Bafta Rocliffe New Writing Forum the Village and War of the Roses

The BAFTA Rocli!e partnership holds four developmental Bafta Rocliffe patrons include: writing events annually in the UK and in the US; this is the first Jenni Konner, Christine langan, Julian fellowes, John madden, mike newell, Bafta RoCliffe event to focus on TV Drama. A huge thank you to our script Richard eyre, David parfitt, alan plater, selection panel for taking the time to read every script and select Cameron mcCracken, peter Kosminsky, new wRiting foRum the three featured extracts. They included Huw Kennair-Jones, David yates, finola Dwyer, michael Kuhn, nik powell, Duncan Kenworthy, Rebecca Commissioning Editor, Drama, Sky; Bryan Elsley, creator of o'Brien, Simon Relph, Dave Spikey and with BBC Controller of Drama Commissioning Ben StephenSon Skins (and new Channel % series Dates); Danny Brocklehurst, Shirley Rubinstein. Writer (Exile, Accused, The Street, Shameless); Hilary Perkins, monDay 13 may 2o13

Multiplatform Commissioning Editor, Drama & Film, Channel %; presenter and Rocliffe producer Bafta, 195 piCCaDilly, lonDon w1J 9ln Jane Featherstone, Chief Executive of Kudos, (Utopia, Broadchurch, faRah aBuShweSha The Hour); John Alexander, Director (White Heat, Exile, Small [email protected] Island); John Yorke, MD, Company Pictures (Secret State, event producer Shameless, The Shadow Line); Kevin Cecil, Writer (Black Books, alex CooK The BAFTA Rocli!e New Writing Forum, now in its Little Britain); Emily Feller, Development Editor, Red Productions [email protected] (Last Tango In Halifax, Hit & Miss, Scott & Bailey); Polly Hill, Head event producer fourteenth year, is a platform for new writing and a networking Kam KanDola of Independent Drama, BBC; Renay Richardson, Executive [email protected] event. Three script extracts of between eight and ten minutes are Assistant, Drama Republic; Sue Vertue, Producer, Hartswood Casting selected by an industry panel from an open call out. This year the Films (Sherlock); Will Gould, Head of Drama, Tiger Aspect lauRa DiCKenS CDg (Ripper Street, Public Enemies); Gabriel Silver, Development [email protected] forums focus on TV Drama, Sitcom/Sketches and Film.

Producer, Left Bank Pictures (Wallander, Teachers, The Queen’s Rocliffe Coordinator Sister); Matt Dench, Literary Agent, Dench Arnold; and Mady emily moRgan Ben StephenSon was appointed Controller of Drama Niel, Literary Agent, %". [email protected] Commissioning in September "##$. He is responsible for the Rocliffe Coordinator re-emergence of drama on BBC Two with a range of truly This year will see two forums focussing on Sitcom and Sketches Stephen CaSey original pieces including The Shadow Line, at the Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival in [email protected] United, Eric and Ernie, The Crimson Petal and the August, as well as for a third consecutive year at the New York artwork White, The Hollow Crown, Parade’s End and Line Kem white Television Festival in October. The application deadline is "" May [email protected] of Duty. Other recent commissions include The "#&' visit www.rocli!e.com for details. Our next London Event Accused, Call The Midwife, Last Tango in Halifax, Composers courtesy of in November will focus on Feature Films. We have held events Jenny lloyD, air edel Luther, Murder, The Paradise, The Secret of Crickley throughout the country in Belfast, Cheltenham, Edinburgh, and [email protected] Hall, Sherlock. Forthcoming dramas include Nottingham. Dancing on the Edge, The Fall, Frankie, Loving

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Chinn and Tessa Inkelaar. Presenter and Rocliffe Producer SPONSORED BY TIME WARNER FARAH ABUSHWESHA BAFTA and Rocli!e request that attendees do not [email protected] solicit industry guests with copies of their scripts or BAFTA Producers projects. BAFTA and Rocli!e cannot provide contact JULIA CARRUTHERS The BAFTA Rocli!e New Writing Forum, now in its details of attendees. [email protected] MARIAYAH KADERBHAI thirteenth year, is the leading platform for new writing and [email protected]

Casting networking. The format selects three ten-minute extracts from LAURA DICKENS CDG [email protected] scripts sent in by emerging writing talent from all over the

Rocliffe Development Coordinator country. This December, the Forum will concentrate on the art STEPHEN CASEY [email protected] of writing for film, and the pieces have been selected by a script NANCY HARRISON selection panel who have huge experience in this area. c/o Rocliffe Artwork The three winning pieces will be performed by on the novel by Irène Némirovsky, directed KEM WHITE [email protected] professional actors in front of a live audience and by Saul Dibb and starring Michelle Williams, critiqued by producers Michael Kuhn and Andy Matthias Schoenaerts and Kristin Scott Thomas. Composers courtesy of CHANTELLE WOODNUT, Air Edel Harries, with tips and advice for the writers and [email protected] answers to the audience’s questions. ANDY HARRIES is Chief Executive and co-founder of award-winning film and television

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