The London Screenwriters’ Festival is an annual three-day conference for screenwriters.
In 2021, the LSF will be held at Regent’s University in Regent’s Park, London, from the 11th to 12th of September. Directions to the venue here
- Join us at the British Screenwriters’ Awards
- Simon Fitmaurice at the British Screenwriters Awards
- Spend a day in a writers room with top UK showrunners
- Die Hard script to screen
- Charles Dance on acting at LondonSWF
- Here to make sure you have an outstanding experience
- JAWS script to screen
- Chris Vogler discusses the heros journey
- The Sherlock session with Moffat, Gatiss and Vertue
- Join 1,000 delegates just like you
- Create50 awards for LSF Delegates and Writers
- Jed Stuart, Die Hard writers, discusses writing action
- Christopher McQuarrie script chat
- Karl Iglesias in his packed out session on Pixar storytelling
- Mark Gatiss at the British Screenwriters Awards
- Four main stages deliver four consecutive sessions
- Kristoffer Nyholm, director of The Killing and Enfield Haunting
- Script to Screen with Point Break
- Stephen Frears discussing his work
- World class screenwriting training
- Nicole Perlman with delegates – our top speakers report every year that LSF delegates are extraordinary
- Oscar winning screenwriter Ted Tally in the ‘Silence Of The Lambs’ script to screen LIVE
- Nicole Perlman chats about ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’
- Pitching at the Pitch Factor on Saturday night
- We don’t just have volunteers, we have world class staff who we call Superheros!
- Julie Gray inspires writers to change the world through their words
- Packed audiences create a sizzling atmosphere
- Rhona Cameron hosted first British Screenwriters’ Awards at the London Screenwriters’ Festival
- We have the BEST support staff in the world!
- Join four hundred screenwriters for our main stage events: Joe Eszterhas in conversation
- JAWS screenwriter Carl Gottlieb
- Meet the SuperHero Volunteer Team who will support you at LSF
- Execs receiving pitches at the Great British PitchFest!
- Top screenwriters mix with delegates as we are all one writing community
- Subversive drama with screenwriter Charlie Brooker at the LSF
- Stephen Poliakoff at LondonSWF
- Steven Mofatt collects his award
- Four stages deliver four consecutive events at LondonSWF
- Pitch at the Hollywood Pitchfest, direct to LA
- The LIVE script edit… do you have the courage to put your work up?
- Hollywood script guru Pilar Alessandra will train you to pitch like the best
- Script To Screen with Basic Instinct: We recorded the unofficial chat track with writer Joe Eszterhas
- Julian Friedmann. literary agent and long term supporter of the LSF, advises delegates about getting an agent.
- Friendly and helpful staff are here to serve you
- Philomena Lee, whose life was the inspiration for ‘Philomena’ collects the Best British Script Award for her team.
- Legendary Hollywood director Joel Schumacher shares his experiences directing classic movies
- Live reading of The Lost Boys screenplay with notes from director Joel Schumacher
- Delegates collecting their festival pass from our super lovely staff
- Joe Eszterhas… ‘Don’t let the bastards grind you down…’
- ‘Gladiator’ screenwriter William Nicholson in conversation with Nik Powell
- Actress Olivia Williams shares her experiences working on movies like ‘The Sixth Sense’, ‘Ghost Writer’ and ‘Rushmore’
- ‘Finding Nemo’ script to screen with Dave Reynolds
- ‘Finding Nemo’ screenwriter Dave Reynolds shares Pixar insider tips
- ‘The Kings Speech’ Oscar winning producer Gareth Unwin, on stage with festival director Chris Jones
- We film most sessions at the London Screenwriters Festival so you can catch up on missed sessions year round
- Share ideas and find collaborators at the London Screenwriters’ Festival
- The room layout at the Great British PitchFest!
- Take the sessions one step further in intimate script chat round tables
- American script consultant Julie Gray in her advanced charater session at the LSF
- Celebrating the very best in British Screenwriting
- Joe Eszterhas with Festival Director Chris Jones during the ‘Basic Instinct: Script To Screen Live’
- Meet like minded collaborators at the London Screenwriters’ Festival
- Get legal feedback free at the festival in the legal clinic
- Mike Leigh at the London Screenwriters’ Festival
- Share time with collaborators who share your passion for writing in the grounds of the venue
- Pitch your project to execs, agents and producers at the Great British PitchFest!
- Collaborte in workshops designed to bring your words to life
- Producer and writer of ‘Mad Men’ Lisa Albert in her episode Script To Screen
- The Big Idea Bookstore: Get screenwriting books signed by the authors
- Reconnect with the passion for storytelling by spending time among writers who get who you are
- Legendary TV screenwriter and producer Tony Jordan at the LSF
- Win Awards! Tony Jordan and award winner Laurence Timms at the London Screenwriters’ Festival
- The Elevator Pitch: The doors open and you have 90 seconds to pitch your project
- Meet collaborative creatives at the London Screenwriters’ Festival
- Actress and screenwriter Sally Phillips talks about getting comedy produced
- Script Lab with Linda Aronson: Three hour intense training sessions
- Advanced screenwriting guru Linda Aronson discusses non linear stories
- Producer Gub Neal and writer Allan Cubitt discuss their hit TV crime drama ‘The Fall’ in ‘Creating Cutting Edge Drama’
- Writer Robert Popper discusses breaking into comedy at the London Screenwriters’ Festival
- Robert Mckee at the London Breakfast Club, the monthly LSF meetup
- Regents University in Regents Park, home of the London Screenwriters Festival
- Dynamic workshops will give you hands on tools to further your project and career
- Linda Aronson discuses non linear and fractured narrative storytelling
- Pitching at the Great British Pitchfest
- Carl Gottlieb, screenwriter of Jaws getting the intitmate delegate experience!
- Keep Calm and Pitch at the Great British PitchFest!
- Kate Leys in her top rated and packed out session ‘Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Screenwriting’
- Joe Eszterhas, Eran Creevy and Chris Jones at the first British Screenwriters’ Awards
- Jo Ho and Mellie Buse discuss breaking into TV for children
- The biggest names present on stage at LondonSWF
- Reconnect with old friends at the festival
- Hands on exercises at Pitching Thursday with Pilar Alessandra
