SMWF festival co-director and programmer Briony Kidd is in Launceston this weekend to teach a screenwriting workshop. She’s taking the opportunity to catch up with friends and colleagues in the north to answer any queries they might have about this year’s challenges, the Short Script Challenge and the 48-Hour Tasploitation Challenge.

Come along! Have a glass of wine, have a chat and ask questions. Stranger With My Face is keen to get more northern entries this year!

Briony will be screening a couple of the funnest films from last year’s Tasploitation Challenge (like Malum: Evil Incarnate, pictured below).

5.30 pm, Saturday 7 June
Cowork Launceston, 81 Cimitere Street

For queries email the festival.

Find out more about the 48-Hour Tasploitation Challenge here It takes place for the 2nd time this year after a sell-out awards night & 14 fantastic films in 2013! A $500 prize (courtesy of Screen Tasmania) is up for grabs.

Find out about the Short Script Challenge here. This comp returns for the 3rd time this year, but a change to the format in 2014. A weekend writer’s retreat on the East Coast (thanks to the Tasmanian BOFA Film Fest) is up for grabs as part of the first prize and all entrants are guaranteed feedback from industry professionals.