Sofia is a graduate of the London Film
School, holding MAs in Screenwriting
and Filmmaking. She has taken part in
Sundance Collab and the John Yorke
Story course, has written, directed,
and produced a number of short films.
She has also worked as an assistant on
international feature film productions.
Sofia is an alumna of the Eureka (Autumn
2023 edition) at Series Mania Institute, as
well as TFL Next TV Series 2024. Merkin
has been shortlisted for the Studio21
Script Competition in association with
Content London 2024, and was ranked in
the top 10 for the Best Pre-development
Project Award in the Scripted Series
category at NEM Zagreb 2024.