ABOUT NICOLE DADE.

Nicole is a story developer and writer. She’s English, based in Sydney and works globally. She’s trusted for her story smarts, her laser-sharp insight, and as a person.

Which is why people work with her, again and again.

She’s many things: Curious. Nerdy. Passionate. Collaborator. Ally. Problem solver. Empathetic. People watcher. Resilient. Playful. Imaginative. Arty. Genre lover. Pragmatic. Neurodiverse. Series binger. Cinema-goer.

Also: Mum. Dog mum. Ocean lover. Foodie. Reader. Ex-fashion designer. Singer. English humour.

Right now she’s: Development producer for Leah Purcell and Bain Stewart's company, Oombarra Productions; script editor: RED, anthology feature film by eight Western Australian Indigenous female writer-directors. (Pink Pepper Productions, Ramu Productions, Brown Sugar Apple Grunt.) As screenwriter, several TV and film projects are under option and she’s a regular in writer rooms as writer and script editor. She’s an industry assessor and advisor.

Nicole offers workshops and consultancy, partnering with industry and education organisations. She created her own story method, ELEMENTS OF STORY, to demystify story principles and break free of outdated storytelling ‘rules.’

Some recent production credits: script editor, Jonathan Ogilvie's IFRR opening film, Head South (2024); associate producer and script editor, Leah Purcell’s acclaimed feature film, The Drover’s Wife the Legend of Molly Johnson (Roadshow 2022); script producer for award-winning series, Barrumbi Kids (SBS/NITV 2023.)

As senior creative executive, Nicole worked at Screen Australia where she developed a significant slate of projects from script to production, including The Babadook, The Dressmaker, Lion, Last Cab to Darwin, 2067, Jasper Jones, Berlin Syndrome and Ali’s Wedding.

Nicole acknowledges the Gadigal of the Eora Nation as the traditional custodians of the place we now call Sydney, where she lives, works and creates. She pays her respects to Elders past, present and emerging. Always was, Always will be Aboriginal land.