What is the LSF?
The London Screenwriters’ Festival is an annual gathering of emerging and established screenwriters. With over 1,000 attendees, 100 sessions, 150 industry expert speakers and the biggest names in film and TV (from both the UK and Hollywood), the LSF has become the premiere screenwriting event to attend. Full guide and breakdown of the festival HERE.The Script Surgery provided excellent advice and improved my screenplay story structure.
Gordon Slack, Screenwriter
Why you should come to LSF 2017
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Over 150 speakers
Learn from and network with the biggest industry names
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Over 100 sessions
Covering every aspect of professional screenwriting... and we film most!
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Spend 3 Days With...
1,000 people just like you - writers, producers, actors, directors, agents...
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Festival Week
Come to a week of cost effective, killer one day workshops and get the edge
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Script chat
Get intimate and informal face-time with our expert speakers
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Pitchfest
Pitch your project to producers, agents and commissioners
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Network events
Mingle with 750 professionals at our networking parties
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Get Performed
Get your script worked on live by pro actors and directors in closed sessions.
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Awards
Come to the annual British Screenwriters' Awards hosted by LondonSWF
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Mentoring Labs
Get one-on-one feedback during intense three hour mentoring sessions
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Script To Screen
The biggest movies screened while you read the script and listen to the writer
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Online sessions
We film most sessions so you won't miss a thing... and you can watch over and over
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Superhero Staff
We have the BEST support staff, always ready to help you
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Online network
Start networking with over 3,000 writers online as soon as you sign up
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Total immersion
Three days immersed in the thing we all love: storytelling!
Some of our additional upcoming events
How to crack Netflix (and C4 and the BBC) with 'IBoy' and 'Humans' writer Joe Barton
Joe Barton is a writer who’s star is most definitely on the rise. Having spent three years being rejected by every agent in town, he now holds the accolade of being the writer of the first UK feature to be commissioned by Netflix (IBoy).
Two time BAFTA winner Daniel Mulloy’s powerful journey ‘Home’
Writer & Director Daniel Mulloy and Producer Afolabi Kuti join us at the Breakfast Club to talk about the genesis and making of 2017's BAFTA winning short film 'Home'; and the power and challenges of adapting current events to the screen.
'Seeing Him' Film Premiere and After Party (June 17th 2017)
Celebrate with us at the London premiere of 'Seeing Him' followed by a cast and crew Q&A and exclusive after party.
On the blog… Actors’ Table Read at LondonSWF 2017 is now open for submissions
Just a quick reminder that the Actors’ Table Read is now open for submissions, and as an LSF delegate you should really consider this opportunity – you can get your script worked on live by pro actors and a director … MORE
The Festival has been the most inspiring and rejuvenating experience of my writing life
Ilesh Topiwala, Screenwriter
