The Writer’s Room

The Writer's Room is Script to Screen's one-hour discussion event that features a line up of top New Zealand and international filmmakers talking about their craft.

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Writer's Room

A Spirit of Independence with Jake Mahaffy

calendar EVENT: 28 MAY 2013

For our May Writer's Room we are joined by innovative US filmmaker Jake Mahaffy, whose shorts and microbudget features have screened in A-list festivals all over the world.... Read more
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Presenting a special discussion at the Writers and Readers Festival

calendar EVENT: 19 MAY 2013

In search of authenticity, do drama hybrids cross an ethical line or can the very process of imagining lead to greater truths? Alyx Duncan (The Red House) explores these questions with documentary maker Annie Goldson.... Read more
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The Art of Casting

FEATURE: 18 APRIL 2013

The October Writer's Room offered up a real Halloween treat with Casting Directors Tina Cleary and Miranda Rivers who travelled up from Wellington to 'lift the veil' from the mysterious art of casting.... Read more
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Developing Real Characters

calendar EVENT: 30 APRIL 2013, AUCKLAND

Join novelist Lloyd Jones and playwright/screenwriter Roger Hall as they talk about drawing bold and real characters and taking them where they need to go.... Read more
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From Kitchen Sink to the Big Apple: In Conversation with Alison Maclean

calendar EVENT: 17 APRIL 2013, WELLINGTON

Writer/director Alison Maclean talks about her work with playwright and filmmaker Stuart McKenzie.... Read more
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VIDEO – The Screenwriting Life: Career and Craft

NEWS: 4 APRIL 2013

A video of the popular Wellington event that took place in December 2012 - script adviser/editor Claire Dobbin talks to American screenwriters Jim Hart (Hook, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Contact) and David Magee (Life of Pi, Finding Neverland, Miss Pettigrew Lives For a Day)... Read more