Join the world leaders in smartphone filmmaking, SF3, and acclaimed Sydney publishing house, Spineless Wonders, for this free workshop on screen adaptation. During this 1.5 hour workshop you will learn the skills of taking a short story and adapting it into a screenplay for a short film.

Leading creatives Helen Meany and Oscar Morphew will be teaching the workshop. Bronwyn Mehan from Spineless Wonders will be showcasing the micro-fictions and short fictions available for adaptation and Angela Blake will facilitate and talk about the SF3 & Spineless Wonders Best Adaptation Award which is open for entries until October 1st.

This masterclass is supported by the City of Sydney.

Helen Meany's Bio:

Helen Meany is a screenwriter and author with a background in animation,
documentary, and fiction. A Viva la Novella winner and UTS Creative
Writing graduate, she’s currently completing a Master of Screenwriting
at AFTRS. Her work includes children’s TV, interactive storytelling, and
archive-based documentaries for the ABC.

Oscar Morphew's Bio:

Oscar is a writer, story editor and filmmaker based in Sydney. After completing his training at AFTRS and the Sydney Actors School, Oscar went on to work throughout the industry, both behind and in front
of the camera.

His short film The Dark Room received both Best Actor and Best Film at
the national Robin Anderson Awards. He has also won several short film
competitions and received various awards for his short story writing. He is currently working on his debut novel.

Spineless Wonders:

SPINELESS WONDERS is a Sydney-based multi-platform publishing house devoted to working collaboratively to produce books, ebooks and audiobooks as well as immersive and engaging literary-based experiences. Since 2011, Spineless Wonders has specialised in short fiction. We now also publish a range of titles under our new imprint, ES-Press. And our newly-established production company, Spineless Wonders Audio produces audiobooks, audio-drama, podcasts and location-inspired audio.

SF3:

SF3 aka the SmartFone Flick Fest is one of the world’s biggest and most prestigious smartphone film festivals. We are an international festival open to filmmakers of all ages and abilities – from absolute beginners through to Oscar winners – from every corner of the world. All you need is a great idea and a phone or tablet.

SF3 provides a platform for budding, emerging and professional filmmakers to bring their ideas to life and have their films seen by a global audience, without the need for lots of fancy equipment or a big budget.The democratisation of filmmaking is here!