Is there another Lantana or Muriel’s Wedding out there on someone’s laptop just waiting to be discovered? Could the next David Williamson be sitting on his version of The Removalists? INSCRIPTION wants to find them, reward them and get them on the stage and screen. On Australia Day, INSCRIPTION launches one of the country’s richest prize pools for film, television and play scripts to support the next generation of talented Australian writers.

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The Australian Government Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) has renewed its sponsorship and support of Inscription's Youth Scriptwriting Scheme in 2007/8. The youth category involves writers and performing artists up to and including the age of 27. Each year, Inscription is increasing the variety of opportunities afforded to young writers including our panel of artists, preliminary development workshops, mentorships and the coveted biennial award for excellence.

This new script development drive and nurturing of young Australian scriptwriters is jointly supported by Macquarie Bank and DEST. Macquarie Bank Investment Banking supremo, Nicholas Moore, states that "Macquarie is delighted to assist in the development of young Australian talent."  The Macquarie DEST Youth Award in 2007 was won by Nick Simpson-Deeks (pictured here with Nicholas Moore) for his TV pilot, JUKEBOX BOYS. This script is currently being reviewed by a number of Australian free-to-air network drama departments. Watch this space to see the progress of this exciting new Australian story about trials and tribulations of group of Gererations Y-ers set in the beach-side Sydney suburb of Maroubra.

Karel Segers, director of Ozzywood and story consultant has joined forces with Inscription to help promote new opportunities for our stable screenplay writers. Ozzywood Films was founded by Segers, an independent screen producer and story consultant who has a strong focus on development.

On the last day of the workshops - as a culmination to the four weeks of intensive workshopping with Scott Williams and Stephen Jeffreys, a showcase of all seven winning scripts was held at The Richard Wherrett Studio at the Sydney Theatre in Walshe Bay.

Each play showed a ten minute scene and each film script had 3-4 minutes of footage to play for the audience. The audience was full of key industry folk keen to see whether or not any of the scripts could be worth "picking up." The writers were particularly chuffed to have so many stunning actors involved in performing their work.

On August 20 2007 at SoBo Restaurant, a special evening was held to welcome, US Meisner coach, Scott Williams from the Impulse Company in London, to Sydney.  Williams's teaching provided a challenging and thought-provoking week for the actors and directors.

On this night, as part of the evening's entertainment, legendary Australian film actor, Chris Haywood interviewed, Scott Williams over his approach to working with actors and how best to uncover the actor's greatest tool, impulse.  You can hear the whole interview here.