Rocky Rose

Rocky J. Rose is an emerging screenwriter from Melbourne, Victoria. Having completed a Master of Screenwriting from the Victorian College of the Arts, Rocky has gained extensive experience as a writer - from writing live-performance stand-up comedy to providing punch-ups on TV scripts and pitches, Rocky has also written over 50 TVCs for national and international brands and organisations.

Rocky’s screenplays have garnered recognition as finalists for prestigious international competitions such as The Script Lab Screenplay Competition and WriteLA. In 2023, he was selected to participate in the nationwide talent incubator program, PLATFORM: LABS, held at the Sydney Film Festival while in 2024, Rocky was selected for the inaugural PLATFORM: MARGINS program, which focuses on developing successful plays from the Belvoir St. Theatre Company into screenplays.

Recently, Rocky served as a script consultant on award-winning writer/director Jason Raftopoulos’ sophomore feature film Voices in Deep, starring Angeliki Papoulia (The Lobster), which premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) and was showcased In Competition at SxSW Sydney and Thessaloniki Film Festival, Greece. Additionally, he created the pitch for the absurd comedy feature film The Emu War, starring comedian Damian Callinan (The Merger), which premiered at MonsterFest in 2023 and was nominated for Best Indie Film at the AACTAs in 2024.

Rocky's first feature film is currently in pre-production and stars Christopher Chung (Slow Horses) and Kat Stewart (Underbelly). He also currently teaches the 'Introduction to Screenwriting' short course at CAE in Melbourne.