Danielle Ross is a writer, story researcher and producer based in Naarm/Melbourne, Australia. She is passionate about authentic, diverse, character-led storytelling - particularly female narratives that explore the complexity of older women’s lives. Danielle is currently establishing Betty & Wal Productions, an independent production company dedicated to stories with social impact.

She is mentored by award-winning showrunner, producer and writer Victoria Madden of Sweet Potato Films (The Kettering Incident, The Gloaming), and has worked across an international slate of television and feature film projects. In 2026, she also participated in several Writers’ Rooms, and was selected by ACMI for their Table Reads initiative aimed at further developing her original drama series.

After four and a half years of study, Danielle will soon graduate from the Professional Screenwriting program at RMIT University. In 2025, she was Highly Commended in the Creative Industries category for Student of the Year - shortlisted in the top 25 out of 23,000 students. Danielle was also selected for a study tour scholarship to RMIT’s Vietnam campus in 2023. During this time, she also served on the staff-student consultation committee for the screenwriting course.

Prior to her studies, Danielle lived in Hobart where she was awarded a grant from Screen Tasmania to study a course at AFTRS Film School, Sydney. She is also the creator and co-author of Working Mums. (Finch Publishing, Sydney, 2018).

Danielle is available for freelance screenwriting, story research, writers’ rooms and other development projects. Her approach is considered and collaborative, with a strong understanding of the importance of confidentiality, copyright, moral rights and intellectual property.

Danielle also has several original projects and an adaptation in development.

Photo credit: Nicholas Coghlan Hair/Makeup: Kat Bardsley

Memberships:
AWG (Australian Writers Guild)
Film Folk of the North - Supporting Australian stories @ Thornbury Picture House
WIFT (Women in Film & Television Australia
ACMI Melbourne