Schedule

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Friday

    • 9:00am
    • Tuke Hall: Festival Opening with Chris Jones (T) (Not Filmed)
    • 10.45am
    • Herringham Hall: Brainstorming Through The Block with Pilar Alessandra (T & H) (Not Filmed) (Script Chat)
    • Herringham H243: Coen Brothers: Unlocking the Mystery of These Master Storytellers with Scott Myers (T) (Not Filmed)
    • Tuke Hall: The BIG Guns of TV with John Yorke, Alison Owen, Belinda Campbell, and Jed Mercurio moderated by Gub Neal (T&W)
    • Darwin D05: Write, Camera, Action! Get Your Short Made Immediately with Chris Jones and Bob Schultz (T) (Not Filmed)
    • Tuke Cinema: Writing a Thriller that producers want to make and audiences want to watch with Emmanuel Oberg (T) (Script Chat)
    • 11:30am
    • A201: Great British PitchFest Session 6 - 11:30am start / 90 mins duration (Not Filmed)
    • 2:00pm
    • A201: Great British PitchFest Session 7 - 14:00pm start / 90 mins duration (Not Filmed)
    • Tuke Hall: How to write familiar yet fresh and compelling characters with Christopher Vogler (T&H)
    • Herringham Hall: Meet Stephen Woolley, Celebrated UK Producer with Stephen Woolley moderated by Craig McCall (T&W) (Script Chat)
    • Darwin D05: Motion without Pictures: Writing for Radio with Julia McKenzie, Jeremy Howe, Neil McKay, and Jack Bernhardt moderated by Jonathan Ruffle (T) (Script Chat)
    • Tuke Cinema: Ripping into Ripper Street with creator, writer and producer Richard Warlow with Richard Warlow and Will Gould moderated by Jeff Norton (T)
    • Herringham H243: Sitcoms and other nonsense with Paul Kerensa (T) (Not Filmed)
    • 3:30pm
    • Herringham Hall: 'Filthily Funny': In Conversation with Paul Abbott with Paul Abbott moderated by John Yorke (T&W)
    • Darwin D05: Script to Screen - Planet of the Apes: The Last Frontier with Martin Alltimes, Matthew Costello, Neil Richards, Neil Newbon, and Fraser Ayres (T&H&W) (Not Filmed)
    • Herringham H243: Somewhere in time: Writing Period Drama with Michael Hirst moderated by Sarah Williams (T) (Script Chat)
    • Tuke Hall: The BIG Vision: How To Attract Prolific Producers To YOUR Script with Ruth Caleb, Tony Garnett, and John Lloyd moderated by Barbara Machin (T&W) (Script Chat)
    • 4:00pm
    • A201: Great British PitchFest Session 8 - 16:00am start / 90 mins duration (Not Filmed)
    • 5:00pm
    • Herringham Hall: 'Withnail and I' script to screen with Bruce Robinson with Bruce Robinson moderated by Chris Hewitt (T&W) (Script Chat)
    • Tuke Hall: How to write for the BBC with Anne Edyvean | BBC Writersroom with Anne Edyvean (T) (Not Filmed) (Script Chat)
    • Herringham H243: Meet the Producers: Impressing the Power Players with Rory Aitken, Steve Clark-Hall, and Robyn Slovo moderated by Gail Hackston (T&W)
    • Darwin D05: Producing your Passion with Kim Zubick moderated by Pilar Alessandra (T)
    • Tuke Cinema: Sensitive Handling of Sensitive Materials: Writing True Crime with Neil McKay moderated by Jackie Malton (T)
    • 6:00pm
    • A201: Hollywood Pitchfest Skype Session 9 - 6:00pm start / 90 mins duration (Not Filmed)
    • 6:30pm
    • Tuke Hall: Killer Scene Descriptions: Using Screenplay Style to Express YOUR Writer’s Voice with Scott Myers (T) (Not Filmed) (Script Chat)
    • Darwin D05: Make your documentary: Writing, producing and changing the world with Craig McCall (T) (Not Filmed) (Script Chat)
    • Tuke Cinema: Manifesting Success with Chris Jones and Jonathan Newman (T) (Not Filmed)
    • Herringham Hall: The Pitch Factor with Pilar Alessandra, Christopher Vogler, Ned Dowd, and Justin Young moderated by Bob Schultz (T) (Not Filmed)
    • 7:30pm
    • Specials: Networking Drinks In The Refrectory Networking till late in the Refrectory (Not Filmed)
    • 7.45pm
    • Tuke Hall: Writing Action with Jeb Stuart with Jeb Stuart moderated by Eddie Hamilton A.C.E. (T&W)

