'Alluring, magical, unique - this script captures an entirely theatrical experience in a way only film is able to do. It’s incredibly captivating and transportive, pulling from a basis in fantasy elements that feels both familiar and yet unexplored.' - BlueCat reader comment on ''Komtess Bohemia''

Mel Piper writes and directs movies with heroines, monsters and music. She is a ScreenCraft finalist and a Stowe Story Lab Final Draft Fellowship finalist, two-time WeScreenplay Diverse Voice semifinalist and a BlueCat quarterfinalist. Her debut feature project was selected for the Brussels Genre Market - Work in Progress Session and she presented her work at the JETS Initiative at Berlinale 2020. She participated in the European Genre Forum 2018 and the Reykjavík Talent Lab 2019. Her short film SHADOW PLAYERS is currently in production (DoP: Bella Halben). Mel Piper divides her time between Hamburg and Provence, a member of the European Women's Audiovisual Network and Women In Film and Television.