Two to three work-in-progress discussions with mentors during the residencyĪn assessment of the draft at the conclusion of the residency, with advice on next steps to take.Īt the end of the residency the writer’s work is presented to the industry via a read-through workshop to showcase the writer and introduce the work to potential producers. The framework of the residency is defined by what the writer thinks will be helpful to them, but generally takes the following form:Ī feedback and planning session with the mentors at the commencement of the residency. The 12-week residency takes place between 6 Feb and 30 April 2023. Private office space at Toi Pōneke Arts Centre in Wellington for 12 weeksĮxperienced creative support from the Write Room mentors.Ī read-through at the end of the programme Over the first 4 years of the programme 3 projects have been identified and supported to a stage where they successfully accessed further development support from the NZ Film Commission. The aim of the programme is to support a writer to develop their screenplay to a level where it can be pitched to a producer and secure further development funding and a pathway towards production. You do not need a completed script to apply.
This opportunity is for a Wellington -based screenwriter hailing from film, television, web-series, theatre, radio, journalism or other literary backgrounds, with a feature film project at a stage that will benefit from focused development towards completion of a draft of the script. Write Room Wellington recognises the challenges for New Zealand screenwriters to create space in their lives to write and find a place to do their work. This year’s mentors are Robert Sarkies ( Scarfies, Out of the Blue, Consent: The Louise Nicolas Story) and Vicky Pope ( Gardening with Soul, Savage), along with the Write Room Producer Intern (announcement soon). Each year a Wellington screenwriter is selected to undertake a 12-week residency to develop a draft of their feature film screenplay with the support of experienced industry mentors. Write Room Wellington is a screenwriter residency programme offered in partnership with Toi Pōneke Arts Centre, the Wellington City Council Aho Tini 2030 Arts, Culture and Creativity Strategy, and Wellington’s Unesco City of Film Programme. Just kidding, guys.Write Room is returning in 2022/2023 and we are seeking this year’s Screenwriting Resident! (Or I'll let those super-awesome, super-cool editors fix it for me. Of course, looking back I can see numerous spelling errors or phrasing that I want to change, but I'll deal with that in the blog editor screen. I'm writing this blog post in WriteRoom right now! And I'm amazed at how fast and furious my thoughts flowed from head to fingers to screen. And for that, I'm more than happy to copy-and-paste my words (or, more easily, import it into Word) into my more advanced word processor when I need to apply special formatting for my editors or add links or insert figures.
I'm finding my word count growing as I worry less about editing right now and concentrate on what's more important – putting words down.Īs I said, there's plenty of time for editing later. With Word, I'm always using the backspace key to go back and edit on the fly and I'm always finding things to do rather than write (such as opening a browser window when something pops in my head that I want to research – that's what I call it, but it's really just procrastination rearing its head). WriteRoom has made a solid impact on my writing in a very positive way.
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