What is the LSF?
The London Screenwriters’ Festival is an annual gathering of 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. Come and join the movement and community. There is a full guide and breakdown of the festival HERE.Well constructed, beautifully presented – a rollercoaster of emotions with a quality cast of supporting acts – the SWF is everything a movie and a festival should be.
Inga J. Sempel, Screenwriter
Why you should come to LSF 2020
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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
The Craft: Advanced Fundamentals of Screenwriting with Lucy V Hay
The Craft: Advanced Fundamentals of Screenwriting is a must for any writer who needs to get laser focus on their actual pages and elevate their projects from 'good' to 'recommend'. So, buckle up and prepare to massively transform your writing!
Advanced Structure: 2 day Masterclass with John Yorke (Nov 30th and Dec 1st)
From Procedural to Longform, terrestrial to Netflix and beyond…Two day screenwriting masterclass and workshop with the outstanding John Yorke.
Networking Tuesday, work the room with confidence: Festival Week (April 14th 2020)
Talent is great but relationships get you hired. The ability to create powerful new relationships in any given situation is one of the primary factors in the success of your career and that of any screenplay that you write. A one day masterclass.
On the blog… London Screenwriters’ Festival 2nd and 3rd Nov Accelerate!
The countdown is on to November 2nd… Here are six reasons screenwriters are buying their pass for the London Screenwriters Festival Accelerate and Pitchfest Event in November… Our mini festival, crammed to the gills and ridiculously competitively priced. Pitch at … MORE
Taught me more about writing and making films than my degree!
Amy Livingstone, Writer
