Jenny Deller

Jenny’s debut feature, FUTURE WEATHER, stars Amy Madigan, Lili Taylor, Marin Ireland and Perla Haney-Jardine as an aspiring conservationist. It received the Showtime Tony Cox Award for Screenwriting, grants from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and Best Feature at the Napa Valley Film Festival. It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, screened in 15 cities and was distributed on Netflix, Starz, Amazon and HBO Europe. Commissioned by the Science and Entertainment Exchange, her short doc, CONTAINING ADDICTION, explores the mind-body connection through two recovering addicts. Jenny produced the thriller CLAIRE IN MOTION (Betsy Brandt, Sakina Jaffrey) which premiered at SXSW in 2016. Trained in acting, Jenny has performed in classical plays, a one-woman show, and on LAW & ORDER. She has been selected for talent programs with Film Independent, The Gotham and Film Society of Lincoln Center. Her projects have been supported by Tribeca Film Institute, Netflix, Women in Film and The Screenwriters Colony. Her current feature in development, THE IMPOSTER, was selected for the FEST Pitching Forum—part of the New Directors, New Films Festival in Espinho, Portugal. Jenny is also a seasoned pitch deck designer who loves helping fellow filmmakers take the first step in launching their visions. Her decks have assisted award-winning film, TV and commercial creators land work for Warner Brothers, HBOMax, Showtime, AppleTV+ and OWN; as well as brands like Toyota, Amazon and Home Depot.

Format: Scripted Features, Scripted Episodic

Genre: Coming of Age, Drama, Comedy, STEM, Thriller, True Story, Women, Youth, Social Justice, Noir, Politics, Music, Jewish, Horror

Location: Ohio, United States

Showtime Tony Cox Award - Nantucket Film Festival - 2009

Alfred P. Sloan Fast Track Grant - Film Independent - 2010

Narrative Feature Lab - IFP/The Gotham - 2011

Individual Excellence Excellence Award - Ohio Arts Council - 2018

Artists Elevated Award - Greater Columbus Arts Council - 2023