In Person and Online (all sessions streamed)
April 2nd to 4th, 2027 // Pitchfest March 31st to April 2nd
Regent’s University

‘I came to the Talent Campus a fearful, nervous Screenwriter and came out a fearless warrior!’

Last week and weekend we ran the first leg of Talent Campus 4.0, our creative intensive workshop that creates fearless story warriors ready to pitch, punch way above their weight, support each other and change the industry through their work. Here’s what they said about THEIR pressure cooker experience that is Talent Campus.

‘I was floored by how approachable and genuinely helpful all the guest speakers were’.
Barbara Skubic – Screenwriter
5 Stars!

‘I came to the Talent Campus a fearful, nervous Screenwriter and came out a fearless warrior!’
Maurice C Kenney – Screenwriter
5 Stars!

‘Talent Campus showed me how to not just be another writer, but BE a writer!  The speakers were amazing, how Talent Campus got them is beyond me’.
Luke Graves – Screenwriter & Filmmaker
500 Stars! (out of 5)

‘Being surrounded by the support and love of this group is something I will never forget as long as I live’.
Monique Amado – Screenwriter, Actor, Director
10 Stars! (out of 5)

‘Talent Campus has given me the confidence to keep writing and a much better understanding of the industry’.
Dara Colwell – Screenwriter
5 Stars!

‘Out of the Talent Campus, I now have an appointment with an expert Producer!’
Cathy Kostova – Writer, Director
5 Stars!

‘I got to meet people who feel the way I do about writing – it was like they were reading my mind!’
Rick Limentani – Screenwriter
5 Stars!

‘I am a different person’
James Pemberton – Screenwriter
5 Stars!

My fear has gone south!  Now my life will go in the opposite direction’
Rachel Hanks – Screenwriter
10 Stars! (out of 5)

‘The opportunity to connect with industry professionals, hold Gareth Unwin’s Oscar and walk on broken glass – the day doesn’t get any better than that!  I will have no fear! And I have already got peers to connect with’
Jane Helliwell – Screenwriter
5 Stars!

‘I leave the Talent Campus an emotional volcano of confidence!’
Sunny King – Filmmaker
5 Stars!

‘I just got a new tribe!’
Jens Nelsson – Screenwriter
5 Stars!

‘At Talent Campus your pitch will improve beyond your imagination’.
James Pemberton – Screenwriter
5 Stars!

‘Talent Campus has been a writer’s therapy that has elevated me to the dizzy heights of awesomeness!’
Panayiota Panteli – Screenwriter
5 Stars!

‘Talent Campus has taught me that if you crush the fear, the road ahead opens wide’
Jonah Jones – Screenwriter, Director
5 Stars!

‘From the Talent Campus I now have much more confidence pitching; plus a wider group of readers to improve the quality of my work’
Rick Limentani – Screenwriter
5 Stars!

‘I came to the Talent Campus with a problem, was challenged and left with a solution’
Barbara Skubic – Screenwriter
5 Stars!

Looking forward now to the second half of the Talent Campus at LondonSWF!

Chris Jones
www.LondonSWF.com

 

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