WRITE ROOM WELLINGTON

FOR SCREENWRITERS

Write Room Auckland recognises the challenges for New Zealand screenwriters to create space in their lives to write and find a place to do their work. This opportunity is for an Auckland -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. You do not need a completed script to apply.

The selected writer will undertake a 12-week residency between 10 Jan and 31 March 2022 to complete a draft of their screenplay, with the support of the Write Room mentors. The framework of support is defined by what the writer thinks will be helpful to them but generally takes the following form:

• A feedback and planning session with the mentors at the commencement of the residency.

• A work-in-progress discussion with mentors at the 6-8 week mark.

• An assessment of the draft at the conclusion of the residency, with advice on next steps to take.

• At 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. In Wellington, Write Room has led to 2 writers moving into development with NZFC support over the 3 years of the programme.

The screenwriter will be provided with a private office space at a location that is easily accessible (ie we’ll find somewhere that is situated close to the writer’s home or other work), a stipend of $7500 for the 12 weeks, and experienced creative support from the Write Room mentors.

We expect the chosen writer will spend a minimum of 25 hours a week committed to writing during the residency.

Hours for this opportunity are flexible and can be worked in and around other work commitments.

At the completion of the internship the candidate will be required to provide a report and feedback on their experience.

ELIGIBILITY

Undergraduate students are ineligible to apply.
Producer and Writer Applicants must meet all of the following criteria:

• Over the age of 18 years

• Identify with an under-represented community in the NZ film industry such as Māori, Pasifika, Pan-Asian or other

  under-represented ethnicities, those from the LGBTQ+ or disability communities

• For Writers: Emerging screenwriters, established screenwriters, or writers transitioning from other writing

  disciplines into screenwriting, who are looking for a Producer for their screenplay OR For the producer internship: emerging or mid-career producers with credits in theatre, film, TV, webseries, TVC production, documentary or short films.

• Auckland - based New Zealand citizens or permanent residents. You must have a current Auckland address at the time of application. If you are shortlisted you will be required to verify this address and your NZ residency status.

HOW TO APPLY

Please send all of the following in one document to: writeroomakld@gmail.com

by Monday 30 August 2021 at 5pm

WRITERS:

• First 15 pages of your feature film script.

• Synopsis/summary of project (max. 3 pages).

• Self-Introduction (max 1 page.) including information about yourself and how you identify with our target

  communities for this programme, your connection to your screenplay, what stage your screenplay is at and what

  you would like to achieve on the programme.

Completed application form including statistic information (below)

PRODUCERS:

• PERSONAL STATEMENT: Introducing yourself, detailing recent projects, your ambitions as a producer and why you want to do this internship. (max 1 page)

• Please provide your CV

• Completed application and statistics form (below)