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.A life changing experience
Francisco Mata, 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
SOLD OUT Networking Tuesday, work the room with confidence: LondonSWF Festival Week (Sept 12th 2017)
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.
Advanced Structure: From Procedural to Longform, terrestrial to Netflix and beyond… With John Yorke
In one day, shift your project from a great idea that is well executed into one that meets the needs of the emerging long story form machine that is Netflix and other online platforms.
Pitching Thursday (evening): LondonSWF Festival Week One Day Workshop (Sept 14th)
Don’t fall at the first hurdle. Prepare for an extraordinary PitchFest at the LSF by joining Hollywood pitch guru Pilar Alessandra who will transform you pitch so you can present professionally and with confidence.
On the blog… The British Screenwriters’ Awards 2017
This year or the fourth time the writing community gathered together to celebrate the best and brightest among us and laud our craft, without which not much good film or TV would exist at all. This night is ours, it’s … MORE
LSF was just Brilliant. I've already had a follow-up email from one of the executives I pitched to...
KT Parker, Screenwriter
