Writing Competition Good Practice Guide from Writers’ Guild
At Script Angel we’ve long been supporters of the best writing competitions, screenwriting contests, labs and schemes – those that help to discover, develop and give a platform to new voices and emerging screenwriting talent. Nearly a decade ago Script Angel started to curate a list of the best screenwriting contests and script competitions around. […]
Script Editors And Writers: An Overview
What are script editors and how can they help writers? Guest post by Karol Griffiths Being a writer is a mercurial existence – the highs are exciting and joyful – the lows filled with disappointment, sleepless nights and utter frustration. BUT when the process succeeds, it is undoubtedly one of the most satisfying roles in […]
Studio21 Script Competition Opens for Entries
The seventh edition of The Studio21 Drama Series Script Competition (formerly the C21 Drama Series Script Competition) has opened for entries, and Script Angel is delighted to be a partner once again on this fantastic opportunity for new and emerging television screenwriters. #studio21scriptcomp The competition is looking for a pilot script for an original international […]
Alumni Success – Kerry Drumm series premieres at SeriesFest
The lineup for the prestigious SeriesFest has just been announced, and in competition in the Digital Shorts Series Competition for Drama is the world premiere of INCOMING: Words of War written and directed by Script Angel coaching alumni Kerry Drumm. Filmed during lockdown at the end of 2020, INCOMING: Words of War marks Kerry’s debut as a […]
Sky Comedy partners with the REP for New Writing Scheme
The REP are partnering with Sky Studios for a new writing scheme, SKY Comedy REP, which will discover new comedy writing talent from across the UK. Focused on developing new comedy writing talent, particularly from communities traditionally underrepresented in the arts, nine writers will be selected to develop a one-act stage play. All the […]
Alumni success – Tania Lacy show at Brighton Fringe Festival
Congratulations to Script Angel coaching alumni Tania Lacy whose one-woman show ‘Catch A Falling Star’ is currently enjoying a successful run at the Brighton Fringe Festival. In the early 90s, Australian comedian Tania Lacy was so famous she couldn’t walk down the street without being mobbed. Dubbed the ‘enfant terrible’ of Aussie TV, […]
Alumni success – Miranda Walker wins BBC original commission
Screenwriter and Script Angel coaching alumni Miranda Walker has won a prestigious BBC commission for her comedy-drama monologues as part of the Culture in Quarantine initiative. Miranda is one of twelve D/deaf, neurodivergent and disabled professional artists based in England, Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland who have been commissioned to produce new film and audio […]
Screenwriting Success – Delphine Bergsma on Breaking In
Script Angel client Delphine Bergsma was recently commissioned to write on a brand-new original television drama series. Having already had several of her own projects optioned and a number of other commissions in the pipeline, Script Angel founder Hayley McKenzie sat down with Delphine to find out about her journey to screenwriting success. Congratulations on […]
BAFTA Film Award Winners 2021
‘Nomadland’ (Writer/Director Chloé Zhao) and ‘Promising Young Woman’ (Writer/Director Emerald Fennell) won big at the BAFTA Film Awards 2021. Below are the full list of this year’s nominees and winners. BEST FILM THE FATHER Philippe Carcassonne, Jean-Louis Livi, David Parfitt THE MAURITANIAN Adam Ackland, Leah Clarke, Beatriz Levin, Lloyd Levin WINNER – NOMADLAND Mollye […]