- Immerse yourself in the LSF community and talk about nothing but story telling for three days!
- The Habits of Highly Successful Screenwriters panel discussion at London Screenwriters’ Festival
- Support staff like no other event in the world
- Gurinder Chadha discusses her career and inspires new writers
- Griff Rhys Jones on comedy writing
- Comedy legend Griff Rhys Jones on the main stage
- Get script advice in one hour sessions with our script doctors
- Mix with extraordinary delegates
- Get your pass for the LSF
- Make new friends who will stay connected for life
- Get you script read by our doctors in our one-on-one Euroscript sessions
- Screenwriter Simon Beaufoy chats directly with delegates during his intimate Script Chat
- Frank Spotnitz talks ‘The X Files’ and beyond at the LSF
- Oscar winning film editor Chris Dickens discusses your script in the cutting room
- Euroscript script doctors advise in their sixty minute one-on-one sessions
- The Actors Table Read is your chance to get your script performed and brought to life
- Get in line for the Elevator Pitch: You, one exec and ninety seconds to make it count!
- Main stage events usually fill to capacity
- What’s the best thing about the LSF? The delegates!
- Oscar winning screenwriter of ‘Silence Of The Lambs’ presents an award
- Pitch to Hollywood via Skype
- ‘Harry Potter’ director David Yates in conversation at the LSF
- We are dedicated to helping all our delegates, especially those with additional needs
- Working Title exec Tim Bevan discusses how to write British hit movies
- David Simpson and Mark Talbot discuss online and subversive comedy writing at the LSF
- ‘Finding Nemo’ screenwriter David Reynolds in a script chat
- Pinewood studios Daniel O’Toole taking a pitch at the Great British Pitchfest!
- Chris Jones in conversation with Joe Eszterhas, writer of ‘Basic Instinct’
- Winners of the Four Nights in August competition at the LSF
- Your next collaborator, producer or directors could be sat right next to you
- BBC Producer Nichola Martin during her interview with Stephen Frears
- Experience that incredible atmosphere at the London Screenwriters’ Festival
- Get your photo on the Awards stage
- Workshopping a screenplay with professional actors and a director
- Get your books signed
- Simon Fitmaurice at LondonSWF
- Making script notes during the Actors Table Read
- The amazing team that brought us all the London Screenwriters’ Festival, onstage in the closing ceremony
- Our superhero staf are there to support you
- Cutting edge sessions that delegates want
- Prepping for the awards, co-host Helen Oakleigh and Producer Lisa Shelley
- Simon Fitmaurice at the British Screenwriters Awards
- Mix with extraordinary delegates
- Fight Club writer Jim Uhls at the Awards
- Mix with extraordinary delegates
- Each person you sit next to is someone with similar dreams, ambition and passion
- Chris Jones opens the British Screenwriters Awards
- PIlar Alessandra on the main stage with a capacity audience
- Simon Fitmaurice at the British Screenwriters Awards
- Chris Jones with the festival team, on stage for the festival close
- Main stage events draw the biggest crowds
- Packed out sessions with world class speakers
- The British Screenwriters Awards
- Network into the night during one of our three parties for speakers and delegates
- ‘Mission Impossible’ editor Eddie Hamilton sharing with delegates
- Script To Screen with ‘Line Of Duty’
- Pitch at the Great British PitchFest
- Superhero staff ready to serve your needs
- ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ writer Nicole Perlman
- The panel of judges at the Pitch Factor
- Jen Grisanti, Hollywood TV exec and guru shares story insight
- The British Screenwriters Awards
- The London Screenwriters’ Festival
- Ken Loach at the LondonSWF launch
- Lucy Rafetry, show riunner and Writers Room team leader
For three days, over 1,000 screenwriters, filmmakers, producers, practitioners, actors and executives congregate to share ideas, build powerful relationships, hear pitches and get a creative shot in the arm.
Most delegates report massive breakthroughs in their understanding of the business and craft, as well as huge acceleration toward their career goals. However, perhaps the most vital part of the festival is the inspiration and sense of belonging you will experience when you attend. Year on year, delegates report that the community at the festival is one of the main reasons they return.
The Main Events
During the three days of the festival there are around 130 structured seminars, lessons and workshops.
There are four separate strands so that at any one moment, you can choose from up to four different sessions.
You can see the schedule for this year, here (the schedule for 2021 will start to populate in the months before the festival). You can see an evolving list of the 2021 sessions, here.
You do not need to book a place for any of these sessions, they are all on a first come, first seated basis. Occasionally, some sessions are so popular, seating will run out. We will try and give you advance warning about these sessions so you can get there early if you want to attend.
Between sessions there are half hour breaks, with a ninety minute break for lunch. Onsite, there is breakfast, lunch and dinner available, plus drinks, tea and barista coffee. The breaks are a great opportunity to network with delegates and speakers.
In the evenings (Friday and Saturday of the festival) we host networking drinks which most delegates and many speakers attend. It’s a chance to unwind, consolidate old relationships and create new relationships.
Additionally, on the Thursday night before the official opening of the festival, there is a networking party where you can pick up your pass early.
Over half the delegates usually attend this Thursday event.
There is a floorplan of the venue (that will be updated before the festival), here.
We also film most sessions so you don’t miss out. These sessions form an ever growing library of world class seminars and workshops that are available to delegates only.
When you sign up you will get access to all past video sessions as well as the sessions from the festival for which you have purchased a pass.
You can watch a sample video, an ‘In conversation with William Nicholson’ the screenwriter of Gladiator, by clicking here.
Offers UK screenwriters more opportunities and inspiration over three days than BAFTA and BFI do in a year."
Nick Boocock, Screenwriter

