Sessions will be added from January 2024.
Over the three days of the London Screenwriters’ Festival we will run over one hundred seminars, workshops and networking events for professional screenwriters. We film most sessions, so if you miss one, or two clash, you’ll be able to catch up later online. For updates about the festival, sign up below.
Where in the ‘real’ world could you just sit down with a stranger at a table and immediately have something in common?"
Peter Spencer, Screenwriter
Consults
Advanced Mentoring at the Script Labs
Get one on one tuition and coaching from our experts in these intensive two hour sessions. Only six writers are selected for each lab.
An outstanding and extremely well-run lab. My writing has benefited enormously from it. Can't thank you guys enough."
Eben Skilleter, Screenwriter
Sessions To Be Confirmed
Darwin D06 Friday 10:30am
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Darwin D06 Friday 2:00pm
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Darwin D06 Friday 3:30pm
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Darwin D06 Friday 5:00pm
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Darwin D06 Friday 6:30pm
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Darwin D06 Saturday 10:30am
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Darwin D06 Saturday 2.00pm
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Darwin D06 Saturday 3.30pm
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Darwin D06 Saturday 3:30pm
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Darwin D06 Saturday 5pm
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Darwin D06 Saturday 6:30pm
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Darwin D06 Sunday 10:30am
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Darwin D06 Sunday 2.00pm
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Darwin D06 Sunday 3.30pm
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Final Draft Hall Friday 10:45am
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Final Draft Hall Friday 2pm
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Final Draft Hall Friday 3.30pm
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Final Draft Hall Friday 5pm
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Final Draft Hall Friday 5pm
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Final Draft Hall Saturday 10:30am
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Final Draft Hall Saturday 2pm
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Final Draft Hall Saturday 3.30pm
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Final Draft Hall Saturday 5pm
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Final Draft Hall Saturday 6.30pm
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Final Draft Hall Saturday 9am
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Final Draft Hall Sunday 10:30am
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Final Draft Hall Sunday 2pm
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Final Draft Hall Sunday 3.30pm
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Final Draft Hall Sunday 9am
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Script Angel Cinema Friday 10:30am
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Script Angel Cinema Friday 2:00pm
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Script Angel Cinema Friday 3:30pm
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Script Angel Cinema Friday 5pm
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Script Angel Cinema Saturday 2pm
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Script Angel Cinema Saturday 3:30pm
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Script Angel Cinema Saturday 5pm
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Script Angel Cinema Saturday 6:30pm
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Script Angel Cinema Sunday 10:30am
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Script Angel Cinema Sunday 2pm
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Script Angel Cinema Sunday 3:30pm
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Tuke Cinema Saturday 10:30am
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Tuke Hall Friday 10:30am
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Tuke Hall Friday 2pm
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Tuke Hall Friday 3:30pm
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Tuke Hall Friday 5pm
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Tuke Hall Friday 6:30pm
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Tuke Hall Saturday 10:30am
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Tuke Hall Saturday 2pm
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Tuke Hall Saturday 3:30pm
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Tuke Hall Saturday 5pm
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Tuke Hall Saturday 9am
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Tuke Hall Sunday 10:30am
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Tuke Hall Sunday 2pm
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Tuke Hall Sunday 3:30pm
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Tuke Hall Sunday 9am
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I have worked at the BBC for twelve years and I have never had the opportunity to meet the experts that I have over this weekend."
Michelle Brooks, Producer, Director
Screenwriting Talent Fast Track
Both the quantity and quality of expertise available at LSF combined with the extensive networking opportunities makes attendance a must for any serious screenwriter."
Gordon Slack, Screenwriter
Open & Close
Festival Opening with Chris Jones
Welcome Back from Hibernation! It’s time to kick off the LIVE portion of the London Screenwriters’ Festival in style.
Hearing your words like they might be on screen one day is incredible, combined with instant feedback on how the actors liked the layout and used the script direction."
Jeremy Caine, Screenwriter
Awaiting Re-Schedule Confirmation
200 Hours of TV: Writing Award-Winning Content
Emmy-winning television writer, show-runner and crime specialist Barbara Machin has over 200 hours of transmitted television under her belt. In this interview, she will share her unmatched expertise in content creation to advise writers on where to turn next and inspire you to action like no one else can!
From Downton Abbey to Broadchurch: Producing the Nation's Favourite Shows
As Director of Drama Commissioning at ITV, Steve November left his mark on stalwarts such as Downton Abbey and Coronation Street, before becoming creative director at Lionsgate. Join us for a deep dive into the career of this prolific television producer.
It's a Mystery
Crime and thriller are the most popular genres in film and television. Discover the secrets of crafting a killer crime story and find out how to use mystery techniques to hook an audience… whatever your genre.
All You Need Is a Girl and a Gun* (*Jean-Luc Godard)
From Miss Marple to Dana Scully, numerous renditions of female TV detectives have always styled out the televisiual crime scene. This panel discusses why she holds such a fascination for the viewer, how writers have evolved her across the years, and where, in a post-Me Too landscape, she is likely to head next…
Beneath the Tunic: Writing and Making the BBC Historical Epic Poldark
At its peak, with its perfect blend of action, adventure and romance, Poldark boasted TWICE the audience of Game of Thrones in Britain. Meet the team to find out how it was written and why audiences kept coming back, season after season.
Kung Fu Panda Script to Screen
It’s about time we did a deep-dive analysis into how animated features get written and produced, which is why we are SUPER excited to get up close and personal with Po, Crane, Mantis, Tigress, Monkey, Oogway and Master Shifu… and of course the film’s director, John Stevenson.
Peaky Blinders Script to Screen
With season six currently in production, Peaky Blinders manages to fuse urban fact with myth to deliver a show crammed with fascinating, compelling and dynamic characters and plot twists and turns that have us all yelling at the screen. Join the show’s director, Anthony Byrne, as he talks us through an episode.
Science(ish): Science Goes to the Movies
Hollywood’s take on technology is more important than you think. William Goldman famously said that, in Hollywood, nobody knows anything. But it’s not true. Many of Hollywood’s directors, producers and screenwriters know a lot about science.
Wonderful, fabulous festival… bloody well done!"
Barbara Machin, BAFTA- and Emmy-Winning Screenwriter
