News, Updates, and Press

• Interview in Canvas Rebel, Meet Neda Davarpanah

• Joined the Television Academy

• Presided as a Juror for the 2026 Women in Film Writer Fellowship

• Featured in Variety, WIF and ReFrame Release Emmys ‘Who to Watch’ FYC Guide Highlighting Women, Nonbinary and Trans Individuals in the Least Gender-Diverse Categories (EXCLUSIVE)

• Selected for the Women in Film ReFrame 2026 Television FYC Guide for Outstanding Writing

• Tracker Episode 319, “Chain of Custody,” premieres on CBS and Paramount+

• Interview in The Guardian, They Flew to New York to Help Mamdani — now they want to bring the hope to LA

• Founded Kermani Media

• Joined the WGA Solidarity Committee’s Steering Committee

• Joined the Writers Guild of America (WGA-w)

• Featured in Deadline, Disney Unveils 2025 Television Directing & Writing Program Participants

• Selected for the Disney Entertainment Television Writing Program

• Selected for the Women in Film ReFrame 2025 Television FYC Guide for Outstanding Writing

• The Recruit Episode 205, “W.S.T.W.T.P.,” premieres on Netflix

• Featured in The Hollywood Reporter, Women in Film Sets 60 Members for 2024 WIF Fellowship Program with Industry Mentors

• Selected for the Women in Film Writer Fellowship

• Selected as a Coverfly Endorsed Writer

• Interview in Shoutout LA, Meet Neda Davarpanah

• Bird of Paradise reviewed in One Film Fan, “Indie Film Review ‘Bird of Paradise’”

• Bird of Paradise reviewed in Take 2 Indie Review, “The Price of Fame…”

• Speaking engagement at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, Women of Cinematic Arts Young Alumni Panel

• Interview in Canvas Rebel, Meet Neda Davarpanah

• Interview in Voyage LA, Check Out Neda Davarpanah’s Story

• Interview in Bold Journey, Meet Neda Davarpanah

• Interview on Pod Damn America podcast, Big Sky Country w/ Neda Davarpanah

• Featured in Deadline, Mentorship Matters BIPOC Writers Initiative Announces 2023 Mentees & Participating Showrunners

• Selected for the Mentorship Matters BIPOC Writers Initiative

• Interview on Pod Damn America podcast, YAHTZEE w/ Neda Davarpanah & Kate Zasowski

• Speaking engagement at the Pacific Screenwriting Program, First Jobs in the Writers Room

• Speaking engagement at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, 6th Annual Feminist Media Festival

• Interview in IndieWire, IATSE Contract Ratification Vote Begins

• Interview in The Guardian, Union Seeks Hollywood ending for Film Industry’s Tale of Exploitation

• Interview in The Hollywood Reporter, Hollywood’s Socialism Boom: Emboldened Leftists Agitate for Radical Change

• Speaking engagement at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, 5th Annual Feminist Media Festival

• Speaking engagement at Script Anatomy, Writers Room Support Staff

• Joined IATSE Local 871

• Graduated from the USC School of Cinematic Arts with a degree in Writing for Screen & Television

• Studied at l’Institut Catholique de Paris

• Awarded the College Television Award, presented by the Television Academy

• Awarded a screenwriting scholarship by the Bijan Amin Student Support Fund

• Presented at the USC Thematic Option Research Conference

• Served as an Elite Daily Campus Ambassador at the University of Southern California

• Featured in The Daily Trojan, USC’s New Feminist Media Festival Promotes Representation and Networking

• Founded the first annual Feminist Media Festival at the University of Southern California

• Interview in USC Dornsife News, Summer@USC