The Speakers
Every year we have around 150 industry professionals who come and speak. In the past we have played host to the worlds biggest screenwriters, producers, agents and directors.
These industry experts have included…
- Matt Charman
(Writer – Bridge of Spies) - Ed Neumeier
(Writer, Producer – Robocop, Starship Troopers) - Jonathan Lynn
(Writer, Director – Yes Minister, My Cousin Vinny, The Whole Nine Yards) - Lynne Ramsay
(Writer, Director, Producer – Ratcatcher, We Need to Talk About Kevin) - Jeb Stuart
(Writer – Die Hard, The Fugitive) Paul Abbott
(Writer – Shameless, State of Play)- Christopher Vogler
(Story Consultant – ‘The Writer’s Journey’) - Scott Myers
(Writer, Educator – ‘Go Into The Story’) - Stephen Woolley
(Producer, Director – The Crying Game, Carol, Interview with the Vampire) - Bruce Robinson
(Writer – Withnail and I) - Steven Moffat
(Writer, Producer – Dr Who, Sherlock) Mark Gatiss
(Writer, Actor – Sherlock, League of Gentlemen)- Ken Loach
(Legend!) - Jim Uhls
(Writer – Fight Club) - W. Peter Ilif
(Writer – Point Break, Patriot Games) - Christopher McQuarrie
(Writer – Usual Suspects, Valkyrie, Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation) - Stephen Frears
(Director, Writer – The Grifters, The Queen, High Fidelity, Philomena) - Carl Gottlieb
(Writer – Jaws) - Nicole Perlman
(Writer – Guardians of the Galaxy) - Ol Parker
(Writer – The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel) - Duncan Heath
(Agent) - Joel Schumacher
(Director, Writer – The Lost Boys, The Client, Falling Down) - Ted Tally
(Writer – Silence Of The Lambs, Red Dragon, The Juror) - Lynda La Plante
(Writer – Prime Suspect, Above Suspicion) - Phil Redmond
(Creator of Brookside, Grange Hill and Hollyoaks) - William Nicholson
(Writer – Gladiator, Les Miserables, Shadowlands) - Charlie Brooker
(Writer – Black Mirror, A Touch Of Cloth) Joe Eszterhas
(Writer – Basic Instinct, Jagged Edge)- Mike Leigh
(Director, Writer – Secrets & Lies, Naked, Life Is Sweet) - David Hare
(Writer – The Reader, The Hours) - Dan Mazer
(Writer – Borat, Ali G) - Lisa Albert
(Writer, Producer – Mad Men) - Olivia Williams
(Actor – The Sixth Sense, An Education) Gurinder Chadha
(Writer, Director – Bend It Like Beckham)- Frank Spotnitz
(Writer, Producer – Hunted, The X-Files, Millenium) - Duncan Kenworthy
(Producer – Love Actually, Notting Hill, Four Weddings) - Edgar Wright
(Director, Writer – Tin Tin, Scott Pilgrim, Shaun of the Dead) - David Reynolds
(Pixar & Disney Staff Writer – Finding Nemo, Emperor’s New Groove, Mulan) - John August
(Writer – Dark Shadows, Big Fish, Charlie & The Chocolate Factory) Ian Brennan
(Creator – Glee!)- Ash Atalla
(Producer – The I.T. Crowd, The Office) - Robert Popper
(Writer, Producer – Friday Night Dinner, Look Around You) - Stephen Mangan
(Actor – Greenwing, Episodes) - Jessica Hynes
(Writer, Actor – Spaced) - Sally Phillips
(Actor, Writer – Smack The Pony, Miranda) - Griff Rhys Jones
(Writer, Performer – Not the 9 O’Clock News, Alas Smith & Jones)
Over 600 industry professionals have now presented at the LSF including execs and producers from the broadcasters, Hollywood studios, UK productions (large and small and everything in between).
Alongside the industry professionals, world-class screenwriting tutors and practitioners from the UK and Hollywood also attend, providing what are often the most widely attended sessions of the festival. They have included…
Pilar Alessandra (Pitching Expert)
- Christopher Vogler (Writers Journey)
- Scott Myers (The Black List)
- Karl Iglesias (Hollywood Script Expert)
- Jen Grisanti (Hollywood TV Expert)
- Linda Aronson (Non-Linear Expert)
- Julie Gray (Story Expert)
- Christopher Vogler (Hero’s Journey Expert)
- Linda Pogieter (Negotiation Expert)
- Luke Ryan (Producing Expert & Active Producer)
- Kate Leys (Script Expert & Active Script Editor)
There is an up-to-date list of speakers here (there will be around 150 by 4th September).
The variety of sessions means that no matter which genre or medium you want to write in, there will be something to suit you."
Beverly Sanford, Screenwriter

