Scriptwriters Workshop – Selling your Work

Congratulations – you’ve finished your script!  Want to get it produced but unsure what to do next?Step this way dear writer – this workshop is for you.
This half-day interactive workshop provides an insiders’ view of the film and theatre industries and a helpful guide to how and where to start selling your work. AND help you build the confidence to get your work out into the world more effectively. Sound good?  Come join us. Sunday 20th March (Auckland). More

You will learn:

  • The best way to approach a producer or production company
  • Crucial steps to take BEFORE you approach anybody
  • How to pitch your project in writing and in person
  • How selling yourself is selling your work
  • How application processes work
  • The opportunities available to playwrights and screenwriters in NZ
    The legal stuff you need to know.
  • The mistakes writers make when they sell

Participants will come away a step by step plan to start selling your work.

NB: Workshop will conclude with casual networking drinks venue TBC.

Workshop Facilitators:

Kathryn Burnett            Pip Hall

Pip Hall is an award-winning scriptwriter, actor and water ballerina.  She works in theatre, radio, TV and film as a writer, freelance development person, script and story editor. She is co-creator, co-producer +performer for the Wet Hot Beauties, an all inclusive contemporary water ballet community with a cheeky modern twist.  She has also done 2xTED talks in her togs.  Pip is current President of the New Zealand Writers Guild. See bio.

Kathryn Burnett is an award-winning screenwriter, playwright and creativity workshop facilitator who delights in inspiring others. She has numerous film and TV credits and currently has 3 feature films and a TV series in development.  She has worked in the arts industry for 20 years and helped numerous writers both new and experienced. See bio.