Simone North Screen Writers Workshop

Film and Television Writer, Producer, Director and Educator

Simone North is an award-winning screen writer, producer and director with over 80 hours of mini-series, feature films and movies of the week to her name. Known for dynamic storytelling, Simone has garnered multiple Logies and AACTA awards for excellence in film and television. Her work spans various genres, including the dramatisation of true stories.

Simone’s credits include the dramatized true story “I Am You” starring Guy Pearce, Sam Neill, Miranda Otto, Rebecca Gibney. “Through My Eyes – The Lindy Chamberlain Story” Starring Miranda Otto, Peter O’Brien, Nadine Garner. “Day of The Roses – Granville Train Accident” Starring Rebecca Gibney, Peter O’Brien, Jeremy Sims.

Simone North – Workshop

“How to Write True Stories for the Screen.”

Simone’s films are often difficult emotional dramatisations of real-life stories involving loss, grief, death and murder.

The translation of a true story into a screenplay is incredibly challenging, and Simone understands the difficulty of developing a linear narrative of real events into a script.

Telling a true story means having the immense responsibility of analysing and writing stories with integrity and veracity. Finding the truth often means working with traumatised victims, their families, the police and witnesses. It also demands the determination to remain impartial whilst recounting the true nature of the events.

This workshop will use “Through My Eyes – The Lindy Chamberlain Story” as an example of this process.