Sessions LondonSWF 2024

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.

 
 
 

The Script Chats were open, informative and leisurely."

Rebecca Handley, Screenwriter

Rebecca Handley, Screenwriter

Consults

Advanced Mentoring at the Script Labs

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.

The Actors' Table Read was a deeply moving experience for me. The London Screenwriters' Festival is an unmissable opportunity to improve your work."

Susan Glen, Screenwriter

Susan Glen, Screenwriter

Sessions To Be Confirmed

Darwin D06 Friday 10:30am

Darwin D06 Friday 10:30am

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Darwin D06 Friday 2:00pm

Darwin D06 Friday 2:00pm

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Darwin D06 Friday 3:30pm

Darwin D06 Friday 3:30pm

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Darwin D06 Friday 5:00pm

Darwin D06 Friday 5:00pm

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Darwin D06 Friday 6:30pm

Darwin D06 Friday 6:30pm

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Darwin D06 Saturday 10:30am

Darwin D06 Saturday 10:30am

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Darwin D06 Saturday 2.00pm

Darwin D06 Saturday 2.00pm

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Darwin D06 Saturday 3.30pm

Darwin D06 Saturday 3.30pm

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Darwin D06 Saturday 3:30pm

Darwin D06 Saturday 3:30pm

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Darwin D06 Saturday 5pm

Darwin D06 Saturday 5pm

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Darwin D06 Saturday 6:30pm

Darwin D06 Saturday 6:30pm

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Darwin D06 Sunday 10:30am

Darwin D06 Sunday 10:30am

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Darwin D06 Sunday 2.00pm

Darwin D06 Sunday 2.00pm

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Darwin D06 Sunday 3.30pm

Darwin D06 Sunday 3.30pm

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Final Draft Hall Friday 10:45am

Final Draft Hall Friday 10:45am

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Final Draft Hall Friday 2pm

Final Draft Hall Friday 2pm

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Final Draft Hall Friday 3.30pm

Final Draft Hall Friday 3.30pm

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Final Draft Hall Friday 5pm

Final Draft Hall Friday 5pm

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Final Draft Hall Friday 5pm

Final Draft Hall Friday 5pm

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Final Draft Hall Saturday 10:30am

Final Draft Hall Saturday 10:30am

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Final Draft Hall Saturday 2pm

Final Draft Hall Saturday 2pm

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Final Draft Hall Saturday 3.30pm

Final Draft Hall Saturday 3.30pm

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Final Draft Hall Saturday 5pm

Final Draft Hall Saturday 5pm

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Final Draft Hall Saturday 6.30pm

Final Draft Hall Saturday 6.30pm

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Final Draft Hall Saturday 9am

Final Draft Hall Saturday 9am

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Final Draft Hall Sunday 10:30am

Final Draft Hall Sunday 10:30am

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Final Draft Hall Sunday 2pm

Final Draft Hall Sunday 2pm

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Final Draft Hall Sunday 3.30pm

Final Draft Hall Sunday 3.30pm

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Final Draft Hall Sunday 9am

Final Draft Hall Sunday 9am

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Script Angel Cinema Friday 10:30am

Script Angel Cinema Friday 10:30am

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Script Angel Cinema Friday 2:00pm

Script Angel Cinema Friday 2:00pm

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Script Angel Cinema Friday 3:30pm

Script Angel Cinema Friday 3:30pm

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Script Angel Cinema Friday 5pm

Script Angel Cinema Friday 5pm

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Script Angel Cinema Saturday 2pm

Script Angel Cinema Saturday 2pm

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Script Angel Cinema Saturday 3:30pm

Script Angel Cinema Saturday 3:30pm

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Script Angel Cinema Saturday 5pm

Script Angel Cinema Saturday 5pm

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Script Angel Cinema Saturday 6:30pm

Script Angel Cinema Saturday 6:30pm

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Script Angel Cinema Sunday 10:30am

Script Angel Cinema Sunday 10:30am

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Script Angel Cinema Sunday 2pm

Script Angel Cinema Sunday 2pm

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Script Angel Cinema Sunday 3:30pm

Script Angel Cinema Sunday 3:30pm

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Tuke Cinema Saturday 10:30am

Tuke Cinema Saturday 10:30am

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Tuke Hall Friday 10:30am

Tuke Hall Friday 10:30am

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Tuke Hall Friday 2pm

Tuke Hall Friday 2pm

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Tuke Hall Friday 3:30pm

Tuke Hall Friday 3:30pm

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Tuke Hall Friday 5pm

Tuke Hall Friday 5pm

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Tuke Hall Friday 6:30pm

Tuke Hall Friday 6:30pm

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Tuke Hall Saturday 10:30am

Tuke Hall Saturday 10:30am

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Tuke Hall Saturday 2pm

Tuke Hall Saturday 2pm

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Tuke Hall Saturday 3:30pm

Tuke Hall Saturday 3:30pm

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Tuke Hall Saturday 5pm

Tuke Hall Saturday 5pm

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Tuke Hall Saturday 9am

Tuke Hall Saturday 9am

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Tuke Hall Sunday 10:30am

Tuke Hall Sunday 10:30am

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Tuke Hall Sunday 2pm

Tuke Hall Sunday 2pm

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Tuke Hall Sunday 3:30pm

Tuke Hall Sunday 3:30pm

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Tuke Hall Sunday 9am

Tuke Hall Sunday 9am

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An agent from Curtis Brown told me I was exactly the type of writer she was looking for and she wanted to read my work."

Amy Hawes

Amy Hawes

Screenwriting Talent Fast Track

I have had two script requests and a meeting with a producer, and NONE of this would have happened if it wasn't for you and your team."

Ndidi Spencer, Writer/Director

Ndidi Spencer, Writer/Director

Open & Close

Festival Opening with Chris Jones

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.

I met a huge number of people who were not only great writers but great company, and I'm looking forward to staying in touch with them."

Billy Steel, Screenwriter

Billy Steel, Screenwriter

Awaiting Re-Schedule Confirmation

200 Hours of TV: Writing Award-Winning Content

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Jeremy Caine, Screenwriter