Talisha Elger is an award-winning film director, writer, and photographer from Ipswich, Australia, and a recent MFA graduate in Screenwriting from the AFI Conservatory. She completed her BA in Writing and Film/Television at the University of Queensland with distinction and spent an academic quarter at UCLA, studying Screenwriting, The Art and Technique of Filmmaking, Television Studies, and Entertainment Economics—earning a spot on the Dean’s Honors List and a screenwriting mentorship with her professor, Linda Voorhees, who’s also the founder of ProPath Screenwriting. Talisha also holds an Advanced Diploma of Screen (Film & Television) and a Certification in Photo-imaging from Southbank Institute of Technology.
Her short film, The Fears of Young Caroline, was a Coup de Coeur at Cannes and won awards globally. Her feature screenplays Golden Nugget’ is currently optioned/in development, Utopia Dystopia is currently on the Top Lists on the Black List and is a quarterfinalist in Page International Screenwriting Awards and Screencraft, and her pilot The Principal was a finalist in Script Pipeline. Her AFI thesis film, Some Kind of Paradise, co-written with the director, premiered In Competition at Tribeca and won the Jury Award at OUTshine Film Festival.
With an 18-year background in the dance world, Talisha’s distinct and compelling creative voice gravitates towards dark, bold, strange, and unsettling projects with a subtle comedic undertone. She continually explores new avenues, blending the classic with the unconventional to create tonally unique works.
The 23rd Annual Screenwriting Contest develops talented writers and connects them with producers, agencies, and managers who can help launch their career.
The 18th Annual TV Writing Contest searches for extraordinary writers and pilots, connecting them with production companies, agencies, and managers.
The Pitch Contest reviews original film and TV series ideas for development with Script Pipeline’s executive team, prior to consideration for managers and production companies.
The 14th Annual First Look Project searches for higher-concept material across MULTIPLE categories for film and TV, introducing select writers to reps and producers.
This one is best-expressed through a timeline ... A totally easy process spanning a breezy … nine years. From Laura: "The Pipeline team has been amazingly helpful since The Mother was a finalist in the Script Pipeline TV competition years ago. It's a story that has stayed close to my heart so I ended up adapting it […]
First Look Project winner (Horror & Thriller) Kelly Walker signed with reps at Kaplan/Perrone in April 2025. The Script Pipeline team helped develop The Stag & the Bull after her FLP win and said of the screenplay "probably the best erotic thriller script we've read ..." Kelly's debut feature was My Fiona, which she wrote […]
Winner of the 2024 First Look Project (Sci-fi) with his script Purebred, Sam Robotham signed with manager Maddy Weese at Bellevue. Pipeline execs called the script "a quietly disturbing story written with a marvelous sense of perverse mystery and true emotional depth ... definitely a writer to watch for in the years to come." Sam […]