When Jess Paine and Ramon Watkins were announced as the inaugural recipients of the In Dreams Fellowship at the beginning of last year, their aspirations of cracking the US market were given a significant boost.
However, the screenwriting initiative’s mission to spark a new wave of Australian storytelling perspectives in Hollywood coincided with the more unwelcome wave of Covid across the world, which cast a shadow over new opportunities in the industry.
Despite this, both Paine and Watkins have managed to take their craft to the next level, with the former having her YA sci-fi pilot The Replacements optioned by Kojo Studios and Stampede Ventures partnership, The Alliance, while the latter has joined Impact Australia 2 to work on half-hour queer comedy Daddies.
Paine, who writes scripts for Neighbours while developing other projects, told If the pandemic may have even carried a silver lining.
“We’ve entered an era where...
However, the screenwriting initiative’s mission to spark a new wave of Australian storytelling perspectives in Hollywood coincided with the more unwelcome wave of Covid across the world, which cast a shadow over new opportunities in the industry.
Despite this, both Paine and Watkins have managed to take their craft to the next level, with the former having her YA sci-fi pilot The Replacements optioned by Kojo Studios and Stampede Ventures partnership, The Alliance, while the latter has joined Impact Australia 2 to work on half-hour queer comedy Daddies.
Paine, who writes scripts for Neighbours while developing other projects, told If the pandemic may have even carried a silver lining.
“We’ve entered an era where...
- 9/29/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Celebrating its 15th year in amplifying emerging diverse writers, NBCUniversal’s annual Writers on the Verge program has selected comedy writers Kim Tran, Shawn Parikh, and Hakim “Kimo” Hill along with drama writers Cristina Boada, Julian Johnson, Hussain Pirani, Sujana Gowni, and Eric Anthony Glover for its 2020-21 class. The new class was selected from an applicant pool of more than 2,400 submissions. This year’s program is taking place virtually.
Like the name suggests, the program provides talented writers who are “on the verge” of breaking into episodic television with a final polish to their writing and pitch presentation skills in order to prepare them for a staff writing position following the completion of the program. The program counts executive producers Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier (LA’s Finest), Keto Shimizu (DC’s Legends of Tomorrow) and Gina Monreal (NCIS), among its alumni.
After NBCUniversal’s recent announcement that the company’s diversity,...
Like the name suggests, the program provides talented writers who are “on the verge” of breaking into episodic television with a final polish to their writing and pitch presentation skills in order to prepare them for a staff writing position following the completion of the program. The program counts executive producers Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier (LA’s Finest), Keto Shimizu (DC’s Legends of Tomorrow) and Gina Monreal (NCIS), among its alumni.
After NBCUniversal’s recent announcement that the company’s diversity,...
- 12/16/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Jessica Paine and Ramon Watkins.
Jessica Paine and Ramon Watkins are the inaugural recipients of the In Dreams screenwriting Fellowship, launched by producers Carmen Knox and Melissa Azizi.
The fellowship is designed to connect Aussie screenwriting talent with Hollywood; Paine and Watkins will now complete the Storywise six-week Teleseminar with story/career consultant and In Dreams sponsor Jen Grisanti before participating in a curated series of meetings with key Hollywood industry professionals. All finalists in the program were also awarded Final Draft screenwriting software.
Finalists’ scripts were evaluated by a panel of Hollywood judges, including representatives of Imagine Entertainment, Greg Silverman’s Stampede, Verve Talent and Literary Agency, Abrams Artists Agency and Gunpowder & Sky.
Paine, a former breakfast TV producer, is a screenwriter and script editor who since graduating from Aftrs Graduate Diploma of Screenwriting has worked on shows such as Deadline Gallipoli, Wonderland and Cleverman. Most recently, Paine spent...
Jessica Paine and Ramon Watkins are the inaugural recipients of the In Dreams screenwriting Fellowship, launched by producers Carmen Knox and Melissa Azizi.
The fellowship is designed to connect Aussie screenwriting talent with Hollywood; Paine and Watkins will now complete the Storywise six-week Teleseminar with story/career consultant and In Dreams sponsor Jen Grisanti before participating in a curated series of meetings with key Hollywood industry professionals. All finalists in the program were also awarded Final Draft screenwriting software.
Finalists’ scripts were evaluated by a panel of Hollywood judges, including representatives of Imagine Entertainment, Greg Silverman’s Stampede, Verve Talent and Literary Agency, Abrams Artists Agency and Gunpowder & Sky.
Paine, a former breakfast TV producer, is a screenwriter and script editor who since graduating from Aftrs Graduate Diploma of Screenwriting has worked on shows such as Deadline Gallipoli, Wonderland and Cleverman. Most recently, Paine spent...
