Keeping up
with Kim

'On Adaptation: from the page to the stage and screen (and back again)'
Vivian Pham and Kim Pham in conversation with Felicity Castagna

Vivian Pham, Kim Pham, and Felicity Castagna talk about the business of taking a book from the page to the stage and screen, sharing their experiences of adapting novels The Coconut Children and Girls in Boys' Cars, as well as the process of adapting the screenplay Bird Hands Beaver a Fishmint Bouquet into a novel.

Join us for the second event in the 2023 Writing and Society Research Centre Hybrid Seminar Series. You are welcome to attend online, or in person at the Parramatta City Campus (Peter Shergold Building).

DATE: Friday 21 April
TIME: 11am – 12:30pm
VENUE: Parramatta City campus, Peter Shergold Building, 169 Macquarie St, Parramatta, Level 9, Conference room 2.

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2023 Bird Hands Beaver a Fishmint Bouquet screens at MOPOKE Short Film Festival

Kim was one of five filmmakers to have their films screened at Sydney's first 24hr outdoor cinema. MOPOKE'S program is carefully curated to include a diverse selection of arthouse films and short films, catering to the discerning movie lover.

Screening at 6pm Saturday 4th of February on Macquarie Street which will be completely pedestrianized from Hyde Park Barracks to the State Library of NSW.

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2022 Heyman Mentorship Award Winner

I was awarded the 2022 Heyman Mentorship Award for my novel manuscript Bird Hands Beaver a Fishmint Bouquet.

Co-writer
for the screen adaptation of
The Coconut Children by Vivian Pham

We received funding from Screen Australia in August 2022 for the story development of Vivian Pham's critically acclaimed debut novel, The Coconut Children.

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Interviewed for
LIMINAL MAGAZINE

an anti-racist literary platform, publishing art, writing, interviews & more.

I was interviewed by the lovely Cher Tan about being award the Kathryn Heyman Mentorship and the daunting task of adapting my feature length screenplay, Bird Hands Beaver a Fishmint Bouquet into a novel.

TESTING GROUNDS
by CuriousWorks

I was one of three artists chosen to be part of Testing Grounds, a creative development and personal mentorship program for emerging artists.

As part of my mentorship, I wrote and directed a proof of concept short film which was produced by CuriousWorks based on an extract from my screenplay, Bird Hands Beaver a Fishmint Bouquet.

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The Ropes
by PARI

I was selected to be part of The Ropes, a two month (Jan-Feb 2022) professional development program by Pari, an artist-run space based in Parramatta.

This program was supported the City of Parramatta.

2020 WestWords Emerging Writers’ Fellow

I was one of four writers awarded $4,000 for WestWords Western Sydney Emerging Writers’ Fellowship and was mentored by award winning screenwriter Ian David.