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Thomas Duncan-Watt

Thomas Duncan-Watt is an Australian screenwriter and playwright.[1] He has won three AWGIE Awards[2][3][4] for his screenplays from five nominations.[5][6][7] His work on UK series Dennis & Gnasher earned the series its first BAFTA nomination.[8][9][10] In 2017, he was one of the mentors at the Arts/Screen Hackathon, along with Sarah Houbolt and others, which was organized by Australia Council for the Arts.[11] In 2021, he won the John Hinde Award for Excellence in Science Fiction Writing for his work on the series Space Nova.[12] In 2022 his original series The Eerie Chapters of Chhaya was announced as the winner of the Kindred co-production initiative between the ABC and CBC networks.[13]

Duncan-Watt began his career as a writer on Australian comedy series Good News Week.[14] His series credits include Dennis & Gnasher, Pirate Express, Winston Steinburger & Sir Dudley Ding-Dong,[15] Beat Bugs, Alien TV. In 2018, Duncan-Watt was brought on as one of the writers on sci-fi action series Space Nova,[16] for which he also wrote the pilot.[17] The series was subsequently nominated for two AWGIE Awards, with Duncan-Watt winning the award for his episode Ghost Station. In 2019, Duncan-Watt, and collaborator, Suren Perera won Best in Show[18][19] at the Asian Animation Summit in Seoul for their 'original concept', Escape from Pirate Asylum.[20][21] Duncan-Watt and Perera were also the first international winners of the Ottawa Animation Festival’s ‘Pitch THIS’ competition, for their original series, Owl & Cloud.[22][23][24]

Duncan-Watt is the co-creator of two comedy plays, Thank You For Being a Friend[25][26] and That Golden Girls Show: A Puppet Parody,[27][28] both of which use Muppets-style puppets to parody the 1980s television series The Golden Girls.[29] Thank You For Being a Friend toured Canada, where it won ‘Best Independent Theatre Production’ at the Broadway World Awards.[30] That Golden Girls Show: A Puppet Parody debuted in 2016 Off-Broadway. The show commenced a US tour in 2019.[31][32]

  1. ^ "Thomas Duncan-Watt - The Screen Guide". Screen Australia. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  2. ^ "AWGIE wins for 'Hearts and Bones', 'Penguin Bloom', 'The Hunting', 'Total Control'". IF Magazine. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  3. ^ Groves, Don (12 July 2019). "Nominees for the 52nd annual AWGIE Awards announced". IF Magazine. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  4. ^ Maddox, Garry (25 August 2017). "Hacksaw Ridge and Lion win but Leah Purcell's The Drover's Wife dominates Awgies". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Mustangs FC, Beat Bugs Writers Win 2019 AWGIE Awards". The Australian Children's Television Foundation. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Little J and Big Cuz, Mustangs FC, Space Nova Writers Receive AWGIE Awards". The Australian Children's Television Foundation. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  7. ^ "2019 AWGIE Children's Nominees Announced". The Australian Children's Television Foundation. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Aussie Duo Wins 2016 Pitch This! Competition with 'Owl and Cloud'". Animation World Network. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Beano: Reinventing the iconic British brand". www.bafta.org. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Thomas Duncan-Watt - ABOUT". www.thomasduncanwatt.com. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Arts/Screen Hackathon | Australia Council". www.australiacouncil.gov.au. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  12. ^ Slatter, Sean (16 May 2022). "Thomas Duncan-Watt wins 2021 John Hinde Award for 'Space Nova'". IF Magazine. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  13. ^ Slatter, Sean (15 November 2022). "ABC and Canada's CBC renew agreement, announce Kindred projects". IF Magazine. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  14. ^ "NSW Write Night: TV Comedy Panel". Australian Writers' Guild. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  15. ^ "Winston Steinburger & Sir Dudley Ding Dong (2016) - The Screen Guide - Screen Australia". www.screenaustralia.gov.au. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Space Nova (2021) - The Screen Guide - Screen Australia". www.screenaustralia.gov.au. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  17. ^ "Space Nova's Journey to Screen". ACTF Blog. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  18. ^ "ESCAPE FROM PIRATE ASYLUM. Co Creators Suren Perera and Thomas Duncan-Watt for Pop Family Entertainment.A Image". FilmInk. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  19. ^ "Escape From Pirate Asylum named Best In Show at 2019 Asian Animation Summit | CLPR". clpr.com.au. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  20. ^ "ESCAPE FROM PIRATE ASYLUM NAMED BEST IN SHOW AT ASIAN ANIMATION SUMMIT 2019". FilmInk. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  21. ^ Knox, David (26 November 2019). "Aussies recognised at Asian Animation Summit | TV Tonight". Tvtonight. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  22. ^ "Aussie Duo Wins 2016 Pitch This! Competition with 'Owl and Cloud'". Animation World Network. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  23. ^ ""Owl and Cloud" wins "Pitch This!" at OIAF 2016". Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  24. ^ "OIAF opens submissions for Pitch THIS! competition". Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  25. ^ Webster, Andy (23 January 2014). "The Golden Girls, in a Shade of Pink". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  26. ^ "Thank You for being a Friend | The American Sitcom: Half an Hour Well Spent". sites.psu.edu. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  27. ^ "Sex and the Senior Citizens". www.northernexpress.com. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  28. ^ Makin, Bob. "Avenel PAC presents puppet parody of 'Golden Girls' TV show". MyCentralJersey.com. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  29. ^ "That Golden Girls Show! a puppet parody". uispac.com. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  30. ^ Henry, Alan. "Winners Announced For The 2017 BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards; COME FROM AWAY Wins Best Musical!". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  31. ^ "StackPath". www.citybeat.com. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  32. ^ Runnells, Charles. "'The Golden Girls' are back — as puppets! Parody recreates TV sitcom in Bonita Springs". The News-Press. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  33. ^ Knox, David (17 May 2022). "Space Nova wins 2021 John Hinde Award for Excellence". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 December 2023.