WELCOME To the London Screenwriters’ Festival 2018 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 late for our parties (on Thursday, from September 7th to 9th (Friday to Friday and Saturday nights, which Sunday). includes the awards). The days start at 9.00am and end We recommend planning for both. Plan around 7.30pm (with networking drinks to be present as much as running later). possible as you won’t want to be dragged away from the festival to other The venue is Regent’s University events over the three days. (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 800 delegates turn up to collect their passes, so arrive early. We suggest no later than 8.30am on Friday 7th 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 four All sessions are one hour, with the separate strands of events – this exception of mid-morning double means that at any one time four sessions which can last between an sessions are running concurrently. hour and a half and two and a half hours, depending on session and We film many sessions to help you speaker(s). choose. Some speakers decline to be filmed, however. Some sessions will be Friday will be our busiest day. much more popular than others. Where possible, we will flag this up so that NO AUDIO OR VIDEO RECORDING 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 60 - 90 minutes depending on the session before lunch). 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 Tuke Hall Tuke Cinema Final Draft Hall Darwin D06 8:00am PitchFest Bootcamp With BOB SCHULTZ 8.30am Not filmed (002) 9:00am Festival Opening With CHRIS JONES 9.30am Not filmed (001) 10:00am BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK 10.30am 11:00am Trading Places... 'Downton Abbey' Reclaim your Creative Freedom Crafting the Perfect Character: Writing Comedy Script To Screen and Master Story Structure The Heart of Your Story With TIMOTHY HARRIS With JULIAN FELLOWES With EMMANUEL OBERG With JON GILBERT moderated by KAROL GRIFFITHS moderated by JOHN YORKE (004) (005) 11.30am (028) (003) 12:00 NOON 12.30pm 1:00pm 1.30pm LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH 2:00pm Acting Up: Writing to Attract the Prime Time: In Conversation Writing The 21st Century Sitcom Writing Social Realist Magical Killer Cast With TONY JORDAN With NAT SAUNDERS & JAMES moderated by NIK POWELL Reality... Pin Cushion 2.30pm With MARK ARNOLD & MANUEL SERAFINOWICZ, SAM LEIFER, TOM With (033) DEBORAH HAYWOOD & GAVIN PURO, INGRID OLIVER, ANGELA BASDEN, DOUG NAYLOR moderated by HUMPHRIES DIXON, ASCHLIN DITTA moderated by KAROL GRIFFITHS (008) moderated by Anna Smith (007) (010) 3:00pm GEORGINA SHERRINGTON BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK 3.30pm The Television Players: Deep Characterisation through Making the Mash Report Running the Show: Inside the Dialogue With TIM TELLING & CHRIS STOTT Understanding and penetrating Writers Room and beyond 4:00pm With KIRA-ANNE PELICAN, PHD moderated by JACK BERNHARDT the global TV market With DAVE With GUB NEAL & TONY JORDAN, (011) Not filmed (012) CLARKE & LOUISE PEDERSEN, SIMON HARPER CAROLINE PERCY moderated by (014) JULIAN FRIEDMANN (009) 4.30pm BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK 5:00pm Story Concept: How to Rapidly Time And Relative Dimensions Coffee with… Robyn Slovo, Brit Writing The Hit TV Show: Generate, Assess, and Develop In Sound – Writing 'Doctor Who' Features Producer Dominic Minghella on 'Doc for Audio With LISA BOWERMAN With ROBYN SLOVO 5.30pm Story Ideas Martin' and 'Robin Hood' With SCOTT MYERS & JOHN DORNEY, MATT FITTON, moderated by RACHEL PATERSON With DOMINIC MINGHELLA Not filmed (015) JOSEPH LIDSTER moderated by INGRID (013) moderated by TOBY EARLE (062) OLIVER (018) 6:00pm BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK 6.30pm What Are They Doing To My About Time! Creating TV’s Button Pushers! Subverting the Are You Writing For The Right Script? Script Editors Doctor Who norms through comedy Young Audience? 7:00pm Demystified With PAUL TESTAR & With PEARL MACKIE & INGRID OLIVER, With DAN MAZER With CATHERINE WILLIAMS & JOSEPH KAROL GRIFFITHS & MAY GIBSON, KATY MANNING moderated by JOHN RHODES LIDSTER, DEBBIE MOON, LUCINDA moderated by NASREEN AHMED moderated by moderated by LISA BOWERMAN (061) WHITELEY CERA ROSE (021) (019) PICKERING (016) 7.30pm GEORGINA SHERRINGTON 8:00pm The Pitch Factor Creating Alien, Hitchhiker's With ED NEUMEIER & JOHN RHODES Guide, X-Files and Batman... moderated by JOEY TUCCIO With DIRK MAGGS Not filmed (022) moderated by CHRIS JONES 8.30pm Not filmed (020) 9:00pm SATURDAY Tuke Hall Tuke Cinema Final Draft Hall Darwin D06 8:00am 8.30am 9:00am Inside the BBC Writers Room What Can Writers Learn From Writing in the shadows... Spies, The Three Wells of With ANNE EDYVEAN 'The Handmaid's Tale'? Espionage and Special Forces Screenwriting: Discover your Not filmed (060) 9.30am With LUCY V HAY With ROSSA MCPHILLIPS MBE deep sources of inspiration Not filmed (023) Not filmed (024) With MATTHEW KALIL Not filmed (039) 10:00am BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK 10.30am Theme: What It Is, How to Find Mamma Mia: Here We Go Beyond the Pitch: Crushing the The Primary Colours of Story: It, and How to Use It to Enrich Again - Script to Screen Meeting Genesis 11:00am Your Story With OL PARKER With JOEY TUCCIO With DAVID BABOULENE PH.D With SCOTT MYERS moderated by MICHAEL CLARKSON (026) (027) Not filmed (051) Not filmed (025) 11.30am 12:00 NOON 12.30pm 1:00pm 1.30pm LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH 2:00pm 1... The Beginning: Crafting the Going Wireless: Writing for What Can We Learn from the The Truth… What is it REALLY First Ten Pages That Hooks the Radio With JULIA MCKENZIE & Dark Masters of Horror? like after the first year being a 2.30pm Reader TIM STIMPSON, MING HO, JACK With STEPHEN VOLK pro screenwriter? With JOEY TUCCIO BERNHARDT (031) With LISA MCMULLIN & RACHEL (030) moderated by JONATHAN RUFFLE PATERSON (032) Not filmed (029) 3:00pm BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK 3.30pm 2...The Middle: Mastering The VR, Outlining, Collaboration Why’s That Funny? The Starship Troopers... Midpoint & Production Breakdown with anatomy of what tickles your 'Do you want to know more?' 4:00pm With PHILIP HUGHES & TED WILKES the NEW Final Draft 11 With funny bone With ED NEUMEIER moderated by Not filmed (034) ALEJANDRO SERI With JONATHAN LYNN BOB SCHULTZ (017) (036) (042) 4.30pm BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK 5:00pm 3..