Additional Events
During the festival there are also separate events that are included as part of your ticket. You must apply for each of these events ahead of the festival and the process for application differs slightly for each.
The Great British Pitchfest!
Most popular of these additional initiatives is the Great British Pitchfest where you get the chance to pitch your projects to execs, producers, agents and filmmakers. Each delegate gets ONE ninety minute slot for the Pitchfest and the booking system goes live on 4th September.
These slots go fast so make sure you are available to book yours (we will email you about this closer to the time).
During your ninety-minute slot you can pitch as many execs as you can get to – there is a queuing system and the most popular execs will have the longest queues.
Thinking strategically could get you up to eight pitches with little or no waiting in line, or as few as three if you are late, don’t plan and make poor choices. Success in the pitching will be entirely up to your preparedness, and of course a killer idea.
You can see the 70 or so Pitch Execs attending the Pitchfest here (most will go online in the Summer).
You can read more about the Pitchfest, here.
I got my script requested by Film4 at the PitchFest!"
Jane Evans, Screenwriter

Other Workshops Include… The Advanced Mentoring Script Labs
The objective of the Labs is to assist writers who have a fully developed screenplay in a specific genre, to move their work to the next level.
There are six three hour Labs at the festival, covering a variety of disciplines and topics. Within each Lab there is space for up to six writers. Each year the labs are different.
Past Labs have included ‘Writing For Disney with Finding Nemo writer Dave Reynolds, Writing The Hollywood Thriller with Basic Instinct writer Joe Eszterhas, Writing Fantastical Universes with Guardians of the Galaxy co-writer Nicole Perlman, Writing Comedy Features with Borat writer Dan Mazer and Writing For Channel Four with former Channel Four Commissioner Gub Neal. Submissions open 26th July and close 8th August and we encourage the writers and expert leading each Lab, to connect and begin work before and after the festival.
Successful applicants are announced on 25th August. More here.
Joe Eszterhas is reading my script!"
Dee Chilton, Screenwriter, @DeeChilton

