Screenwriter Debra Oswald: Offspring & developing The Family Doctor

03/11/21 • 36 min

Author, playwright and screenwriter Debra Oswald reflects on her career, the process of developing her latest book The Family Doctor into a six-part TV series, advice for writers, and her takeaways from creating hit TV series Offspring - including how she feels looking back at the passionate online reaction from fans to the death of a beloved character.

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Australians in Film Executive Director Peter Ritchie on what he’s learned working in Hollywood, and their call-out for new screenwriters and directors to learn from some of the biggest names in the business including Warwick Thornton, Taika Waititi, Nicole Kidman’s Blossom Films, Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap Entertainment. It’s part of a new Australians in Film program called Untapped, which you can apply for here:https://australiansinfilm.org/untapped/

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