CHANGE - Awards

Melissa Osborne gained a BA degree in English and Drama from the University of London (Queen Mary's) and at twenty-two became Head of Business and Development at ‘The TV Group’ that launched interactive digital TV channels to niche markets in the UK. Melissa had work published in trade and entertainment press as a writer and also gained the acknowledgment of ‘Media Week’ magazine’s ’30 Under 30’ competition that recognized thirty promising individuals in the media industry under thirty years old.

Melissa then left the business world to pursue her acting career where her love for film began. (For credits see IMDB) In between acting projects Melissa Launched ‘Actors Platform’ - a company that promotes actors to industry professionals. Actors Platform is now in its 5th year and earned Melissa the award of Best Producer from the London Fringe Awards.

In 2006 Melissa moved to the States where she focused on her work as a writer, producer and director.

Melissa wrote, produced and co-directed her first short film 'Nothing' in 2007 as a no-budget experimental piece and it premiered at the Newport Beach Film Festival. Then, after studying in the Professional Producing Program at UCLA, Melissa set about making her passion project CHANGE – A 24 minute narrative short that explores the irony of Proposition 8 passing on the same day that America elected its first black President seen from the perspective of a black, gay teen. CHANGE is now a multi-award winning film and continues to play in festivals here and abroad. The short will soon be available on iTunes, Shorts TV, HULU and will be going into schools throughout California in 2012 as part of ‘Youth In Motion’.

Melissa studied screenwriting at UCLA and has just completed one feature and is working on her second high-concept kids sci-fi script. She is repped by Alan Gasmer & Friends in Los Angeles.