Other Workshops Include… The Actors Table Read
The Actors’ Table Read is an opportunity for you to get your screenplay workshopped by professional actors and a director. This has proven to be our most successful initiative to date with 99.8% positive feedback from the 200 people involved last year.
In 2021 we aim to have 144 slots available.
If you submit a script to the process and you are selected, you will attend a one hour session where you, the director and the actors will work on one sequence (between 3 and five pages) of your script.
These are closed sessions and they run throughout all three days of the festival. Submissions open on 31st May and close 23rd July. Successful applicants will be announced on 20th August
More here, including a short behind the scenes video.
You can see the actors and directors who will work on your scripts, here.
The Table Read and the pitching were wonderful and will always be a draw for me."
Stephan Burn, Screenwriter

Other Workshops Include… Script Chat
After each session, speakers are invited to meet delegates in roundtable sessions that we call ‘Script Chats’.
These informal and intimate chats can often run for an hour or more. It’s our way of giving direct access to specific experts so that if you want to, you can take the conversation to the next level. We have found that even the biggest names are happy to spend time coaching and sharing in Script Chats.
You do not need to book a place at a script chat, just turn up. Sessions that are followed by a script chat will marked accordingly on the schedule. More here.
I then sat at a small table with Stephen fricking Frears and chatted with him. I chatted with Stephen Frears!"
Lisa McMullin, Screenwriter

