(Photo: Jim Burnstein surrounded by his advanced screenwriters at Graduation '09)

Jim Burnstein (Renaissance Man, D3: The Mighty Ducks) is one of the few working Hollywood screenwritersliving in Michigan. Most recently, MGM optioned "The QuarterbacK Tale"; written by Burnstein and his partner Garrett Schiff. Other projects written in collaboration with Garrett Schiff include: Naked Shakespeare (Patchwork Productions), Genius (Paramount) and AWOL (Myriad Pictures). Burnstein heads the Screenwriting Programat the University of Michigan, his alma mater, in the Department of Screen Arts & Cultures.