Pete Szijarto is a Los Angeles based film and commercial writer/director/editor with over 15 years of experience.

Some notable achievements include having work appear in over 80+ festivals along with winning Best Web Series at the American Black Film Festival in 2020 for "Loving In America," Official Selection for "Uncle" at the 2021 Fantastic Fest, Best of Fest at the 2022 Panic Fest for "The Rotting of Casey Culpepper", and Official Selection at the 2023 HollyShorts for "Outliars."

In his free time, he writes scripts, repairs vintage electronics, and hosts a meditative chess event called "Destress With Chess."