laurent auclair
creative writer
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Film & TV

Drama, comedy, animation, script, play, feature and short films, here’s my slate of projects, finished and in progress.

Scripts

 

With more than 50 episodes written across different genres and cultures, I develop strong stories with relatable characters, delivering within deadlines and with great attention to detail.

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Features


Lake Hart

* Finalist - New York City International Screenplay Awards, 2021*
* Finalist - Wiki, The World’s Fastest Screenplay Contest, 2020*
* Semi-Finalist - Chigaco Screenplay Awards, 2021*
* Semi-Finalist - Fimmatic Horror Screenplay Awards, 2021*
* Semi-Finalist - Changing Face International Film Festival, Sydney, July 2020*
* Semi-Finalist - VHS Vancouver Horror Show Film Festival, 2020*
* Semi-Finalist - ScreenWriters Network Screenplay Contest, London, 2020*
* Quarter-Finalist - Los Angeles International Film Screenplay Festival, 2020*
* Quarter-Finalist - Final Draft Big Break International Screenplay Contest, Los Angeles, 2020*
* Best Feature Script Nomination - Bloodstained Indie Film Festival, 2020 *
* Official Selection - Filmstrip International Film Festival, Romania, 2020*
* Official Selection - WILDsound FEEDBACK Film and Screenplay Festival, Toronto, 2020*
* Official Selection - Kalafari Film Festival, India, 2021*

‘Wolf Creek’ meets ‘Don’t Breathe’ 
Horror/Thriller - low to mid range budget

Korean backpacker Sang-Woo joins his brother Shin and friends Cass and Donkey for a road trip across the Australian Outback. But as they reach Lake Hart, in the red heart of South Australia, they cross path with Mitch, whose killer instincts put everyone at risk. Unfortunately for Nathan and his friends, in the surrounding isolation, Mitch could be the least of their worries if they plan to survive their trip.

In Casting, Production planned early 2024


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Left for Dead

* WINNER - Best Screenplay (Thriller) - New York International Film Awards - March 2023*
* Semi-Finalist (Thriller) - Table Read My Screenplay - Austin, 2021*
* Quarter-Finalist - Wiki: The World’s Fastest Screenplay Contest, July 2021 *

‘Becky’ meets ‘The Crying Game’ 
Revenge/Thriller - low to mid range budget

Far North Queensland. The perfect holiday destination for honeymooners. But not for Annika.
5 years after being raped, tortured and left for dead by the four men who killed her deaf husband Darren, Annika is back and will turn this heavenly place to Hell. One by one, the culprits will pay. With their lives. 

Draft available on request


Acceptance

* WINNER - Changing Face International Film Festival - July 2020*
* Finalist - Los Angeles International Film Screenplay Festival, 2020*
* Semi-Finalist - Los Angeles FEEDBACK Film and Screenplay Festival, 2020*
* Semi-Finalist, ReelHeart International Film Festival *
Pitch of the Month, StoryPitches.com, October 2019*
* Official Selection - Wiki, The World’s Fastest Screenplay Contest, 2020*
* Official Selection - Filmstrip International Film Festival, Romania, 2020*
* Official Selection - WILDsound FEEDBACK Film and Screenplay Festival, Toronto, 2020*
* Official Selection - Kalafari Film Festival, India, 2021*

Drama/Road Movie - mid range budget

After a bad break-up with his long-term boyfriend, Michael flees Sydney to lick his wounds; at least that’s what he tells larger-than-life Eve when they first meet in Los Angeles. Taking on herself to help Michael through his sorrow, Eve turns Michael’s plans of a melancholic journey into a cinematic voyage, visiting cult film locations for Michael to create new memories and leave his ex-partner behind. From California to Colorado, from Basic Instinct to The Shining, they learn about themselves, each other and live in the present.

Draft available on request

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Make it stand out

Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

Runner

* Quarter-Finalist - Wiki: The World’s Fastest Screenplay Contest, August 2021 *

‘They Shoot Horses, don’t they’ meets ‘Moon’
Dystopian Thriller - mid range budget

In a dystopian society where human runners are bred like horses for the mere amusement of the plebe, Runner Kappa is facing retirement at the young (and natural) age of 25. When he realises that retirement for runners means execution and that everything he was promised is a lie, Kappa plans to run away.

But there’s no escaping the system.

Pitch Deck available on request


Le Pansement Schubert

Drama - mid range budget

Moving from Paris to Sydney is not easy for 17yo Olivia. Determined to work hard and audition for the prestigious Cortot School of Music of Paris, which would allow her to return to France, her life change when she volunteers at a Sydney hospital and plays the cello for patients in the palliative care unit.

