Summary: Within seven years of graduating from film school, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0255910/">Sheri Elwood</a> had not only created her own successful TV series, but had written and directed a feature film starring Kirsten Dunst and Lynn Redgrave. Fast forward to the present: her current series, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1558182/">Call Me Fitz</a>, which was inspired by her own family, has just won seven Gemini Awards. <br> <br> After graduating from Ryerson University’s Film Program in Toronto, Sheri Elwood was awarded the National Apprenticeship Award from the Academy of Canadian Film and Television. This launched her to many seasons of comedy writing for networks such as Disney, Fox, The Family Channel, and YTV. By 1999, she had created her own series for tweens, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0204093/">I Was a Sixth Grade Alien</a>, which went two seasons. <br> <br> In the off season, Sheri wrote and directed a Gemini nominated short film, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0173789/">Eb and Flo</a>, and her first feature film, the romantic teen drama, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0218141/">Deeply</a>, starring Lynn Redgrave, Kirsten Dunst and Brent Carver. Deeply premiered to a four-star review at the Toronto International Film Festival, and was also nominated for four Genie Awards. <br> <br> Elwood teamed with Lionsgate TV to create the comedy series Beta Males for the CW Network, and also wrote for the 1-hr ABC/CTV drama<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1319690/">Defying Gravity</a> for Fox Television Studios with creator <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0663489/">James Parriott</a> (Grey’s Anatomy). <br> <br> Fulfilling a dream to capture the spirit of her loving and unique family on TV, Elwood created the edgy cable series <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1558182/">Call Me Fitz</a>, starring Jason Priestly, for TMN/Movie Central. They have just begun shooting season three, with Elwood writing, directing, and showrunning. You can catch Call Me Fitz on HBO Canada, or in the U.S. on Netflix or DirecTV. <br> <br> Elwood has just signed a blind development deal with Jerry Bruckheimer Television. <br> <br> Sheri splits her time between Los Angeles and Nova Scotia, where she and her family spend time at their century-old schoolhouse and love to ring the bell. <br> <br> Follow Sheri on Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/elwoodink">@elwoodink</a> <br> <br> Didn't get your questions asked? Make sure you <a href="http://twitter.com/GrayJones">follow Gray on Twitter</a> so you can get the scoop on who is being interviewed and how to get your questions in. Also check out our <a href="http://www.tvwriterpodcast.com/?page_id=530">TV Writer Twitter Database</a> to find Twitter addresses for several hundred TV writers. Find previous episodes and other resources at <a href="http://www.tvwriterpodcast.com/">www.tvwriterpodcast.com</a>. <br> <br> Hosted by Gray Jones, the TV Writer Podcast is devoted to interviews with working TV writers. It is brought to you by Script magazine and <a href="http://www.scriptmag.com/">Scriptmag.com</a>, the leading source for scriptwriting information in print and on the web; and by <a href="http://finaldraft.com/">Final Draft</a> scriptwriting software, the entertainment industry standard for scriptwriting worldwide. <br> <br> Subscribe: <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=387132396">iTunes (Video)</a> <br> <br>
