I’m an early career writer with a growing portfolio of fiction in development. I tend to write about gloomy stuff -- grief, mortality, dysfunctional families -- with humour, frankness, and a female gaze. Like everyone who came before us, we live in volatile times, and the best way to make sense of this experience is to tell stories that shine through the darkness.

I enjoy working in a variety of mediums, but TV writing is my happy place. I love to learn from fellow writers, and I thrive in collaborations where ideas are both challenged and given room to grow and evolve.

Originally from Izmail, Ukraine, I now live in Toronto. I’m a member of BAFTA connect and the Producers' Guild of America. Formerly a journalist and a visual effects coordinator and currently working as a Product and Marketing Manager in the 3D motion design field.

If you are looking for a writer, writing partner, story editor, or just a conversation -- I’d love to chat! Send me a note, and I promise to tell you a funny story about how I met Al Pacino 👀️

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TRAINING

Industry Workshops & Pitch Events:

︎︎︎ Seriencamp Co-Production Pitch 2025
︎︎︎ Series Mania Writers Campus 2024
︎︎︎ MIDPOINT Series Launch 2022
︎︎︎ MIDPOINT Writers Room 2021

Other Workshops:

︎︎︎ Immigrant Writers Workshop 2021
︎︎︎ Fiction Writing with Simon Van Booy 2021
︎︎︎ Nonfiction Writing with Michele Filgate 2021
︎︎︎ TV Writing with Alan Kingsberg 2014

Cinema Studies & Film Production:

︎︎︎ Sheridan College, Canada 2015
︎︎︎ FAMU, Prague 2014
︎︎︎ Sorbonne 3, Paris 2013

Journalism & Communications:

︎︎︎ Odesa National University, Ukraine 2012

PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT

Series:

︎︎︎ A Remarkable Woman
Writer / Creator
An episodic tragicomedy based on the diaries of Ukrainian artist Marie Bashkirtseff.

Winner of the Best Co-Production Pitch at Seriencamp Conference in 2025.
Originally developed in the MIDPOINT Series Launch workshop in 2022.

︎︎︎ Veles
Writer / Creator
A female-driven rural gothic set in an isolated fishing village.

Selected for the Writers Campus workshop at Series Mania in 2024.

Media Arts:

︎︎︎ A Place No More
Writer / Creator
A multimedia installation on immigrant grief for homelands lost to war and climate change.

Early research & development supported by the Canada Arts Council.

Press:

︎︎︎ “The Future Of European Storytelling”:
Seriencamp Conference Leans Into Drama Co-Production With Eight New Projects
Deadline 2025

︎︎︎ Anastasiia Starova brings A Remarkable Woman to Germany
Playback 2025

︎︎︎ Anastasiia Starova selected for Writers Campus at Series Mania
Playback 2024