Updates and News
Ten Storytelling Insights I Learned About Filmmaker Lynne Ramsey
by Fiona Hunnisett Nick Powell introduces Lynne Ramsay as one of the greatest living filmmakers and that’s after only four feature films, but those four, of
A Life in Movies and Other Writing Adventures Interview with Christopher Hampton
By Nick Boocock As a writer, director and producer – but, of course, primarily a writer – Christopher Hampton offers a uniquely rounded
LondonSWF365 Feedback… What do delegates say?
What have our delegates been saying about THEIR online experience with LondonSWF365? You can now sign up for the February month long festival HERE.
Welcome to LondonSWF365… The Year Round Screenwriters’ Festival Online
Join us for the BIGGEST online Screenwriting Event EVER! From your own home and get access for a whole year. ‘So much on
LondonSWF 10 and LondonSWF 365 Online Important Update
‘It ain’t about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward; how much you can take
The tale of the sale: Physchological tips to tranform your pitching by Alexis Howell-Jones
https://vimeo.com/427081654Not many people remember the tagline to Eddie Murphy’s 1997 film “Metro”, but my memory of it lasted much longer than my memory of
LondonSWF 2020 Update PLEASE READ
First up. Are you OK? I mean it. Because the truth is the amount of uncertainty we face can feel almost as bad as
Announcing Plans for the First Online Festival to Tackle Covid-19
In response to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, we have chosen to move the dates for the physical part of the London Screenwriters Festival to
LondonSWF 2020 (and Festival Week Events) and the Coronavirus UPDATE
UPDATE: We will be postponing LondonSWF2020 until September 2020. I wrote about this logic leading to this decision last week and you can read
London Screenwriters’ Festival and Coronavirus Update
We’ve been contacted by a number of people asking if the LSF will be going ahead next month. The short answer is that we
Writing For Video Games… Five Hacks From LondonSWF
At the last festival, Shooting people sent their top reporter Adem Ay, to send daily… no hourly reports on his experience. We will post
What I learned from Lynne Ramsay: ‘You Were Never Really Here’ at LondonSWF
At the last festival, Shooting people sent their top reporter Adem Ay, to send daily… no hourly reports on his experience. We will post
Shooters Eye View… Trading Places
I have returned from the London Screenwriters’ Festival and I have much to share. After nearly 20 hours of screenwriting seminars, screenwriter interviews, and
Six Things I Learned About ‘Starship Troopers’ with Ed Neumeier
At the last festival, Shooting people sent their top reporter Adem Ay, to send daily… no hourly reports on his experience. We will post
‘Going Wireless’ with Julia Mckenzie, Ming Ho, Tim Stimpson & Jack Bernhardt…
At the last festival, Shooting people sent their top reporter Adem Ay, to send daily… no hourly reports on his experience. We will post
Top 5 Tired Screenwriting Tropes and How To Avoid Them
Avoiding cliché is the first job of any writer. Anybody you submit your script to will have read hundreds of scripts, and as soon
Booksmart Screenwriter… ‘Use two conflicting words to describe your characters’ and six other tips I learned from Susanna Fogel
Recently, I was lucky enough to be in the audience of a London Breakfast Club interview of Writer and Director Susanna Fogel (The Spy
Next Level Screenwriting Part Two by Hayley McKenzie
So you’ve elevated your concept, your genre execution and story. Now we roll our sleeves up and really dive into the detail. Characters Basic:
Five Deep Insights Into ‘Theme’ with Scott Myers
At the last festival, Shooting people sent their top reporter Adem Ay, to send daily… no hourly reports on his experience. We will post
Next Level Screenwriting by Hayley McKenzie
Guest blog by Hayley McKenzie, founder and CEO of Script Angel Congratulations! You’ve written ‘Fade Out’ on your script. It’s been a herculean
Top Five Screenwriting Tips to get Produced with producer Robyn Slovo, LondonSWF
At the last festival, Shooting people sent their top reporter Adem Ay, to send daily… no hourly reports on his experience. We will
Top 7 things I learned making my first feature ‘I Am The Prize’ by Oliver Purches
Next Saturday I am hosting a special screening of my debut feature film ‘I Am The Prize’ along with in depth discussion on how
Shooters Eye View… Welcome to LondonSWF
At the last festival, Shooting people sent their top reporter Adem Ay, to send daily… no hourly reports on his experience. We will
Can the Royal Literary Fund Help You? Financial Assistance Is At Hand…
Sometimes bad things happen to good writers. If you are a professionally published writer with financial difficulties, the Royal Literary Fund could help with
‘Psykhe’, an Epic Experience by Vera Mark, and my journey from competition script to finished film in FIVE lessons
My journey from competition script to finished film.
Epic, huh? I see, we’re being modest today… no, bear with me. This is not about delusions of grandeur. It is about writing from the heart, letting go and trusting other creatives, and being rewarded with an epic experience.
Script Angel Support The London Screenwriters’ Festival 2020
We are delighted to announce that Script Angel are now official sponsors of the London Screenwriters’ Festival. We have watched Hayley and her team
Feedback from LSF Accelerate 2019
As we skipped a year in 2019, we ran a smaller festival called LSFAccelerate. We filmed the sessions and all 2020 delegates will get
Watch Spielberg and Scorsese Discuss ‘Bridge Of Spies’ Ahead of Script To Screen at LSF 9.5
I grew up in the shadow of the cold war. Cinematically I love the era, the late sixties. I even visited Check Point Charlie
Sneaky update… London Screenwriters Pitchfest in SIX WEEKS!
I am sure you know, we have a mini London Screenwriters’ Festival in six weeks called LSF Accelerate.
London Screenwriters’ Festival 2nd and 3rd Nov Accelerate!
The countdown is on to November 2nd… Here are six reasons screenwriters are buying their pass for the London Screenwriters Festival Accelerate and Pitchfest
How I Found Success At LondonSWF… by Lucy Linger
Getting to a key event a little early is always a good idea at LSF but sometimes it can be the most important part of the whole festival!
Shooting a Proof-of-Concept Trailer by Christopher T. Lang
I asked Talent Camper Christopher T. Lang to share his journey making his proof of concept trailer for his feature film ‘In Absentia’… “It’s
Talent Campus Rocks! What a ride! By Sharon Axcell
Even having read all the testimonials, reviews, the agenda… I wasn’t convinced. But something told me to go anyway. Something had to change. I’d
How One Talent Camper Made The Decision… And One Year Later Her Play Is Staged In London and Getting Rave Reviews
Panayiota Panteli makes things happen. She picks her goals, plots her journey and she is off. The proof that her focus has paid off
Making it in LA and the common pitfalls to avoid… with Joey Tuccio
Joey Tuccio is coming to Ealing Studios all the way from Hollywood to help YOU create your career in LA.
Writer JK Murphy on her TC Journey… Californian Dreaming!
Flash back to the London Screenwriters’ Festival, 2016. During the festival’s closing presentation, I sat next to someone who said he was part of
