Jeneiene Schaffer, Producer and Screenwriter

I was born and lived in New Jersey until I was 14 and then went to high school in Florida. After years of working as a grant writer for nonprofit agencies, I followed my enduring passion since childhood to write for film. Since 2016, I've helmed Indie Film International, LLC. 

2016-2020 Strategic Planning Director and Film Judge, Board of Directors: Dam Short Film Festival, the largest film festival in Nevada. 

2014 - 2017 Board of Directors: Independent Film Arizona, the nonprofit agency whose mission is to support independent film makers throughout Arizona.  

2020-present: Producer and screenwriter, Puppet Church (sci-fi/fantasy) - a 5 season episodic sci-fi series for streaming.  

2015-2020: feature film screenwriter. Completed scripts: The Nature of God (faith-based/environment), Border State (comedy/satire), White Death (WW2/ historical drama), The Revenge of Abe Lincoln (horror). 

2022: projects in progress: Reality Ouija Board (historical drama/fantasy); Dead Book (sci-fi/fantasy); Baca 5 (thriller)