Saturday

    • 9:00am
    • Herringham Hall: Final Draft: Beyond Tab and Enter with Shelly Mellott and Christopher Vogler (T)
    • Tuke Hall: How to Find the Right Producer for Your Film with Farah Abushwesha (T) (Not Filmed) (Script Chat)
    • Darwin D05: Writing The British Icon: How one woman conquered the Churchill Story with Alex von Tunzelmann moderated by Sarah Williams (T) (Script Chat)
    • 10:30am
    • Darwin D05: 'Whiplash' Script to Screen Deconstruction with Christopher Vogler with Christopher Vogler (T&H)
    • Tuke Hall: How to create binge TV watchers: Constructing and Interweaving multiple protagonist stories with Linda Aronson (T) (Not Filmed) (Script Chat)
    • Herringham Hall: Just Kidding: Writing Cracking Comedy Features and TV with Emmanuel Oberg (T)
    • Tuke Cinema: Pixar: The Secrets Of Their Storytelling Craft with Scott Myers (T) (Not Filmed)
    • Herringham H243: The Infinite Character Arc: Writing Continuing Drama with Loretta Preece, Bill Armstrong, Andy Bayliss, John Yorke, Lucy Raffety, Kate Hall, and Jon Sen moderated by Barbara Machin (Script Chat)
    • 11:30am
    • A201: Great British PitchFest Session 11 - 11:30am start / 90 mins duration (Not Filmed)
    • 1:00pm
    • Herringham H243: Book Signing: John Yorke at the Bookstore with John Yorke
    • Herringham Hall: Speed Networking – Fun, Fast and EFFECTIVE Speed Networking will take place in Herringham Hall. (Not Filmed)
    • Specials: The Elevator Pitch Venue: Tuke Elevator - Ground Floor (Not Filmed)
    • 2:00pm
    • Darwin D05: Creating Paranormal Drama for Film and TV with Stephen Volk (T) (Not Filmed) (Script Chat)
    • Herringham Hall: Fantastical Worlds and Universal Themes: Game Of Thrones with Bob Schultz (T)
    • Tuke Hall: Gatekeepers: Building relationships with key influencers with Zina Wegrzynski and Rebecca Roughan moderated by Julian Friedmann
    • A201: Great British PitchFest Session 12 - 14:00pm start / 90 mins duration (Not Filmed)
    • Herringham H243: Raising Your Profile: Mastering Social Media Like The Pros with Jo Booth (T) (Not Filmed)
    • Tuke Cinema: Strike: Writing JK Rowling's New TV Crime Drama with Tom Edge (T) (Script Chat)
    • 3:30pm
    • Tuke Hall: 2B or not 2B! - Make your scripts water tight (even that tricky bit in the middle) with Pilar Alessandra (T) (Not Filmed)
    • Darwin D05: Deconstructing ‘Memento’ with Linda Aronson with Linda Aronson (T & H) (Not Filmed) (Script Chat)
    • Herringham Hall: Producer's Notes: A Necessary Evil with Angus Lamont, Ashley Pharoah, Danny Brocklehurst, and Roland Moore moderated by Karol Griffiths (W) (Script Chat)
    • Herringham H243: The Female Gaze Part II with Charlotte Josephine, Ahd Kamel, and Sarah Berger moderated by Maureen Hascoet (W)
    • Tuke Cinema: Writing for Young Audiences with Emma Reeves, Tobi Wilson, and Justin Trefgarne moderated by Mark Pallis (T) (Script Chat)
    • 5:00pm
    • Tuke Hall: Adaptations: How to write and adapt existing works or 'based on' true events with Jeb Stuart, Danny Brocklehurst, and Tom Edge moderated by Sarah Williams (T&W)
    • Herringham H243: My Big Break with Vinay Patel, Charlotte Josephine, Alex von Tunzelmann, Andee Ryder, and Ian Bonhôte moderated by Tom Kerevan (Script Chat)
    • Tuke Cinema: New Frontiers: Writing for the Chinese Market with Roland Moore, Andy Briggs, Tom Kinninmont, and Jacki Li moderated by Julian Friedmann (T)
    • Herringham Hall: The Girl With All The Gifts: Urban Modern Horror Deconstruction with Mike Carey and Colm McCarthy (T)
    • 6:30pm
    • Tuke Cinema: Hollywood For Beginners with Andrew Zinnes (T)
    • Herringham Hall: Meet The Creator of 'Upstairs Downstairs', Screenwriter and Actress Dame Eileen Atkins. with Eileen Atkins moderated by David Nicholas Wilkinson (T&W)
    • Darwin D05: Writing Sci-Fi with Joseph Lidster moderated by Louis Savy (Not Filmed)
    • Herringham H243: You Had Me At Page One with Pilar Alessandra (T&H) (Not Filmed)
    • 7:30pm
    • Specials: Networking Drinks In The Refectory Networking till late (Not Filmed)
    • Tuke Hall: The 2017 British Screenwriters’ Awards with Deborah Frances-White (T) (Not Filmed)