Other Workshops Include… The Script Surgery
Submit a two-page outline and the first ten pages of your script and we will offer expert feedback in a fifty-minute, one-on-one session.
The booking system for Script Reading goes live on 22nd July. You can choose your slot when the sessions go live (last year all slots went in the first hour). If you get a slot, one of our readers will connect with you before the festival.
On the day and time of your booking, go to your appointment with a print out of your outline and first ten pages of script, and you will be met by your script doctor. At any one time, six script doctors are in session and we aim to offer help on around 100 projects. More here.
You can read up about the team of script doctors here.
We also operate a drop-in desk over the three days of the festival. So if you want to just rock up with your script, get some feedback or ask for career advice, head over to the Script Surgery and book yourself a slot in one of the drop in sessions.
The LSF has opened my eyes to new ways I can make my writing sparkle and has provided me with amazing opportunities."
Jacob Mulgrew, Screenwriter

Other Workshops Include… The Legal Clinic
Do you have legal issues you need a lawyer to help you with? All delegates at the festival have the option to apply for the legal clinic that is run by Blue Pencil Media.
You can ask any question you like and their legal team will do their best to answer your concerns. More here.
LSF is a haven for meeting other writers and getting useful insight from established peers."
Annas Eskander, Screenwriter

Other Workshops Include… Meet The Experts
Get a full half hour with seasoned film producers, distributors and executives.
Have your project grilled by a team of heavyweights. Meet The Experts is not for the faint-hearted and you can be certain of a very tough conversation. Think Dragons Den but for writers concepts and projects. More here.
Lots of great sessions and variety, and I’ve made new friends. I was particularly inspired by Christopher Hampton’s interview."
Bryony Quigley, Screenwriter

Other Workshops Include… The Elevator Pitch
Feel the fear and do it anyway! The idea is simple… the elevator doors open, you step inside, only to find yourself alone with a top executive… You have 90 seconds to get them to accept your business card!
The elevator pitch will take place several times throughout the festival and always during breaks so you never need to miss a session. No booking needed, it’s first come first served. More here.
The Elevator Pitch was the best shot of adrenaline I’ve had in years – the perfect legal high."
Diana Rampton, Writer, Filmmaker

Other Workshops Include… Script to Screen LIVE
Read the script, watch the film or TV show, then meet the writers, filmmakers, producers at the festival. This is a rare opportunity to get access to the script that was taken to set, then follow it through the journey of production, examining changes which can be discussed during the session at the festival.
In the past we have run these fantastically insightful and entertaining screenings with Jim Uhls and Fight Club, W. Peter Iliff and Point Break, Carl Gottlieb and Jaws, Joel Schumacher and The Lost Boys, Joe Eazterhas and Basic Instinct, Ted Tally and Silence Of The Lambs and Dave Reynolds and Finding Nemo.
I cannot tell you how invaluable the Actors' Table Read was for me – and from feedback I've heard, for other writers too."
Sylvia-Anne Parker, Screenwriter

