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.We had script requests from Hat Trick and the BBC at the PitchFest. It’s my first LSF and it has more than exceeded our expectations.
Gareth Taylor, 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 140 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 session 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 1,000 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 21st Century Storyteller with Linda Aronson (Oct 22nd / 23rd)
Have You Got A Great Story That Just Won’t Work In The Traditional Three Act Structure? Join Linda Aronson for this two day tour de force masterclass in modern non linear storytelling.
Breaking Into Script Reading, 2 day workshop with Lucy V Hay (Feb 11th and 12th '17)
An intensive two-day workshop that breaks down the art and craft of reading scripts to help improve your own writing, to also improve your feedback for other writers and most importantly, to earn you money as a professional reader.
The First Draft with Pilar (March 18th and 19th)
If you have great ideas but consistently procrastinate or get stuck before you even get it on the page, this intensive, highly practical and immediately useful workshop with Hollywood screenwriting teacher Pilar Alessandra will transform both your ideas and your writing process.
On the blog… ‘Die Hard’ Screenwriter joins LondonSWF’17… Ultra Early Bird Extended
‘Yipe-ki-yay LSF!’ Jeb Stuart, screenwriter of ‘Die Hard’ joins next years line-up for the London Screenwriters’ Festival 2017… And we have just extended the ultra-early bird discount until November 2nd as we have been contacted by so many people asking … MORE
Listen to RadioLSF from August 18th 2016
Expect tips, tricks, inspiration and a dash of irreverence in this bumper live broadcast where YOU can ask the team anything you like. Ask us about pitching, networking, sessions… Anything, all via the chat widget where you type and we answer on the air.The small-group sessions with accomplished screenwriting experts not only taught me loads, but made me feel like a worthy and welcome addition to the industry
Halida Abbaro
