The London Screenwriters' Festival is an annual writers' and film makers' festival held in London, England since 2010. The festival offers workshops, seminars, lectures, screenplay competitions and the opportunity to pitch projects to a number of agencies, Film and Television Producers and Studios from both the United Kingdom and Hollywood.
History
The London Screenwriters’ Festival was launched in 2010 by
Chris Jones, filmmaker and author of ''The Guerilla Filmmakers Handbook''. The event is held over the last weekend of October every year, attracting around 150 speakers and 600 delegates. Since its launch in 2010 it has been held at
Regent's University London
Regent's University London (formerly Regent's College) is a private university located in London, England. It is part of Galileo Global Education, Europe’s largest higher education provider.
Regent's University London was established in 1984 ...
.
The festival is owned and operated by London Creative Festivals Ltd whose offices are at
Ealing Studios
Ealing Studios is a television and film production company and facilities provider at Ealing Green in West London. Will Barker bought the White Lodge on Ealing Green in 1902 as a base for film making, and films have been made on the site ever s ...
in West London.
Pitching has always played a big part of the Screenwriters’ Festival, and in
2012, the founders of
The Great American Pitchfest (Bob Schultz and Sign
Olynyk) worked with the London Screenwriters' Festival to create the Great British Pitchfest.
Speakers
The Speakers of 2010 included over 80 speakers from a wide array of professions including
David Hare,
Joe Eszterhas
József A. Eszterhás ( born November 23, 1944) is a Hungarian-American writer. He attended Ohio University. He wrote the screenplays for the films ''Flashdance'', '' Jagged Edge'', ''Basic Instinct'' and ''Showgirls''. His books include ''Americ ...
and
Nick Hornby, along with other
producers
Producer or producers may refer to:
Occupations
*Producer (agriculture), a farm operator
*A stakeholder of economic production
*Film producer, supervises the making of films
**Executive producer, contributes to a film's budget and usually does not ...
,
writers, agent, executives, educators and
directors
Director may refer to:
Literature
* ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine
* ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker
* ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty
Music
* Director (band), an Irish rock band
* ''D ...
.
Competitions
2010 Green Light Award
*Winner - Laurence Timms for his script ''The Dead Office''
*2nd Place - Henry Fosdike for his script ''The Decision''
*3rd Place - Charlie Boddington for his script ''It's Not Easy''
2010 'Inspired by Science' Treatment Award
*Winner - Rachel Matthews
2011 'Four Nights In August'
*Winner- Dave Turner with ''Everything You Need''
*Winner- Milethia Thomas with ''Why''
*Winner- Anil Rao with ''Why''
2012 '50 Kisses'
*Winner- Kristy McConnell with ''Enough''
British Screenwriters’ Awards
The British Screenwriters’ Awards were launched in 2014.
References
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External links
London Screenwriters' FestivalGuerilla Film Makers MasterclassLiving Spirit Pictures
Film festivals in London