Jessica Rotondi

Teaches at Q.E.D.

Jessica is a screenwriter, director and comedian. She's also been a teacher and professor for the last decade at a number of prestigious programs and colleges including Hofstra University, New York Institute of Technology and New York Film Academy. She went to NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts where she studied acting and directing for theater and minored in screenwriting. After she graduated she became an assistant and reader for film production companies, including for well known producers Ed Saxon and Peter Saraf. She later went to the Columbia University's Graduate Film program for screenwriting and directing. Many of her films, pilots, and web series have been honored in a variety of festivals and script contests including PAGE Screenwriting contest, TV Guide TV Writing Contest, Hollyshorts Film Festival, The Harlem Film Festival, LA Comedy Shorts Festival, World Of Comedy Film Festival, etc. One of the web series she was a staff writer for was recently optioned by a TV network. Some other career highlights include: Semifinals in the Sundance Writers Lab, a Student Academy nomination, an Audience Choice Award in the Columbia Film Festival, and an award in the New York TV Festival (NYTVF).