Katrina Medoff
Co-founder of Moonshot Initiative
Nonprofit leader • Public speaker • Pitch coach • Producer • Writer
Katrina Medoff is the co-founder of Moonshot Initiative, an action-focused nonprofit that works toward gender equity in film and TV, driving systemic change in the industry by cultivating leadership, opportunity, and visibility for women and gender-expansive creators.
Moonshot provides comprehensive resources, industry access, connections, education/training, and support to advance the careers of underrepresented voices. Moonshot Initiative has been covered by Variety, Deadline, Good Day LA, and NY1, with support from the NYC Mayor's Office, New York State Council on the Arts, HBO/Warner Bros., Sony, Zeiss, Resorts World, and more.
She and co-founder Tracy Sayre have worked with over 1,000 professional women and gender-expansive filmmakers to produce 41 short films through the Moonshot Film Challenge. Those films have been screened at 100 film festivals and counting.
Through the Moonshot Pilot and Feature Accelerators, Katrina helps emerging writers get their foot in the door through pitch meetings with major companies including Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Showtime, Starz, and more.
She also spearheads Moonshot's virtual education, including courses like Write a Pilot in 30 Days and How to Pitch Your Project, as well as virtual workshops in which she interviews major Hollywood names such as directors Karyn Kusama, Alma Har’el, Catherine Hardwicke, Kasi Lemmons, and DeMane Davis; show runners Elle Johnson, Jennie Snyder Urman, Angela Kang, Felicia D. Henderson, and many more.
Independently, Katrina also works as a film producer and screenwriter.
Previously, Katrina served as the editor-in-chief of BORO, a monthly print magazine that covers the neighborhoods of Astoria, Long Island City and Sunnyside, Queens.
Katrina is available for speaking engagements and has spoken at conferences, film festivals, colleges and high schools. She also offers private pitch coaching sessions and helps writers prepare for general meetings. Contact her here regarding speaking engagements and pitch coaching.
