Nick Mohammed and David Schwimmer – Screenwriter Interview
David Schwimmer and Nick Mohammed, stars and creator of Intelligence (Sky) talked to Boyd Hilton for the RTS about how the show was created and made. Created by Nick Mohammed, Intelligence is a workplace comedy set in the UK’s GCHQ—a kind of weedier, geekier version of MI5, where they tackle international and domestic Cyber Crime […]
New hires join Script Angel coaching team
The UK-based screenwriter talent development company has welcomed three experienced script development professionals to its coaching team. Script Angel’s coaching team is excited to welcome Phil Mulryne, Sarah Dempster and Rachel Hall to work with its growing list of emerging screenwriting talent. Before joining Script Angel, Phil Mulryne script edited on Hugo Blick’s acclaimed Black […]
The Writers Lab opens in UK and Ireland
The Writers Lab, the first program of its kind devoted exclusively to script development for woman-identifying writers over 40, in partnership with Untamed Stories, joins forces with Cate Blanchett’s Dirty Films, in association with Birds’ Eye View, to bring its pioneering Lab to the UK and Ireland. Submissions are open APRIL 1 – 20 TWL […]
Screenwriter Interview – Moira Buffini
Screenwriter interview with Moira Buffini (‘Harlots’, ‘Tamara Drewe’, ‘Handbagged’), talking with Alistair Owen and the Writers Guild of Great Britain about adapting John Preston’s book ‘The Dig’ for the screen. The film, starring Carey Mulligan, Ralph Fiennes and Lily James, tells the story of a British widow who on the eve of World War II […]
Content London gets real for 2021
C21Media has confirmed Content London will return as a real-life event between November 29 and December 2, bringing the global drama, formats, factual and kids communities back together over three days at the end of 2021. The two-venue event will host the market-leading International Drama Summit, the Formats & Factual Forum and Kids Content […]
Golden Globes winners 2021
‘Nomadland’ was the big winner at the 2021 Golden Globes, picking up the award for Best Motion Picture – Drama, and Best Director – Motion Picture for its director Chloé Zhao. Best Television Series – Drama went to ‘The Crown’ and the Best Screenplay – Motion Picture award went to Aaron Sorkin for ‘The Trial […]
Screenwriting Podcasts
If you want to enhance your understanding of the craft and business of screenwriting and love listening to podcasts, here’s our round up of the best screenwriting podcasts out there. Script Notes with John August and Craig Mazin Each week, professional screenwriters John August and Craig Mazin discuss screenwriting and things that are interesting […]
Russell T Davies – Screenwriter Interview
Multi-award-winning screenwriter and producer Russell T Davies talked to the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain about writing his new Channel 4 drama series, ‘It’s A Sin’, a dramatisation of the 1980s HIV/AIDS crisis. Here are highlights of the interview with Russell at the online WGGB event hosted by Nicholas McInerny, which took place just after […]
Screenwriting Deadlines
If you’re looking back on last year and wishing you’d got more writing done, we’re here to help you turn the next twelve months into the year you step it up, and setting screenwriting deadlines is the key. Here are our top tips on setting screenwriting deadlines that help you get more (and better) writing […]