The Emerging Writers’ Festival work, learn and play largely on the land of the Kulin nation, and pay our respects to their Elders, past and present.
EWF celebrates the history and creativity of the world’s oldest living culture.
Explore how to make impact with visual storytelling. Engage with a series of visual and written prompts developed by emerging screen storytellers. Build an entire narrative around a single frame or a fragment of a screenplay.
New prompts will be shared regularly on our Discord channel, inviting you to connect with fellow writers and fuel your creative fire.
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Rebooting life after COVID has lead June Ball to re-explore a passion for screenwriting. In preparation, June participated in various programs including among others, “Screenwriting” by AFTRS, “How to Read a Film” by British Film Distributors Association, “Horror Webinar” by Robert McKee, and was accepted into “Originate” – Stage 1, by FilmVic. June studying with a screenwriting mentor from Access Arts Victoria. June has had both fiction and non-fiction published. June’s current screenplay is a quarter finalist in the ScreenCraft Feature Competition 2024.
Dechen is an emerging screenwriter with a background in philosophy and visual art. They are currently based in Naarm/ Melbourne and Central Java. They are working on their first feature script, “Brother, I’m Between Shadows”. Dechen loves minestrone and YMO.
Harry Steedman is an aspiring cinematographer currently looking for experience in the Film and TV industry. Harry is extremely eager to further develop skills and practice through a variety roles in the industry. Harry graduated with a Bachelor of Film and Television from JMC Academy in 2022, has a great attention to detail, flexibility and is willing to put in the hours to get the job done.
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