About Becca Johnstone

After spending time at the National Film and Television School in the UK, Becca completed a post-graduate degree in screenwriting at the Australian Film, Television and Radio School. Upon graduating AFTRS, Becca was awarded the Foxtel Award for Exceptional New Talent. Soon after, her drama series, BAYOU, won the inaugural AWG’s ‘What Happens Next’ prize.

Becca has become an in-demand feature writer while also running and working in TV writers’ rooms across Australia. Her debut feature, ADDITION (produced by Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories), premiered at TIFF 2024 and will receive a theatrical release via Roadshow. The highly regarded script was awarded the 2025 AWGIE for Best Adapted Screenplay.

Her second feature, ASCENT (produced by Truant Pictures/Animal Logic Entertainment), is slated for production late-2025. She is currently showrunning her debut series for Stan Australia, THE DARK LAKE, produced by Brouhaha Entertainment and starring Phoebe Tonkin.

A frequent collaborator of Aquarius Films, Becca currently has two features in development with the producers (MOST ADMIRED WOMAN and LIVE!, starring Teresa Palmer). She has also joined forces with Aquarius and Anonymous Content as creator and showrunner of the sci-fi series SALVATION, being taken out early 2025.

Aside from many other projects in development in Australia, in the US she has recently written for STX Studios – a sweeping dynasty/epic film centered around the famed Patton family (produced by Sandy Climan). Becca is excited to be working on her own slate of projects internationally. Notably she is working with renowned author, Lily Brett, adapting her award-winning novel
LOLA BENSKY and has recently partnered with actor Eamon Farren in developing the contemporary spy thriller, THE FOREIGNER.

In Development

    • Production
    • Company
    • Notes
    • SALVATION
    • Aquarius/Anonymous Content
    • Creator
      Sci fi/crime series based on SUBJUGATE by Amanda Bridgeman
    • THE DARK LAKE
    • Brouhaha Entertainment
    • Creator
      Contemporary Australian detective drama series based on the novel of the same name by Sarah Bailey
    • BAYOU
    • Miss Ollie Films/Paper Road
    • Creator
      Southern gothic TV series for the US market
    • THE FOREIGNER
    • Miss Ollie Films
    • Creator
      An original contemporary spy series, created with partner Eamon Farren

TV

    • Production
    • Company
    • Notes
    • BILLIE WALKER
    • Netflix Australia/ Hoodlum Entertainment
    • Australian historical PI drama series
    • STASILAND
    • See Saw Films
    • Writer alongside Andrew Bovell (showrunner) and Cate Shortland
      Starring Elizabeth Debkicki
      Adaptation of Anna Funder’s international bestseller
    • OLIVIA
    • FREMANTLE/Seven
    • Writers' Room Assistant
    • WINTER
    • Cornerstone Pictures/Seven
    • Writers' Room Assistant
    • WENTWORTH
    • FREMANTLE/Foxtel
    • Writers' Room Assistant
    • LOLA BENSKY
    • Miss Ollie Films/Paper Road
    • Creator
      An adaptation of Lily Brett’s semi-autobiographical nove
    • HIP CHECK
    • Creator
      Half hour sports dramedy for the US market
    • WE ATE THE ROAD LIKE VULTURES
    • Keith Sweitzer
    • Australian/US absurdist comedy film
      Based on the novel by Lynnette Lounsbury

Film

    • Production
    • Company
    • Notes
    • ADDITION
    • Made Up Stories
    • Australian romantic dramedy
      Directed by Marcelle Lunam and starring: Teresa Palmer, Joe Dempsie, Eamon Farren.
      Winner of 2025 AWG Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
    • ASCENT
    • Truant Pictures
    • International survival thriller- Original
    • LIFE'S TOO SHORT
    • Heiress Films/ Hoodlum Entertainment
    • Australian romantic comedy
      Rewrite
    • IN MY BODY
    • LIVE!
    • Aquarius Films
    • Australian/American co-pro, comedy horror
    • MOST ADMIRED WOMAN
    • Aquarius Films/Decade Films
    • International body horror
      Rewrite
    • UNTITLED ‘PATTON’ PROJECT
    • Red Square Media
    • American war/dynasty epic
    • TOXIC
    • WBMC
    • US Comedy/Horror
    • CHERRYWHISTLE
    • Keith Sweitzer, Josh Pomeranz and Josh Weinstock
    • Australian horror film
      Recipient of Screen NSW funding
    • LOVE. BEATS. ECSTASY
    • Michael Wrenn and Blayke Hoffman
    • Australian coming of age film
    • ATOMICA
    • Jamie Hilton and Josh Pomeranz
    • Australian sci-fi project
    • MRS. DANIEL DAY LEWIS
    • Australian comedy short film