Shanti Gudgeon is a Victorian-based screenwriter for both film and television, who has recently returned to write on the fifth and final season of the popular Stan series BUMP, after penning episode eight on the previous one.

Over the past few years, she has written on a number of ABC TV productions including seasons two and three of MUSTANGS F.C., and LES NORTON, as well as the Stan/Screentime production WOLF CREEK. Shanti’s television credits also include the Emmy and BAFTA Award winning TV series NOWHERE BOYS for Matchbox Pictures, which also won both the AACTA and Logie Award for Best Children’s series, ABC TV’s TRIP FOR BISCUITS, similarly nominated for Best Children’s TV Production at the SPA awards, and additionally Seven Network’s SECRET BRIDESMAIDS BUSINESS,  DANCE ACADEMY, YOU’RE SKITTING ME, SLiDE, and CONSPIRACY 365.

In the film space, Shanti’s eco-horror feature CARNIFEX, produced by Dancing Road Productions, premiered at the Adelaide Film Festival in 2022. Her screenplay, SCRATCHES & CUTS, was selected for Film Victoria’s New Feature Writers Scheme and was also nominated for an IF Award for best unproduced feature screenplay. Finally, her feature script, UNDER THE BLACK FLAG, was selected by the Producer’s Guild of America for their International Co-Production Showcase.