Script to Screen: The Craft of Screenwriting

Gadigal Country, Sydney, Australia 

Mithila is a highly experienced creator/writer/producer who has written popular Australian drama for 15 years. She has recently created and showrun Four Years Later, an Indian/Aussie romance for SBS. She carries a slate of global projects across Australia, India, and the US. 

Appearing in: Session 5, Workshop: Perfecting the Pitch 

Naarm, Melbourne, Australia 

Lawrence Leung is a screenwriter, actor, and award-winning standup comedian. He created the ABC1 comedies Lawrence Leung’s Unbelievable and Choose Your Own Adventure. He also hosted the TV series Our Brain and was recently a writer/performer for WTFAQ on ABC1. 

Appearing in: Session 5, Session 15, Opening Night Gala 

Naarm, Melbourne, Australia 

Urvi Majumdar is a stand-up comedian, writer, producer, and actor. She has written for The Project and The Weekly, and recently wrote and starred in her own online series, Urvi Went To An All Girls’ School, as a part of the ABC Freshblood initiative. 

Appearing in: Session 5, Session 15, Closing Night Debate 

Gadigal Country, Sydney, Australia 

Benjamin Law is an essayist, journalist, author, screenwriter, and playwright. He’s best known for the books The Family Law, Gaysia, Moral Panic 101, Growing Up Queer in Australia, and the TV shows The Family Law and Wellmania. 

Appearing in: Session 5, Session 11, Stop Everything! Live, Closing Night Debate