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About Kat

Kat Svaldi is a screenwriter based in Denver, Colorado. She attended the University of Colorado Boulder and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Creative Writing. She earned her MFA in Dramatic Writing at the University of Denver in 2020.

Originally starting out in fiction, Kat published several short stories until eventually finding her passion for screenwriting. She’s written both features and pilots and has received multiple awards for her screenplays GOZZY BOYS and OTHER PEOPLE.

She made her first short film PLOUJÉT in June of 2024 and continues to create in both screenwriting and fiction.

News & Updates

Sept 02, 2025.

New news!

Officially selected for the Ojai Film Festival in November! This is my first time going to Ojai and have only heard great things. Can’t wait!

At the end of September we are heading to California to attend the Catalina Film Festival where I will be pitching at the Lion’s Den: A Live Pitch Panel!

We just attended the 3rd Winter Park Film Festival for PLOUJÉT! Shout out to the winner of the Narrative Short DOGGONE written and directed by the very talented Emelie Claxton!

 

"When I’m writing the first draft, I’m constantly reminding myself that I’m simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castles."

Jordan Peele

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