- 1/28/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
NBC has its latest “Writers on the Verge,” naming the Class of 2019-20 for its diverse writers program. Selected from more than 2,300 applicants are comedy writers Rishi Chitkara, Shirin Najafi and Min-Woo Park and drama scribes Andi Delott, Maya Houston, Mitali Jahagirdar, Lira Kellerman and Shani Am. Moore Read more about them below.
Now in its 14th year, Writers on the Verge assembles talented aspiring writers of diverse backgrounds who are “on the verge” of breaking out but would benefit from a final polish of their writing and pitch-presentation skills to prepare them for a TV career. The program is part of NBC’s talent infusion programs that discover, develop and advocate for onscreen and behind the scenes talent of diverse backgrounds, the network said.
During the course of six months, the new class will develop pilot scripts and fine-tune their pitching skills under the guidance of Grace Moss, Director...
Now in its 14th year, Writers on the Verge assembles talented aspiring writers of diverse backgrounds who are “on the verge” of breaking out but would benefit from a final polish of their writing and pitch-presentation skills to prepare them for a TV career. The program is part of NBC’s talent infusion programs that discover, develop and advocate for onscreen and behind the scenes talent of diverse backgrounds, the network said.
During the course of six months, the new class will develop pilot scripts and fine-tune their pitching skills under the guidance of Grace Moss, Director...
- 12/10/2019
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Carmen Knox and Melissa Azizi.
Producers Carmen Knox and Melissa Azizi have launched a new screenwriting fellowship, In Dreams, with the aim of connecting unrepresented Aussie writers to Hollywood.
Two writers, selected by a judging panel of representatives from companies such as Imagine Entertainment, Greg Silverman’s Stampede, Verve Talent and Literary Agency, Abrams Artists Agency and Gunpowder & Sky, will be invited to participate in the program.
As part of the fellowship, the two winners will receive curated series of virtual introductions and meetings with key Hollywood industry professionals, as well as 1-on-1 consultation and creative guidance from the Knox and Azizi.
The program is sponsored by the Jen Grisanti Consultancy; Grisanti is a story/career consultant, former studio executive and the writing instructor NBC’s Writers on the Verge program. Both winner will have the opportunity to participate in Grisanti’s six-week Storywise Teleseminar.
Unrepresented Australian screenwriters of...
Producers Carmen Knox and Melissa Azizi have launched a new screenwriting fellowship, In Dreams, with the aim of connecting unrepresented Aussie writers to Hollywood.
Two writers, selected by a judging panel of representatives from companies such as Imagine Entertainment, Greg Silverman’s Stampede, Verve Talent and Literary Agency, Abrams Artists Agency and Gunpowder & Sky, will be invited to participate in the program.
As part of the fellowship, the two winners will receive curated series of virtual introductions and meetings with key Hollywood industry professionals, as well as 1-on-1 consultation and creative guidance from the Knox and Azizi.
The program is sponsored by the Jen Grisanti Consultancy; Grisanti is a story/career consultant, former studio executive and the writing instructor NBC’s Writers on the Verge program. Both winner will have the opportunity to participate in Grisanti’s six-week Storywise Teleseminar.
Unrepresented Australian screenwriters of...
- 8/22/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
NBC has its latest “Writers on the Verge,” naming the Class of 2018-19 for its diverse writers program. Selected from more than 2,200 applicants are comedy scribes Bernard Badion, Edward Excaliber, Joanne Lee and Sara White and drama writers Pamela García Rooney, Marissa Lee, Tiffany Shaw Ho and Margot Ye.
Now in its 13th year, Writers on the Verge assembles talented aspiring writers of diverse backgrounds who are “on the verge” of breaking out but would benefit from a final polish of their writing and pitch-presentation skills to prepare them for a TV career. The program is part of NBC’s talent infusion programs that discover, develop and advocate for onscreen and behind the scenes talent of diverse backgrounds, the n etwork said.
For six months, the new Writers on the Verge class will learn how to develop pilot scripts, guided by Karen Horne, Svp Programming Talent Development & Inclusion at NBC Entertainment...
Now in its 13th year, Writers on the Verge assembles talented aspiring writers of diverse backgrounds who are “on the verge” of breaking out but would benefit from a final polish of their writing and pitch-presentation skills to prepare them for a TV career. The program is part of NBC’s talent infusion programs that discover, develop and advocate for onscreen and behind the scenes talent of diverse backgrounds, the n etwork said.
For six months, the new Writers on the Verge class will learn how to develop pilot scripts, guided by Karen Horne, Svp Programming Talent Development & Inclusion at NBC Entertainment...
- 10/5/2018
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
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