Other Workshops Include… Speed Networking
It’s tough to work an entire room at one event, there are just too many people to meet. The answer for us is our new organised Speed Networking. In just 50 minutes, you will meet 20 to 30 new people; then you can choose to continue the conversation later at the party, with the people who you feel you have the deepest connection or shared interests.
Additional Workshops
During the festival and within the main sessions there will be many ‘interactive’ workshops too, where you may be invited to submit a script for editing, or to read a script in preparation for a special ‘script to screen’ session, such as the one with Joe Eszterhas and Basic Instinct that we ran in 2013 or Silence Of The Lambs with Ted Tally in 2015.
These sessions will come online around four weeks prior to the festival and we will send you emails about them as and when they lock down.
Getting Your Pass
You can sign up now and get your pass HERE. Passes cost £348.
We no longer offer refunds or ‘rollovers’ if you cannot attend. This is the impact of Covid-19. You can convert your pass to ‘credit’ for other events, or sell it or transfer it to another person. Bottom line, if you have a problem, connect with us and we will do our best to help.
One pass will get you full access to the festival. Last year we sold out nearly one month before the festival, so don’t wait to get yours.
You will need a pass BEFORE you can book any of the additional sessions such at the PitchFest, Labs or Actors Table Read.
Many delegates miss out on great stuff because they don’t plan their festival ahead of time. Read the emails we send and act on submissions and deadlines.
You will be sent a special delegate guidebook (PDF link via email) which you should print out and read.
This will give you an overview of the whole event and offer additional detail where needed. This book will be updated two wees before the festival and should be re-downloaded and printed out at that time. We will email you about this update when it becomes available. At the festival we will also give you a printed copy.
Again, many delegates skip printing and reading this document and subsequently miss out on many terrific initiatives simply because they did not know about them until deadlines passed. Spend fifteen minutes sooner rather than later, getting to grips with everything on offer.
When you arrive at the Festival you will be able to collect your Festival pass from registration. Without your pass you will not be allowed entry into the events, so please don’t lose it.
You can collect your pass on the Thursday Night Networking party on the 9th September (evening), or on the Friday morning of the festival. We advise getting to the venue early as there may be bottle necks for the first hour or so.
Registration will stay open during the festival in case you cannot make Friday morning.
Festival Week
In the three days running up to the festival (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday) we run a series of one day masterclasses.
We have designed these to be as useful as possible for delegates, especially those traveling from great distances. They are competitively priced at £48.50 per day (for LSF delegates).
You can get more information on Festival Week, here.
To be all schmaltzy about it, ‘it feels like coming home’."
Charlotte Thompson, Screenwriter

## Important Operational Emails ##
Once signed up, we will email you regularly with updates when needed. We will always do this with a header using hashtags. An example email header might be…
## PitchFest Booking System, Goes Live on Saturday ##
This would signify this is an operational email from us that you should read and not leave till the end of the week or delete as spam. We do send a lot of these emails as we don’t want you to miss out on the good stuff.
The feedback from those I pitched to was priceless."
Bianca Rowena, Screenwriter

Dates and Deadlines
There is a list of current dates and deadlines on the website, here.
If these deadlines change, we will let you know via email and update the page accordingly.
Dates WILL CHANGE, it’s inevitable. So again, please check the emails we send you.
Last year, I met Sophia Tamaro at LSF and we just shot a film starring Rebecca Root (The Sisters Brothers) and have written a feature selected as a finalist in the New Orleans film festival!"
Jo Fox, Writer, Filmmaker

World-Class Support Team
We pride ourselves on having the best support team possible. Each and every one of them will help deliver the most extraordinary experience for you at the festival.
You will also find that like you, most of them are also writers who have chosen to support you and your career. They are officially the superheros of the festival.
The speakers were amazing; how Talent Campus got them is beyond me // 500 stars (out of 5)"
Luke Graves, Screenwriter, Filmmaker

Feedback
Want more convincing? We have a ton of feedback from both delegates AND speakers (and execs) that you can read, here.
We get feedback to help share the awesome experience of the festival with others, as well as getting insight into how we can improve even more year on year.
Below is just one random quote…
Dave Reynold’s Script Lab was a career highlight for me. He threw himself into my screenplay and built on it with ideas and advice only someone of his experience could offer."
Nathan Russell-Raby, Screenwriter

Join the Movement
People come to their first LondonSWF for the sessions and the speakers. People return for the feeling of belonging and the other delegates. The festival is like an annual family gathering, a tribe if you like, of people who get who you are, and you get who they are. We are not alone, and as a community, we are a movement.
This sense of belonging is repeatedly reported as the single most important aspect of the festival.
The speakers were amazing; how Talent Campus got them is beyond me // 500 stars (out of 5)"
Luke Graves, Screenwriter, Filmmaker

Whoahhhh! There’s a lot going on!
Yes, there is and that’s what is SO awesome about the festival. We have lovely staff who will answer your questions, as will the veteran delegates who offer so much too. Getting the most from the festival is all about getting prepared and then letting yourself go, allowing the experience to take a hold of you.
- 81% of our delegates give the event 5 stars
- 99% said they would recommend it.
- 99% also say that it is value for money.
Get your pass here.
Or sign up for updates with the email sign up below.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Chris Jones
Creative Director
www.LondonSWF.com