Melanie Kaklamanis is a Canadian filmmaker living from Vancouver, BC known for her work in the comedy genre. Since graduating from the screenwriting program at Vancouver Film School in 2010, she has been developing several comedy spec screenplays. She started writing and directing her own short films in 2020. Her short film "Don't Pick Up" won Best International Film at the Portland Comedy Film Festival and was nominated for Best Comedy at the Women's Comedy Film Festival in Atlanta. Her second short film "Queen of Spades" was a semi-finalist at Vancouver's Run & Gun 48 Hour Film Competition. Her newest short film “Bumbershoot,” a black and white silent comedy, has just started its festival run. She is currently developing the screenplay of a new feature film.