Screenwriting (IMDB Link)
Deep Down (Feature Screenplay - Thriller/Drama) *Optioned
Written/Story by Jesse Laurie *FINALIST: The Script Lab Free Screenplay Contest (2023) *SEMI-FINALIST: Creative Screenwriting Feature Screenplay Contest (2023) *SEMI-FINALIST: Emerging Screenwriters Genre Screenplay Competition (2023) *SEMI-FINALIST: Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards (2023) *QUARTER-FINALIST: Creative Screenwriting Unique Voices Contest (2023) *QUARTER-FINALIST: BlueCat Screenplay Competition (2023) *SECOND-ROUND: Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition (2023) *LONGLISTED: AWG Monte Miller Awards (2023) |
Raising Thunder (Feature Screenplay - Family/Comedy) *Optioned
Written by Jesse Laurie
Story by Jesse Laurie & Kaleb McKenna
*Awarded Stage 2 Scripted Development funding from Screenwest (2023)
*Awarded Stage 1 Scripted Development funding from Screenwest (2022)
Written by Jesse Laurie
Story by Jesse Laurie & Kaleb McKenna
*Awarded Stage 2 Scripted Development funding from Screenwest (2023)
*Awarded Stage 1 Scripted Development funding from Screenwest (2022)
Raising Thunder (Short Screenplay - Family/Comedy)
Written by Jesse Laurie *WINNER: Audience Choice Award - CinéfestOz (2023) *WINNER: Best Sound + Best Original Music - WA Screen Culture Awards (2023) *NOMINATION: Best Short Film - CinéfestOz (2023) *NOMINATION: Short Film Production Of The Year - SPA (2023) *SHORTLISTED: AWG Monte Miller Awards (2020) |
A Novel Christmas (Short Screenplay - Family/Comedy)
Written by Jesse Laurie *OFFICAL SELECTION: Austin Film Festival [Academy Award Qualifying] (2023) *OFFICAL SELECTION: Chicago International Children's Film Festival [Academy Award Qualifying] (2023) **OFFICAL SELECTION: Heart Of Gold International Short Film Festival (2023) *NOMINATION: Best Original Music + Best Sound + Best Production Design - WA Screen Culture Awards (2023) |
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Aflame (Short Screenplay - Drama / 72-Hour Film Festival)
Written by Jesse Laurie *WINNER: Best Film at WA Made Film Festival Get Smart! (2023) |
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Freelance Writing & Script Consultancy / Assessment
Assessment & Coverage
Ambience Entertainment (Michael Boughen)
Indian Pacific Pictures (Ian Booth)
Third Storey Pictures (Martin Wilson)
Factor 30 Films (Melissa Kelly)
Feisty Dame Productions (Tania Chambers)
WBMC (Aidan O'Bryan)
Pitch Deck Creation
Factor 30 Films (Melissa Kelly)
Ambience Entertainment (Michael Boughen)
Indian Pacific Pictures (Ian Booth)
Third Storey Pictures (Martin Wilson)
Factor 30 Films (Melissa Kelly)
Feisty Dame Productions (Tania Chambers)
WBMC (Aidan O'Bryan)
Pitch Deck Creation
Factor 30 Films (Melissa Kelly)
Screenwriting Lecturer
Senior Film Lecturer (SAE Creative Media Institute) / 2017 - Current
Sessional Screenwriting Lecturer (WA Screen Academy) / 2022 - Current
Sessional Screenwriting Lecturer (Curtin University) / 2022 - Current
Education & Training
UCLA - Story Analysis for Film and Television (2019)
Masters of Professional Communication: Screen Studies (2013)
Majoring in Screenwriting
Masters of Professional Communication: Screen Studies (2013)
Majoring in Screenwriting
Awards & Nominations
Deep Down (Thriller-Drama) / 2023
Screenplay by Jesse Laurie
Trapped thirty metres below the earth’s surface in the watery recess of an abandoned deepwater well, an absentee father must find a way out before he and his estranged daughter drown.
Screenplay by Jesse Laurie
Trapped thirty metres below the earth’s surface in the watery recess of an abandoned deepwater well, an absentee father must find a way out before he and his estranged daughter drown.
Showcase - AWG Pathways Raising Thunder (Family-Comedy) / 2021 Screenplay by Jesse Laurie A young farm girl must raise an infant storm cloud and catch its lightning in a bottle to reignite her grieving father’s diminishing spark. |
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