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22017017 BBook.inddook.indd 1 007/08/20177/08/2017 17:40:4417:40:44 advertisment tbc 22017017 BBook.inddook.indd 2 007/08/20177/08/2017 17:40:5217:40:52 WELCOME To the London Screenwriters’ Festival 2017 My name is Chris Jones, get the most from your LSF founder and creative director of experience. the festival. And, just like you, I love storytelling and writing My hope and belief is that the screenplays. festival will change the way you look at your writing, your career and The LSF has fast become the most hopefully your life too. exciting, prestigious and largest event of its kind. So - open your mind and heart and get ready for one hell of an Over the three days of the festival adventure. It’s going to be you can expect to gain a massive awesome! Promise. amount of screenwriting knowledge, make powerful new industry contacts and connect with a whole new group of like-minded creatives. Chris Jones This pack will help you get the most Creative Director from the festival. I urge you to read www.LondonSWF.com it as soon as you can if you want to Follow me on Twitter @LivingSpiritPix We have an offi cial Twitter hashtag for the festival which is #LondonSWF. You can follow us on Twitter @londonswf Join us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/londonswf - do drop by and like the page, we use it for many announcements of upcoming stuff. We have a blog, too – check it out at www.londonscreenwritersfestival.com/blog 3 22017017 BBook.inddook.indd 3 007/08/20177/08/2017 17:40:5217:40:52 SHAPE OF THE FESTIVAL The festival runs for three days from late for our parties (on Thursday, September 2nd to 4th (Friday to Friday and Saturday nights). Sunday). We recommend planning for both. The days start at 9.00am and end Plan to be present as much as around 7.30pm (with networking drinks possible as you won’t want to be running later). dragged away from the festival to other events over the three days. The venue is Regent’s University (which used to be called Regent’s College, but it’s the same building). On the fi rst day of the festival there will be a bottleneck as 1,000 delegates turn up to collect passes, so arrive early. We suggest no later than 8.30am on Friday 2nd September. Each day, you can arrive early for breakfast (in the refectory), and stay WiFi Access The good news is that we SHOULD have free WiFi. In past years this has been an issue but we have new contractors at the venue, so fi ngers crossed! Your WiFi codes will be on the back of your pass when you collect it at registration. 4 22017017 BBook.inddook.indd 4 007/08/20177/08/2017 17:40:5217:40:52 GETTING THERE The London Screenwriters’ Festival Exit Baker Street tube station, take the is hosted by Regent’s University, in Marylebone Road exit and turn left. the heart of London and within the Walk past Madame Tussauds, before beautiful grounds of Regent’s Park. taking the next left onto York Gate, which continues onto York Bridge. Regent’s University, Inner Circle, Regent’s Park, London, NW1 4NS Follow the road into Regent’s Park and the main entrance to Regent’s Baker Street is the closest Tube stop, University will be on your left-hand around ten minutes’ walk to the side. Please note that Baker Street university. Underground Station is not wheelchair accessible. It’s not advised to travel to the venue by car as parking is expensive and limited. Allow time to get lost on your way on the fi rst day! Do not lose your pass. Replacements will cost £20. Schedule updates and venue maps are available on-site and festival updates will be shown on info screens throughout the venue. 5 22017017 BBook.inddook.indd 5 007/08/20177/08/2017 17:40:5317:40:53 MAP OF THE VENUE Don’t panic! The Venue is smaller than it looks and you will quickly get your bear- ings. It’s essentially a large quad with rooms on all four sides. At the back in the private gardens will be the Final Draft Marquee. 6 22017017 BBook.inddook.indd 6 007/08/20177/08/2017 17:40:5417:40:54 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS During the festival there are four sions which can last between an hour separate strands of events – this and a half and two and a half hours, means that at any one time four depending on session and speaker(s). sessions are running concurrently. Friday will be our busiest day. We fi lm many sessions to help you NO AUDIO OR VIDEO RECORD- choose. Some speakers decline to be ING IS ALLOWED – WE FILM fi lmed, however. Some sessions will be EVERYTHING PERMITTED BY much more popular than others. Where SPEAKERS. possible, we will fl ag this up so that you can make your choices with the most information. Between sessions there is always a half an hour break minimum, with a longer one for lunch (around 90 minutes). All sessions are one hour, with the exception of mid-morning double ses- Bookstore There will be a bookstore on site where you can get signed books from our speakers so please check the schedule for their allocated times. We do now accept card payments but if you think you need cash remember to bring enough with you as the machine on site charges for withdrawals. 7 22017017 BBook.inddook.indd 7 007/08/20177/08/2017 17:40:5517:40:55 22017 Book.indd8 0 1 7 B o o SATURDAY k . 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