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.It was a wonderful creative bubble to live in for a few days, challenging, informative, inspiring and fun. What more could I want?
Janet Awe, 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
'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.
Writing, Producing, Funding and Shooting your short film with Vanessa Bailey
How did an actress with zero filmmaking experience make the leap to successful writer and producer and what can you learn from her journey?
Perfect Your Pitch: One day Masterclass with Bob Schultz (Aug 5th 2017)
With two months to go, get yourself LSF and Pitchfest ready spending a full day developing the skills you need to pitch your project to producers, agents, actors, and more with one of the best Pitch tutors in the world, Bob Schultz.
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It was my first LondonSWF but it won't be my last. Friendly, informative and fun. See you next year!
Louise Walters, Screenwriter
