Screenworks has opened purposes for Seeding Storytellers, a note-taking coaching program for rising First Nations screenwriters, supported by Screenrights Cultural Fund in partnership with the Australian Writers’ Guild.

This system might be run by working writers together with Sara Khan (pictured), Catherine Kelleher and Terence McCarthy.

Screenworks CEO, Lisa O’Meara stated, “Observe-taker roles are a confirmed pathway for early profession screenwriters to construct screenwriting careers. We’re delighted to have the ability to convey collectively the experience of the Australian Writers’ Guild along with the skills and lived cultural expertise of Sara Khan to supply this profession advancing alternative for First Nations writers.”

Sara Khan stated, “Offering First Nations writers with the important expertise for note-taking could be a actually essential step in constructing the foundations for a powerful profession, seeding the expansion for extra visibility and illustration of First Nations Individuals in writers’ rooms.”

Susie Hamilton, Director of Skilled Improvement at The Australian Writers’ Guild added, “We all know from intensive conversations with trade that there’s an ongoing want for educated note-takers and script coordinators. The AWG is delighted to be partnering with Screenworks to supply this invaluable coaching for rising First Nations writers who’re searching for alternatives to work in writers’ rooms.”

Seeding Storytellers might be delivered as a collection of three complete on-line workshops in Could 2025. The workshops will cowl methods to take notes for a writers’ room, script coordinating and the essential operating and protocols in a writers’ room. Individuals will be taught in a culturally secure, supported surroundings and are available away with the talents required to seek out work as a note-taker within the movie and tv trade.

Program Supervisor Sara Khan, a proud Wailwan, Gomeroi and Pakistani girl, has labored throughout many writers’ rooms incomes her first credit score as script editor for season one of many worldwide Emmy nominated collection Heartbreak Excessive (Netflix). Past Heartbreak Excessive she has written for Gold Diggers (ABC), Paper Dolls (Paramount+) and Erotic Tales (SBS).

Catherine Kelleher, an skilled writer-director and just lately the Scripted Improvement Govt at SBS, might be liable for the note-taker coaching workshop and assets. Whereas at SBS, Catherine suggested on methods to facilitate culturally acceptable working environments.

Terence McCarthy, a author, improvement government, script division supervisor and script editor with fifteen years’ expertise within the Australian and US movie and tv industries, might be liable for script coordinator coaching.

On the conclusion of this system, members might be supported by Screenworks to hunt work as note-takers. They may even be showcased to the display screen trade by way of the AWG Pathways web site. The Pathways First Break tab is a everlasting useful resource for trade searching for gifted new writers who’ve invaluable expertise to supply in writers’ rooms.

Functions shut February 28, 2025.