After decades of the so-called "brain drain", as New Zealand's best and brightest headed off to pastures new overseas, this year saw a sudden reversal. They call it a Brain Gain, as the Covid-19 pandemic encouraged many expats to come home. This weekend saw a rescheduled Big Screen Symposium arranged by Script to Screen. And in it, a panel of returned screen professionals shared their stories with an audience, and generated a discussion about how best to use the skills they've brought back with them. Lynn Freeman talks with agent at Karen Kay Management, Rosie Carnahan-Darby, Australian writer/director Gregor Jordan of Ned Kelly and Buffalo Soldiers fame, and recently resident in LA, and producer Polly Fryer working from her home in Auckland.