Script Chat... Get Face Time With Speakers
Get intimate face-to-face time in our hugely popular Script Chat roundtable sessions. Ask our speakers the questions you want answered.
After each session, speakers are invited to meet delegates in small group sessions. These informal and intimate chats can often run for hours.
This is our way of giving direct access to specific experts that our delegates want to hear from.
‘Script chat was the best thing at the festival for me. It was such a wonderful opportunity to be able to talk to the speakers in such a personal, comfortable atmosphere.’
Gemma, Writer
Speakers In This Session
Clive Frayne // Head of Development at Filmutopia
Clive Frayne enhances storytelling through his innovative approach to script development, blending industry experience with a formula-free methodology.
Frank Spotnitz // Writer & Executive Producer
Frank transforms international television through groundbreaking series spanning science fiction, drama, and historical epics, from The X-Files to The Man in the High Castle.
Thomas McMullan // Writer and Trainer
Thomas crafts narratives across multiple mediums, from award-winning novels to BAFTA-winning video games, while pushing creative boundaries in each form.
Peter Harness // Television Writer & Screenwriter
Peter Harness creates boundary-pushing television from sci-fi epics to literary adaptations, with credits spanning Doctor Who, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, and the psychological space thriller Constellation.
Ted Wilkes // Screenwriter, Author, and Trainer
Ted Wilkes is a genre fiction and feature writer whose screenplay “Fulfilment” is under option at BAFTA-nominated Ardimages UK and in development with Stigma Films.
Phil Hughes // Screenwriter and Author
Phil is a screenwriter whose work spans film and TV, with two feature films and several television credits under his belt. He’s also the co-author of ‘Character is Structure: The Insider’s Guide to Screenwriting’.
Thandi Lubimbi // Screenwriter and Author
Thandi Lubimbi is a screenwriter, author and barrister, and a towering voice in the campaign for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in the creative industries.
Lucy van Smit // Writer and Broadcaster
Lucy van Smit is an award-winning author, artist, and former documentary arts producer with a career spanning NBC News and Canadian Broadcasting.
Simon van der Borgh // Screenwriter, Teacher, and Script Consultant
A veteran screenwriter, educator, book author and script consultant with a 30-year career spanning multiple continents.
Jill Chamberlain // Author, The Nutshell Technique
Jill Chamberlain, author of ‘The Nutshell Technique: Crack the Secret to Successful Screenwriting,’ is a renowned screenwriting coach whose method is taught at Columbia University and UCLA.
Samantha Horley // Writer and Script Consultant
Sam has 20 years’ experience in international film sales, development, production and marketing. Credits include Executive Producer on Grabbers, Miss You Already.
John Yorke // Consultant, Course Director (Into The Story), Narrative Expert
Discover the UK’s leading story expert, John Yorke, creator of Into the Woods and mentor to Emmy and BAFTA winners. Gain valuable insights into great storytelling.
Scott Myers // Screenwriter, Blogger, and Educator
Scott Myers, screenwriter with 30+ Hollywood credits, best-selling author of The Protagonist’s Journey, and host of GoIntoTheStory, inspires writers globally.
Julian Friedmann // Literary Agent and Executive Producer
Julian Friedmann, co-owner of Blake Friedmann Literary Agency, mentors screenwriters and authors, shaping TV and film careers worldwide.
Lisa McMullin // Television and Film Screenwriter
Lisa McMullin, award-winning writer of Death in Paradise and Hear Me Roar, crafts impactful stories for film, TV, and audio.
Lucy V Hay // Script Editor and Author
Lucy V. Hay, script editor, author, and Bang2write blogger, helps writers craft sellable stories for film, TV, and digital media.
Filmmaker, Author and Festival founder. Currently directing splinter unit on Mission: Impossible 8 and Exec Producing Apple Original show title TBC.
