In good news for aspiring novelists, Faber Writing Academy and Allen & Unwin are this month running a five-day intensive workshop titled Start Your Novel In A Week. Award-winning Australian novelist Kathryn Heyman will be heading the workshop, joined by special guest Ross Grayson Bell. In addition to being the producer of the cinema classic […]
Iskandar Malaysia Creative Industry Talent Development Program
In conjunction with the Met Film School (London), the Iskandar Regional Development Authority (Malaysia) and Pinewood Iskander Malaysia Studios, I delivered a master-class on adaptations to a group of Malaysian filmmakers at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Kuala Lumpur, 17-19 September 2014. Running alongside Content Malaysia’s KL Converge conference, I got to meet and work with […]
Faber Academy – Start Your Novel in a Week Intensive (Oct 20-24) with Kathryn Heyman and Ross Grayson Bell
20 – 24 October 2014. Come with an idea. Leave with the opening pages of your novel, and the inspiration you need to keep going. Take part in intensive workshops designed to get you thinking about the main components of any novel – character, setting, voice, plot – and […]
Sydney Writers’ Festival – Is REDFERN NOW changing landscape of Australian TV?
Now in its second season, this highly acclaimed drama series doesn’t shy away from the big issues, tackling homophobia, depression, alcohol abuse, heartbreak and more. It has been particularly lauded for its powerful storytelling and tightly woven narratives. In this panel the writers of REDFERN NOW, Steven McGregor and Jon Bell, discuss how they have […]
Sydney Writers’ Festival – Three Australian Storytellers Conquer the World: Small Start, Global Finish
In a panel discussion on what makes a story universal, film producer, Ross Grayson Bell (FIGHT CLUB), talks to: award-winning author Graeme Simsion, about the success of his novel THE ROSIE PROJECT; author Hannah Kent about her sensational, debut novel, BURIAL RITES, which has just been optioned in Hollywood by Jennifer Lawrence, and film producer […]
2014 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards – Literary Address
Under the impressive high ceilings of the Mitchell Gallery, the 2014 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards were opened by guest speaker, Ross Grayson Bell (FIGHT CLUB). As a producer and screenwriter, Mr. Bell described himself as “the worst possible person” to open a literary awards night. Literature looks down its nose at cinema. In the same […]
Byron Bay International Film Festival – Masculinity in Film with Jack Thompson
Producer Ross Grayson Bell (FIGHT CLUB), director Ian W Thomson (OUT IN THE LINE UP), actor Jack Thompson (THE MAN FROM SNOWY RIVER) and feminist writer Amy Gray consider shifting popular representations of masculinity in film. Does film have an impact on social constructions of masculinity? Have politics of gender & sexuality transformed the terrain […]
Australia’s First Lady of Film – Gillian Armstrong – Friday on my Mind (AFTRS)
Gillian Armstrong first garnered attention for her debut feature MY BRILLIANT CAREER (1979), adapted from the classic novel by Miles Franklin. At the film’s release, Gillian held the distinction of being the first woman to direct a feature-length movie in Australia in almost 50 years. Her feature credits include: STAR STRUCK, MRS SOFFEL, HIGH TIDE, […]
46th AWGIE Awards – Presenting the Monte Miller Award
It was a fairytale finish for the winners of the Annual AWGIE Awards, which were held last Friday night 4 October at the Plaza Ballroom, Melbourne. Hosted by Sammy J, the awards now in their 46th year, celebrate the integral role of the writer in Australian film, television, theatre radio and interactive media. The AWGIE […]
Australian Writers’ Guild – NSW Member Event: The Art of Pitching
Do you have a screenplay or a sitcom idea you’ve been sweating over? Interested to learn how to pitch it to some of Australia’s most heavy-hitting producers and commissioning heads? If so, you won’t want to miss this event! Ross Grayson Bell, Head of Screenwriting at AFTRS, will be presenting a seminar on the Art […]
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