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.The experience of Pitchfest was terrifying but worthwhile as I learned so much by trying something outside of my comfort zone.
Siobhan McKiernan
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… Feedback from LSF Accelerate 2019
As we skipped a year in 2019, we ran a smaller festival called LSFAccelerate. We filmed the sessions and all 2020 delegates will get access to them. Here’s what people said about the 2019 festival… ‘I’ve been to the LondonSWF … MORE
Loved every minute! Made some great new friends and loads of contacts. Just bought my ticket for next year! :)
Joanna Gordon, Screenwirter
