I am an Australian screenwriter represented by HLA Management Agency in Sydney. I currently have a series in development with Screen Australia. I am a passionate writer and editor with over twenty years of experience.

Rebecca Sommi Fisher

I am an Australian screenwriter represented by HLA Management Agency in Sydney. I currently have a series in development with Screen Australia. I am a passionate writer and editor with over twenty years of experience.

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I am an Australian screenwriter represented by HLA Management Agency in Sydney. I currently have a series in development with Screen Australia. I am a passionate writer and editor with over twenty years of experience.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Writer at Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
January 1, 1998 - November 20, 2025
Creation and development of the sitcom My Mother’s Magna with a co-writer; commissioned as a writer on a three-year contract, collaborating with Jo Bell and Andrew Freeman (Director of ABC and Head of Comedy).
Creative Executive at Infinity Features Entertainment
February 1, 2008 - February 1, 2008
Sourcing commercially viable written content for television and film; analysing and editing scripts; compiling notes on story structure, character, and content; liaising with producers and creatives; writing pitches, log lines, treatments and synopses; researching material for development; managing script meetings; overseeing script notes and development documentation.
Creative Executive at Prime Focus Productions
September 1, 2011 - September 1, 2011
Sourcing commercially viable written content for television and film; analysing and creatively assessing scripts; editing scripts and project documents; writing pitches, log lines, treatments and synopses; coordinating development meetings; preparing and overseeing development packages; liaising with producers, managers, directors, writers and talent; overseeing development and packaging for pitches.
Creative Executive at Infinity Features Entertainment
June 1, 2006 - February 29, 2008
Sourced commercially viable written content; analysed and creatively assessed scripts; edited scripts and project documents; wrote pitches, log lines, treatments and synopses; managed script meetings and maintained development notes.
Script Editor / Consultant at Radical Media / Greendoor Pictures (London)
January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014
Script editing on an untitled project in development; contributed to story structure and notes to development teams.
Writer / Treatment Screenwriter at Arcadia Productions
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Attached to write the treatment and feature film screenplay for Meg Mason’s Say It Again In A Nice Voice; collaboration with Arcadia and Grumpy Sailor Creative.

Education

Focus on Scriptwriting at Australian Film Television and Radio School
January 1, 1998 - November 20, 2025
Bachelor of Arts at University of Sydney
January 1, 1994 - January 1, 1997
Focus on Scriptwriting (course) at Australian Film Television and Radio School
January 1, 1998 - April 21, 2026
Bachelor of Arts at University of Sydney
January 1, 1994 - January 1, 1997

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services