. Such as: Cinequest; Rochester International FF; Milan; Sonoma; NYCIFF; Lone Star FF; Courts Métrage, Festival De Cannes; La Femme FF; Lady Filmmakers. The film thrice aired on PBS. Other award winning films that Anna wrote, produced by her company VisionFire Films and partner Peter Sands: 'Coming Into Money', 'The Red Scarf’. Recently she wrote and directed the dark comedy, ‘Finding Momma’. Noms: NYC International FF; Best Short Film at Garden State FF. Most recent: Anna wrote and starred in the timely TV concept pilot: 'The Day Before’, (El Otro Dia) shot in English and Spanish. LATEST: Anna wrote and directed TAKE MY HEART. Part of VisionFire Film's TV series concept and also a stand alone short. The film is having a very successful festival run.