Studio21, the C21-backed fresh talent development producer, has announced the 22-strong shortlist of projects bidding for a £10,000 development prize through its annual Drama Series Script Competition.
The seventh edition of the Studio21 Drama Series Script Competition (#studio21scriptcomp) attracted more than 250 entries from some of the world’s most exciting emerging writers.
The 22 shortlisted projects are:
606 by Irshad Ashraf
Bags and Bodies by Sarah Agha
Barasat by Mrinalini Basu
Blood on the Tapes by Charlie Fink
Devil’s Playground by Scott Mather
Greek for Beginners by Katey Michaeledes
Jake and Joy Journey by Caitlin FitzGerald
Love LA by Susan Moore
Mülltown by Rodrigo Mella and Gem Shekerzade
Off Grid by Julie Mayhew
Perpetuity by Savina Kanagasabay
Persia by Julia Hartley
Republic of Maryland by Jamie Noel
Shattered Faces by Ariane Hahusseau
Spinner and Marie by Joanne Thomson
The Change by Helen Parkinson
The Elixir by Daniel Dowling
The Island by Ella Jones and Rob Thurman
The Frost Fair by Gini Woodward
Uninvited Guests by Kit Brookman
Winging It by Neil Crittenden
Wish No Evil by Lucy Foster
Six finalists will be selected from the shortlist to pitch their projects at Content London.
The winning writer will receive £10,000 from Studio21 to option the project and acquire the script. Studio21 will further develop the project in association with the writer to take out internationally.
Previous winners now have their shows in development with leading producers and the raft of new writers and projects taken under the Studio21 wing is commanding the attention of coproducers and commissioners worldwide.
The six finalists will be announced on November 1, 2021.
The Studio21 Drama Series Script Competition is produced in association with C21Media, Content London and Script Angel.
