Mao is a Japanese screenwriter. Her first bilingual feature script, SLUG FEST, was selected as a Finalist at Stage 32 5th Annual Feature Drama Screenwriting Contest. She is passionate about writing genre-bending stories.
SLUG FEST Drama ⋄ Comedy A quiet boy with synesthesia attempts to revive an ancient slug festival in his quaint Japanese village with the help of his new American friends.
Winner, Fellini Award (Best International Script), 2025 BlueCat Screenplay Competition
(2025)
Finalist, Stage 32 5th Annual Feature Drama Screenwriting Contest 2024
(2025)
Semifinalist, Emerging Screenwriters Screenplay Competition 2025
(2025)
Quarterfinalist, ScreenCraft Animation and Family 2024
(2024)
Tama Art University (BFA)
New York Film Academy in LA - Workshops (screenwriting, filmmaking, editing)