screenwriter residency
Information about the Toi Pōneke Screenwriter Residency
Stella Reid, Toi Pōneke’s 2020 Screenwriter in Residence
The Toi Pōneke Screenwriters residency — Write Room — recognises the challenges for New Zealand screenwriters to create space in their lives to write and find a place to do their work.
The opportunity is for a Wellington based screenwriter with a feature film project at a stage that will benefit from focused development towards completion of a draft of the script. The aim of this residency is to help the chosen writer to get their screenplay to the stage where it is ready to pitch to a producer.
"Receiving the Toi Poneke Write Room Writer’s Residency was a dream come true for me. I was finally able to write full time, in a dedicated space and creative environment, with amazing mentors that supported the project and my process. I now have a first draft of a feature film script that is on a development pathway - thanks to Toi Poneke and the Wellington City Council. Kia ora and fa’afetai lava for that!”
Abi King - Jones - Screen Writer in Residence 2019
Write Room is a Toi Pōneke initiative in partnership with Director Rob Sarkies, (Scarfies, Out of the Blue, Consent ) Producer Vicky Pope (Savage, Gardening with Soul, Two Little Boys) and Producer Desray Armstrong (Stray, Ellen Is Leaving, Meathead).
If you’re interested in our Visual Art Residency be sure to follow us on Instagram and Facebook to hear when we make a call for applications.
