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 positive feedback I received from such a prestigious panel gave me the boost that carried me through the a challenging first draft
Zarina Maharaj, Screenwriter
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
London Screenwriters’ Festival Xmas Party at Vout-O-Reenes, club for the Surrealistically Distinguished
Join the team for the BEST Xmas party of the year! Half of proceeds go to charity.
Advanced Structure: 2 day Masterclass with John Yorke (April 6th and 7th 2019)
From Procedural to Longform, terrestrial to Netflix and beyond…Two day screenwriting masterclass and workshop with the outstanding John Yorke.
Breaking Into Script Reading, 2 day workshop with Lucy V Hay (June 22nd & 23rd 2019)
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.
On the blog… Announcing Talent Campus 5.0 Successful Applicants
Congratulations to the 28 outstanding Screenwriters who have secured a spot on Talent Campus 5.0 in January. Competition was VERY high! The successful applicants are… (and it’s not alphabetical) Deborah Hodgetts Paul Arrowsmith Mark Renshaw Claire McGowan Donna Dowe James … MORE
LSF gives me a chance to do things I’d otherwise never do. It gives us all an opportunity to learn from each other’s unique experiences and make new connections.
Pat Higgins, Screenwriter
