Updates and News
David Pope on Subtext
Often the core of a story is that elusive unsaid meaning that is revealed behind the words and actions we see but how as
Creating The Series Bible with Jeff Norton
Writer, Producer, Author and creative incubator Jeff Norton returned to the London Screenwriters’ Festival this year to lead another of his excellent practical classes,
About a Man: Nick Hornby Speaks About his Work and Career
Joining Ol Parker to talk about his life as a writer Nick Hornby visited the London Screenwriter’s Festival. His personal stories about ordinary people
100% Pure Adrenaline: Point Break Script to Screen Live
One of the great treats of the London Screenwriters’ Festival are the Script to Screen live sessions. Peter Iliff joined us this year to
Breaking Point: In Conversation with W. Peter Iliff
In an in-depth interview with Empire Magazine’s Chris Hewitt, Peter Iliff took some time to speak frankly about his career path, philosophy for writing
Pitch Story from the Great British Pitchfest
The Great British Pitchfest has been running for some years as part of the London Screenwriters’ Festival and gives writers the opportunity to pitch
Jen Grisanti on Finding Your Writer’s Voice #LondonSWF
Writing story in a way that is unique to ourselves and true to the viewer can be the key to reaching our full potential
Writing Period Drama with Charles Dance, John Maclean & William Ivory
Before deciding to write a period drama it’s perhaps worth defining what period drama really is, why we love them and how they convey
Adapting Existing Works. Jim Uhls, Ol Parker & W. Peter Iliff
Adapting existing work is for the modern film and TV industry the best route to minimising risk and ensuring good distribution, maximising the safe
Meet the Producers: Andrew Macdonald and Tony Jordan on Hiring and Firing Writers
Collaboration is often a huge part of being a screenwriter. Primetime drama Writer/Producer Tony Jordan of Red Planet and Film Producer Andrew Macdonald of
The British Screenwriters’ Awards 2016
For the third year running the British Screenwriters’ Awards took a stand this weekend to celebrate the screenwriting talent without which our beloved film
The Staff and Friends of the London Screenwriters’ Festival
Around the festival as delegates hurry about a huge support system silently operates. People in red t-shirts that boldly state “I Am Wonder Woman”
The Psychology of Character with Kira-Anne Pelican
PhD researcher and independent script analyst Kira-Anne Pelican joined us to talk about the evolutionary psychology and neuroscience she applies to the understanding of
Something For The Weekend? It’s the London Screenwriters’ Festival Again!
Career advancement and camaraderie are on the cards this weekend as once again writers gather from all over the world to network, learn, share
My Name Is Simon
The year was 2008 and writer/director Simon Fitzmaurice was set to make the next leap in his career, from short-filmmaker to feature-length-filmmaker. Like many
Read ‘Johnny Utah’, the Ridley Scott version of Point Break… and then the James Cameron / Kathryn Bigelow polish
Every year there is a moment when a script shows up in the office and we all get SUPER excited. Last year it was
The Five Most Common PitchFest Questions ANSWERED! by Bob Schultz
In less than two weeks’ time, the first of you lucky delegates will be queueing up for the first session of this year’s Great
The London Screenwriters’ Festival is about so much more than screenwriting … by Lisa McMullin
Until a month ago I thought that the fact that I got an agent and met my heroes at the LSWF was the greatest
ORIGIN STORY: Buffy the Vampire Slayer By Steve La Rue
Blame the success of the iconic television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer for the current trend in Hollywood of adapting movies, popular or not,
Listen to last nights RadioLSF here…
What a cracking show! A full run down of the festival, Pitchfest and the BIG announcements of our HUGE new speaker… You will
A LOOK IN THE SPEC PILE: SCRIPT LABS 2016 by Lucy V (aka @Bang2write)
So it’s that time of year again! I’ve been buried under LondonSWF Script Labs Submissions for the sixth year running … As we await
An Awesome Boot Up The Arse For Screenwriters by Dee Chilton
Watching the film ‘Eye in the Sky’ recently reminded me of my own military career experience and of conversations I’ve had about how similar
Is your writing all that is holding back your career? Or is there something else?
So what is holding many of us back from the success we want? While our writing HAS to be world class, it’s likely to
So we got another email from Oscars.org…
Last month we shared that we were quarter finalists in the 2016 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting. We were delighted we placed as there
‘What We Do Echoes In Eternity’ Gladiator and Everest Screenwriter Joins LondonSWF Lineup
We are SO excited to announce that William Nicholson, screenwriter of ‘Everest’, ‘Gladiator’, ‘Les Miserables’ and ‘Mandela: Long Walk Home’, is the latest heavy
How I Won The Pitch Factor at LondonSWF and my film is now PRODUCED! by Jane Evans
“Tantric Beauty is a British Sex comedy about a group of women save their failing spa by turning it into a high-class brothel, staffed
From Page to Stage to Screen by Lisa McMullin… and why playwriting might be a way in to screenwriting.
Caveat: I know nothing. “My background is in theatre.” I have used this sentence to shamelessly blag myself into multiple television opportunities. The sentence
Why script writers make the best story editors by Lisa Goll
Script writers make the best story editors. In my time of running critique groups for London Writers’ Café, I internally cheer when I learn
Congratulations to the delegates who secured a spot on the Actors Table Read
We are delighted to announce that the writers listed below have been selected to take part in the Actors Table Read at the festival.
Jen Grisanti on writing from the soul… and the power of the antagonist, as told through Happy Valley and The Night Manager
Hollywood script coach Jen Grisanti is running three standout sessions for us at the London Screenwriters’ Festival, as well as a whole day on
Why the world should sit up and take notice of the LSF by Kim L. Wheeler
It was my privilege and pleasure to be invited as a mentee to The London Screenwriters’ Festivals’ Talent Campus 2.0. sponsored by Creative Skillset
Screenwriting for Virtual Reality at the London Screenwriters’ Festival
Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Immersive Storytelling… All are buzzwords that relate to technologies that few of us have truly experienced but have certainly heard
A Talent Camper’s Journey by Vera Mark
So this happened to me this past weekend, at Ealing Film Studios: I was happily inhabiting my ORDINARY WORLD which, at the time, was
Talent Campus Weekend One… ‘I dare you to do better…’ By Alexis Howell-Jones
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZmO1fnZmsE Talent Campus 4.0 is now open for submissions HERE. I walk over the long track of broken glass. Even though I’ve seen others
To Pitch or Not to Pitch? by Lisa McMullin
To Pitch or Not to Pitch? No question. Do it. What is the absolute worst that could happen? You sit down opposite an agent/producer/exec
Team LondonSWF gets a rather wonderful email…
It’s often forgotten, even by myself and Judy, that aside from running the London Screenwriters’ Festival, we are also screenwriters and filmmakers too. So
