Writing Work
Screen Writing:
Feature Screenplays: 2004 - 2012 2010 - 2012 2011 - 2012 2010 2009 2007 2007 2000 - 2011 1998 1997 1996 Misc. Short Films: 2011 1999 - 2000 1996 1995 Short Screenplays: 2009 Theatre Writing: 2004 - 2005 2004 Travel Writing 2010 Other Writing: 1999 2000 Reviewing: 2008 - 2010 2004 - 2005 2002 - 2003 |
Kathleen, based on the life of Kathleen Hall, Producer Catherine Fitzgerald Emerald Curse, a kung fu love story, Producer Michelle Turner Ricochet Baby, based on the novel of the same name, by Dame Fiona Kidman, with Di Rowan Come Again, a romantic comedy Freedom’s Edge, based on the book of the same name by Victoria Ginn The Resurrection of Mary Magdalene, for Four Stars Productions Missu Peace, based on the life of Edna Pearce, for Albedo Films The Girl and the Sea, a coming of age story set in the Hokianga, incorporating the real life story of Opo the friendly dolphin, Producer, Michelle Turner. Woman from the Hills, co-writer Martyn Sanderson, funded to first draft by the NZ Film Commission. Selected for the inaugural New Zealand Writers Foundation Screenwriting Laboratory in 2002 and subsequently further funded by the NZ Film Commission Last Rites, a tale of friendship and death Angel, short-listed for TVNZ’s Montana Sunday Theatre; subsequently developed as a feature Film and funded by the NZ Film Commission in 2001 and 2002 Other feature projects that Frances has worked on in include: Paradise Lost, Last Card, Fair Desires, After Dark, and with Diana Rowan, Tilly Eeling, Producer Albedo Films, Director Pete McCully, funded through the NZ Film Commission Short Film Fund Consequences, Director Fiona Milburn, Produced by WireFrame. The Bar, writer and script editor, Director Dorthe Scheffmann, Produced by ThisIsIT The Beach, selected for competition at Cannes film festival 1996, Director Dorthe Scheffmann, Produced by ThisIsIt. Fat Man: Grossly overweight, Eric learns that he is going to die. What will he do with his bodily remains? The Apple Tree: When Beth’s half-sister, Lesley, knocks on her door after twenty years, Beth must face the truth about the identity of her beloved son, Darren. The Dance of Life, Commissioned by the Court Theatre 2005. Winner PANZ playwriting competition, 2007 Being Here, a theatre piece based on the poetry and prose of Lauris Edmond, developed with the assistance of the Auckland Theatre Company and performed as a rehearsed reading at the Christchurch Writers and Readers Festival 2006 Travel article on Uzbekistan, published by the New Zealand Listener An outline for Victim Support of a Video to guide parents through the grieving process after losing a child to SIDS A series of pharmacy training videos for Smith Klein Beecham [Agency Omnicron] Reviewer Auckland Theatre, The New Zealand Listener Radio New Zealand (8 live to air reviews) Reviewing Auckland Theatre for the New Zealand Listener |