This is a Zoom meeting.

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The meeting will commence at 7:40am and conclude no later than 8:45.

Tim Williams: The Life of The Working Screenwriter

Tim Williams takes you through the life of a working screenwriter in television – how he broke into the business, how he navigates different jobs and how he looks for new opportunities. Tim will share his experiences writing for shows such as The Heights and Spooky Files and take you into the ‘writer’s room’, talking about how shows go from the whiteboard to your TV screen.

Tim Williams is a Melbourne-based screenwriter who has written for series such as The Heights (ABC) and Spooky Files (ABC.) Tim began his career working in scripted development at Matchbox Pictures where he made contributions to series such as The Family Law (SBS), Wanted (Seven), Seven Types of Ambiguity (ABC), Mustangs F.C. (ABC) and Hungry Ghosts (SBS.)

Tim currently develops his own screen projects and works in a freelance capacity. He has worked with companies such as Fremantlemedia, Guesswork Television and Matchbox Pictures. He is also an external assessor for Screen Australia, VicScreen, Screen Queensland and Screen Tasmania. Tim is also a script tutor and lecturer at the Victorian College of the Arts as part of the MA and BA Screenwriting courses.