Sunday

    • 9:00am
    • Tuke Hall: Dynamic Dialogue with Pilar Alessandra (T&H) (Not Filmed) (Script Chat)
    • Herringham Hall: Finding YOUR Path to a Screenwriting Career with Hayley McKenzie with Hayley McKenzie (T) (Not Filmed) (Script Chat)
    • 10:30am
    • Herringham H243: Clash of the Titans: Vogler and Aronson on stage together with Christopher Vogler and Linda Aronson (T) (Not Filmed)
    • Tuke Hall: LondonSWF Mini Film Festival... Watch, meet and celebrate with Kat Wood, Vanessa Bailey, Tom Kerevan, Jess O'Brien, and Phil Peel moderated by Jonathan Newman (T) (Not Filmed)
    • Darwin D05: The A-Z of Storytelling with Nik Powell (T) (Not Filmed) (Script Chat)
    • Herringham Hall: What will actually happen to your finished script? Live script edit with Lucy V Hay (T & H) (Not Filmed)
    • Tuke Cinema: ’71 Script to Screen LIVE with Gregory Burke & Angus Lamont with Gregory Burke and Angus Lamont moderated by Giles Alderson (T) (Not Filmed) (Script Chat)
    • 11:30am
    • A201: Great British PitchFest Session 14 - 11:30am start / 90 mins duration (Not Filmed)
    • 1:00pm
    • Herringham H243: Book Signing: Chris Vogler at the Bookstore with Christopher Vogler
    • Herringham Hall: Speed Networking – Fun, Fast and EFFECTIVE Speed Networking will take place in Herringham Hall. (Not Filmed)
    • Specials: The Elevator Pitch Venue: Tuke Elevator - Ground Floor (Not Filmed)
    • 2:00pm
    • Herringham Hall: Doing Crime: In Conversation with Jed Mercurio with Jed Mercurio and John Strickland moderated by Henry R Swindell (T&W) (Script Chat)
    • Tuke Cinema: Going from 'pass' to 'YES!': Actors and the Script with Manuel Puro, Sanjeev Bhaskar, and Rebecca Root moderated by Tom Kerevan
    • A201: Great British PitchFest Session 15 - 14:00pm start / 90 mins duration (Not Filmed)
    • Herringham H243: How I Got My Agent with Kat Wood and Jonathan Newman moderated by Gail Hackston (Script Chat)
    • Darwin D05: The Truth About A Writer's Career with Julian Friedmann (T)
    • Tuke Hall: Writing The Compelling Nemesis That Elevates Your Plot, Characters and Stakes with Scott Myers (T) (Not Filmed)
    • 3:30pm
    • Tuke Cinema: Cracking Crime: Unforgotten Case Study with Chris Lang, Mark Davis, and Sanjeev Bhaskar moderated by Tom Kerevan (T&W) (Not Filmed)
    • Herringham Hall: Deep Characterisation with Kira-Anne Pelican (T) (Not Filmed) (Script Chat)
    • Tuke Hall: Die Hard Script to Screen LIVE with Jeb Stuart with Jeb Stuart moderated by Chris Jones and Bob Schultz (T&W)
    • Herringham H243: Director's Cut: Cultivating the most important collaboration of your projects with Jonathan Newman, John Strickland, and Jon Sen moderated by Giles Alderson (Script Chat)
    • Darwin D05: The 7 Keys to Working with a Script Editor with Hayley McKenzie, Charlotte Essex, and Danny West moderated by Karol Griffiths (T&H)
    • 5:00pm
    • Darwin D05: Making the Mash Report with Tim Telling moderated by Paul Bassett Davies (T)
    • Herringham Hall: Writing strong, relatable and authentic LGBT stories and characters with Rebecca Root and Ben A Williams moderated by Gail Hackston (T)
    • 6:00pm
    • Tuke Hall: LondonSWF Close with Chris Jones *Starts 6:15 (Not Filmed)
    • 6:30pm
    • Specials: Unofficial Post Festival Drinks At The Globe Till whenever you want to go home! (Not Filmed)