JENNI KONNER is a Thank you to Jenni Konner, The New BAFTA ROCLIFFE television and feature York Television Festival’s Terence Gray film writer whose credits and Erin Day, BAFTA in New York’s Christina Thomas and Harlene Freezer, NEW WRITING FORUM include HBO’s Girls, which BAFTA Academy Circle, Katherine Lo, recently finished shooting British Airways, Megan MacLeod at with Jenni Konner October 25, 2012 its second season. Girls Sky Atlantic, Andrew Newman, Kevin www.bafta.org received five Emmy Cecil, Don Taffner Jr, Julie Gribble and at the NYTVF NY Media Works, Kate Murray and to Nominations this year, including Best Writing the cast and composers. Thank you to and Comedy Series. Prior to joining forces our script selection panel and all the with Girls creator Lena Dunham and fellow writers who submitted their work. In June 2012, the British Academy of executive producer Judd Apatow, Jenni The BAFTA Rocliffe partnership holds Film and Television Arts and Rocliffe co-created and executive produced four developmental writing events the ABC series Help Me Help You and annually throughout the UK; this is launched a nationwide search for the In the Motherhood, as well as the ABC their second event in the US following a successful inaugural event in 2011. comedy writing stars of the future. pilot, Bad Mother’s Handbook. On the BAFTA Rocliffe patrons include Julian feature side, Jenni is currently writing on Fellowes, John Madden, Mike Newell, an original screenplay for Paramount and Richard Eyre, David Parfitt, Alan Plater, A top team of British comedy greats came the Montecito Picture Company. Jenni Cameron McCracken, David Yates, together to select the best three scripts submitted recently contributed to Jay Roach’s Dinner Finola Dwyer, Michael Kuhn, Nik by over 400 screenwriters all competing for the Powell, Duncan Kenworthy, Rebecca For Schmucks and Transformers 3, as well O’Brien, Simon Relph, Dave Spikey and opportunity to have their work performed and as others projects including The 40 Year Shirley Rubinstein. showcased at the New York TV Festival, a pioneer Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Funny People, Get of the ‘independent television’ movement. Him To The Greek, Bad Teacher and Little For the past 16 years, BAFTA New York has proven itself as a leading Fockers. Jenni began her career on the organization within the film and A host of comedy industry insiders from the Judd Apatow series, Undeclared. television community here in New UK and US judged and continue to mentor York. Launched in 1996, we set out to the writers including Andrew Newman, exec Farah Abushwesha bridge the cultural gap between the producer and commissioner of shows including entertainment industries in New York, is the founding member Los Angeles and the UK. Peep Show and Sacha Baron Cohen’s Ali G of the Rocliffe Forums. projects; Shane Allen, Controller of BBC Comedy; She is writer and a film If you work in the Film, Television or Kevin Cecil, writer of Gnomeo and Juliet; actors line producer. Games world here in New York, join us! and writers Jennifer Saunders (Absolutely To learn more about us and apply for www.rocliffe.com membership please visit our website Fabulous) and Chris Addison (The Thick of It); at www.bafta.org/newyork or email us Damon Beesley, writer and producer of The NY Media Works collaborates with at [email protected]. Inbetweeners and Don Taffner Jr., President of filmmakers, writers and artists from DLT Entertainment. Presenter & Curator around the world. Visit them at Farah Abushwesha www.nymediaworks.com. [email protected] After sifting through hundreds of manuscripts, Event Producers four rounds of voting, numerous interviews and a BAFTA and Rocliffe request that attendees do not Katie Campbell & Kam Kandola lot of deliberation, three outstanding, rib tickling solicit industry guests with copies of their scripts or [email protected], [email protected] and smart scripts shone brightest. The search for projects. BAFTA and Rocliffe cannot provide contact Director the winning writers was over: Sarah Courtauld, details of attendees. Susan Jacobson Nicolas Small, and writing partners Kayleigh [email protected] Llewellyn and Matthew Barry are here at NYTVF Casting to present their work, network tirelessly, and soak Kate Murray, The Public Theater up the best insights the Festival has to offer to [email protected] develop their future writing careers. Artwork Marie Lanne c/o Chris Smith at Independent Talent UK www.independenttalent.com Composers c/o Chantelle Woodnut, Air Edel [email protected] Grey Happy As Larry The Slush Pile Company by Kayleigh Llewellyn & Matthew Barry by Nicolas Small by Sarah Courtauld of actors [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] JOE FORBRICH Jeremy Leiner, Nicolosi & Co Kayleigh Llewellyn Nicolas Small started Sarah Courtauld is a 212-633-1010 trained as an actor at his career in New York, writer, performer, and STEPHEN PLUNKETT Drama Studio London, working in development award-winning author Samantha Huff, Stone Manners Agency graduating in 2010. She for Tribeca Productions of children’s books. 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