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Delegate-Guidebook-Compressed 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 official 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 SHAPE OF THE FESTIVAL The festival runs for three days from late for our parties (on Thursday, September 15th to 17th (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 first day of the festival there will be a bottleneck as the 1,000 delegates turn up to collect their passes, so arrive early. We suggest no later than 8.30am on Friday 15th 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 fingers crossed! Your WiFi code will be on the back of your pass when you collect it at registration. 4 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 first 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 MAP OF THE VENUE Don’t panic! The Venue is smaller than it looks and you will quickly get your bearings. It’s essentially a large quad with rooms on all four sides. 6 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS During the festival there are five sessions which can last between an separate strands of events – this hour and a half and two and a half means that at any one time five hours, depending on session and sessions are running concurrently. speaker(s). Friday will be our busiest day. We film many sessions to help you choose. Some speakers decline to be NO AUDIO OR VIDEO RECORDING filmed, however. Some sessions will be IS ALLOWED – WE FILM much more popular than others. Where EVERYTHING PERMITTED BY possible, we will flag this up so that SPEAKERS. 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 Enhanced Security To ensure all our safety, we now operate bag checks when entering the site. You should factor in a slight delay when entering the venue, in order to carry out this important check. And it goes without saying, even though they are cute, no pets. 7 FRIDAY Herringham Herringham Tuke Hall Tuke Cinema Hall H243 Darwin D05 8:00am 8.30am PitchFest Bootcamp with Bob With BOB SCHULTZ Not filmed 9:00am Festival Opening With CHRIS JONES 9.30am Not filmed 10:00am BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK 10.30am The BIG Guns of TV Writing a Thriller that Brainstorming Through the Coen Brothers: Unlocking Write, Camera, Action! With JOHN YORKE producers want to make Block the Mystery of These Get Your Short Made 11:00am ALISON OWEN and audiences want to With PILAR ALESSANDRA Master Storytellers Immediately BELINDA CAMPBELL Not filmed watch With SCOTT MYERS With CHRIS JONES & JED MERCURIO With EMMANUEL OBERG Not filmed BOB SCHULTZ Moderated by GUB NEAL 11.30am Not filmed 12:00 NOON 12.30pm 1:00pm 1.30pm LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH 2:00pm How to write familiar yet Ripping into Ripper Street Motion without Pictures: fresh and compelling Meet Stephen Woolley, Sitcoms and other with creator, writer and Writing for Radio Celebrated UK Producer nonsense 2.30pm characters producer Richard Warlow With JULIA MCKENZIE, JEREMY With CHRISTOPHER VOGLER With RICHARD WARLOW, With STEPHEN WOOLLEY With PAUL KERENSA HOWE, NEIL MCKAY & JACK WILL GOULD & moderated by BERNHARDT & Moderated by JEFF NORTON JONATHAN RUFFLE 3:00pm BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK 3.30pm The BIG Vision: How to 'Filthily Funny': In Somewhere in time: Script to Screen - Planet of Attract Prolific Producers Conversation with Paul Writing Period Drama the Apes: The Last Frontier 4:00pm to YOUR Screenplay Abbott With MICHAEL HIRST & With MARTIN ALLTIMES, With RUTH CALEB & With PAUL ABBOTT & moderated moderated by SARAH WILLIAMS MATTHEW COSTELLO, NEIL RICHARDS, TONY GARNETT by JOHN YORKE NEIL NEWBON & FRASER AYRES 4.30pm BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK 5:00pm How to write for the BBC Sensitive Handling of 'Withnail and I' Script Meet the Producers: Producing your Passion with Anne Edyvean | BBC Sensitive Materials: to Screen with Bruce Impressing the Power With KIM ZUBICK & moderated by PILAR ALESSANDRA 5.30pm Writersroom Writing True Crime Robinson Players With ANNE EDYVEAN With NEIL MCKAY & moderated by With BRUCE ROBINSON & With RORY AITKEN, STEVE JACKIE MALTON moderated by CHRIS HEWITT CLARK-HALL & ROBYN SLOVO 6:00pm BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK 6.30pm Killer Scene Descriptions: Manifesting Success The Pitch Factor Networking drinks in the Make your documentary: With With Using Screenplay Style to CHRIS JONES & JONATHAN PILAR ALESSANDRA refectory till late Writing, producing and 7:00pm Express YOUR Writer's NEWMAN NED DOWD Not filmed CHRISTOPHER VOGLER & changing the world Voice With CRAIG MCCALL moderated by BOB SCHULTZ With SCOTT MYERS Not filmed 7.30pm Not filmed 8:00pm Writing Action with Jeb Stuart With JEB STUART & moderated by EDDIE HAMILTON A.C.E 8.30pm 9:00pm SATURDAY Herringham Herringham Tuke Hall Tuke Cinema Hall H243 Darwin D05 8:00am PitchFest Bootcamp with Bob 8.30am With BOB SCHULTZ Not filmed 9:00am How to Find the Right Final Draft 10: Getting Writing the Icon: How one Producer for Your Film the Most from the Most woman conquered the 9.30am With FARAH ABUSHWESHA Popular Software Churchill Story With SHELLY MELLOTT & With ALEX VON TUNZELMANN CHRISTOPHER VOGLER Moderated by SARAH WILLIAMS SCRIPT CHAT 10:00am BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK 10.30am How to create binge Pixar: The Secrets of Their Just Kidding: Writing The Infinite Character Arc: 'Whiplash' Script to Screen TVwatchers: Constructing Storytelling Craft Cracking Comedy Writing Continuing Drama Deconstruction with With 11:00am and Interweaving multiple With SCOTT MYERS Features and TV LORETTA PREECE Christopher Vogler Not filmed BILL ARMSTRONG protagonist stories With EMMANUEL OBERG With CHRISTOPHER VOGLER ANDY BAYLISS With LINDA ARONSON Not filmed JOHN YORKE 11.30am Not filmed LUCY RAFFETY SCRIPT CHAT KATE HALL JON SEN 12:00 NOON & JUSTIN YOUNG Moderated by BARBARA MACHIN 12.30pm 1:00pm 1.30pm LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH 2:00pm Gatekeepers: Building Strike: Writing JK Rowling's Fantastical Worlds and Raising Your Profile: Creating Paranormal Drama relationships with key New TV Crime Drama Universal Themes: Game Mastering Social Media for Film and TV 2.30pm influencers With TOM EDGE With STEPHEN VOLK With ZINA WEGRZYNSKI of Thrones like the Pros With With & moderated by JULIAN BOB SCHULTZ JO BOOTH 3:00pm FRIEDMANN BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK 3.30pm Producer's Notes: A 2B or not 2B! Make your Writing for Young The Female Gaze II Deconstructing 'Memento' scripts water tight (even Necessary Evil Audiences With ANGUS LAMONT, With CHARLOTTE JOSEPHINE with Linda Aronson 4:00pm the tricky bit in the middle) With EMMA REEVES, TOBI ASHLEY PHAROAH, DANNY & moderated by MAUREEN With LINDA ARONSON With PILAR ALESSANDRA WILSON, JUSTIN TREFGARNE & BROCKLEHURST & ROLAND HASCOET SCRIPT CHAT Not filmed moderated by MARK PALLIS MOORE & moderated by KAROL 4.30pm SCRIPT CHAT GRIFFITHS BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK 5:00pm Adaptations: How to write New Frontiers: Writing for The Girl With All The Gifts: My Big Break With VINAY
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