A story of Love, Loss and Perseverance.

Draft available on request

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TV Concepts


Dream Regulation Office (Animated Series)

Fantasy/Action-Adventure

based on the “Dream Regulation Office” book series, the animated series aimed at young audience 4-7 explores family values and social boundaries, following young Sydney boy Oscar and his dog Peterson as they jump from dream to dream to save them from becoming nightmares.

Fun, adventure, and a talking dog; the perfect combo!

Pitch Bible available on request
(with new art from emerging
artist James Matthews)

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Jury Duty

Drama Anthology, 8 x 1 hour

8 Capital Cities, 8 Trials, 8 Jurors whose lives will be changed forever.
More than mere a courtroom drama, this anthology explores how the life of a Juror is altered or crushed because of the system they have to serve.
Each episode is to be filmed in a different capital city in Australia, bringing a national unity to the format.

Pitch bible available on request


Happiness? (A tragically autobiographical web-comedy)

Looking for Love in all the wrong places is a speciality of mine. And in cities like Sydney, being single, gay and over 45 usually means you’ve reached your emotional used-by date to start a relationship. Unless you’re ready to become a Sugar Daddy, that is.
Distressing? Certainly. Discouraging? Maybe.
But for Mikey, 45 and gay, there has to be a way. He will find love. He has to. Even if it’s simply to shut up Brianna, his sister-in-law nagging him about bringing a Significant Other to her approaching weeding.

Pitch bible and Pilot episode available on request

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Writing Credits


Home and away (2017)Wrote Episode 6795 of Iconic Australian Tv Series Hoe and Away produced by Seven Network (Australia).

Home and away (2017)

Wrote Episode 6795 of Iconic Australian Tv Series Hoe and Away produced by Seven Network (Australia).

Heidi, series 1 (2015) and series 2 (2019)

Wrote 32 episodes of the Animated TV series Heidi, co-produced by Flying Bark and Nine Network (Australia), Studio 100 Animation and TF1 (France) and ZDF (Germany).
Episodes include:
Back to Dorfli The Devil's Bridge Edelweiss

Tashi (2014)

Wrote 3 episodes of the Animated TV series Tashi, produced by Flying Bark and Seven Network (Australia).
     Episodes include:
     Flying Blind  
         Tashi and the Dancing Shoes

Vic the viking (2013)

Wrote 13 episodes of the Animated TV series Vic the Viking, co-produced by Flying Bark, Seven Network and ABC (Australia), Studio 100 Animation and TF1 (France) and ZDF (Germany).
     Episodes include:
     The Tunnel         Beware of the Wolf
       It's not what you Sink

Scalpel (2001)Wrote 12 short films for the concept magazine Scalpel created by Rony Brauman and Eyal Sivan, produced by Momento! for Arte (France/Germany).  Watch two episodes here (in French, no subtitles): DocShow CyberMedecine

Scalpel (2001)

Wrote 12 short films for the concept magazine Scalpel created by Rony Brauman and Eyal Sivan, produced by Momento! for Arte (France/Germany).
Watch two episodes here (in French, no subtitles):
DocShow
CyberMedecine

Shape of the Invisible, series 2 (1999)In French. Co-wrote the 12 episodes of the second series of Shape of the Invisible, co-produced by Altomedia, Ex-Nihilo, Aune Media and La Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie (France).  Watch the Episodes (in F…

Shape of the Invisible, series 2 (1999)

In French. Co-wrote the 12 episodes of the second series of Shape of the Invisible, co-produced by Altomedia, Ex-Nihilo, Aune Media and La Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie (France).
Watch the Episodes (in French):
Skin Corn Fish Crab Fly Mushroom
Eye Leaf Louse Hair Flower Butterfly



Short Stories

Short Films

Bedtime Stories (directed by Brodie Pike)I'll be off now (in French with English subtitles, directed by Laurent Auclair)La Ligne de Partage des Eaux (in French, directed by Fred Massiot)Sur Mesure (in French, directed by Fred Massiot)

Bedtime Stories (directed by Brodie Pike)

I'll be off now (in French with English subtitles, directed by Laurent Auclair)

La Ligne de Partage des Eaux (in French, directed by Fred Massiot)

Sur Mesure (in French, directed by Fred Massiot)

A Pamphlet about Australia, Croissants and Culture ClashesDownload and read- Enjoy the ride

A Pamphlet about Australia, Croissants and Culture Clashes

Download and read- Enjoy the ride