What does it take to turn the most uncomfortable parts of everyday life into comedy? Join Henriette Steenstrup for a session on emotional honesty, flawed characters and writing stories that hit a little too close to home.

With Pørni and the recent Nepobaby, Steenstrup has made her mark with a distinct blend of humour and emotional precision - capturing the quiet chaos of modern life. In Pørni, we follow a single mother juggling teenage daughters, aging parents, and a job in child welfare - a world where responsibility never quite aligns with desire, and where humour becomes a way of coping.

Her stories explore family, class, and relationships not as tidy arcs, but as messy, contradictory realities. At the centre are characters who overstep, misjudge, and occasionally unravel - yet remain impossible not to love.

In this session, Steenstrup shares her approach to character-driven dramedy. How do you write characters who are difficult, flawed, and still earn our empathy? How do you find humour in the painfully familiar? And how do you create something original in a landscape where everyone is striving to be “authentic”?

From shaping an idea to refining tone and voice, Steenstrup offers insight into building series that feel both grounded and distinct. Join us for a conversation about writing from emotional truth - when does the personal become too personal, and how do you turn recognisable life into compelling drama?