Write Room 2020
Rob Sarkies (Out of the Blue, Consent, Jean) , Desray Armstrong (Stray, Juniper, Meathead, Ellen Is Leaving) and Vicky Pope (Gardening with Soul, Savage, Conversations with Teen Mums, Two Little Boys) are very pleased to announce this year’s WELLINGTON WRITE ROOM SCREENWRITER’S RESIDENCY in partnership with the good people at Toi Poneke Art Centre and Wellington City Council. Previous residents include Harry Meech and Abi King Jones (Operation 8, Hot Air, The 5th Eye).
This year we are also very pleased to have support to include a producer intern in the programme. Emerging Wellington producer Thomas Coppell will be joining us to observe and participate in the selection and development process during the residency.
Thomas is an emerging cross-media Producer with a dedication to good storytelling, unique voices and visual eye candy. He has diverse experience in film, animation, TV and web series, having started his indie career producing award winning short, Shmeat. Thomas’ production company Tomorrow, Rain, focuses on content with a “double shot of diversity”. Recent projects have included working with creative collective The Candle Wasters producing queer rom-com musical, Happy Playland, and webseries/webcomic hybrid Tragicomic, and producing animated pilot Into The Pickle Jar for TVNZ OnDemand with long time collaborator Matasila Freshwater.
Applications are open to Wellington residents and are due by 5pm on 20 April 2020.