Laura Kroeger is a screenwriter and filmmaker based in Washington, D.C.
Laura is a screenwriter who writes darkly comedic, character-driven stories about women navigating complex social and political situations, often with satire and genre-bending. Her first screenplay, BIGGER IN TEXAS, was selected for the inaugural WIFV Narrative Script Development Fellowship in 2022, and won the Grand Prize in the Final Draft Big Break screenwriting competition in 2024.
Laura works in a variety of filmmaking roles, including as an associate producer on JACOB KAINEN: THE LAST EXPRESSION, which premiered at the National Gallery of Art earlier this year.
She is also an ACES-certified editor with a robust freelance editing business, where she assists both government and creative clients in polishing their work.
Prior to beginning her filmmaking career, she spent over a decade working in politics and the federal government: as a congressional staffer, a Defense Department analyst, and a city government lobbyist. She gained perspective on workplace dynamics and human nature that inform her writing and consulting daily.
When not writing, editing, or making movies, you can find her working at a romance bookstore in Alexandria, Virginia.
Grand Prize Winner, 2024 Final Draft Big Break
Winner, 2022 Women in Film and Video Narrative Script Development Fellowship
Top 5, 2025 Save the Cat! Screenwriting Competition
Honorable Mention, 2023 Hollywood Climate Summit’s Writing Climate Pitchfest
Second Rounder, 2023 and 2024 Austin Film Festival Feature Competition
Semifinalist, 2023 and 2024 Richmond International Film Festival Screenplay Competition
Quarterfinalist, 2024 PAGE Awards
Quarterfinalist, 2024 ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship
Quarterfinalist, 2023 ScreenCraft Feature Competition
Finalist & Best Costuming, 2024 48 Hour Film Project
Honorable Mention, 2023 48 Hour Film Project