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Development Scheme DEADLINE
Tue 31 August 2010
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Frank Cottrell Boyce describes how 'Failure is Your Friend' at Serious 2010
Are you interested in a year-long support programme for you and your screenplay; a £1,000 Bursary Award; a guaranteed meeting with BBC FILMS; and a private lunch with Peter Morgan? Yes? Then the Serious Screenwriting Development Programme may well be just what you're looking for.
A major add-on to our Serious Screenwriting 2-day event, staged in partnership with BAFTA in June this year, the associated Development Scheme is designed to show just how seriously we are committed to your screenwriting career.
We are looking for just one writer (or co-writing team) with a great idea, the talent to write, and a commitment to spending the next twelve months developing a feature film project. 
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Have a private lunch with Peter Morgan - Development Scheme 2010 The selected writer/s will be invited to work closely with The Script Factory's own development team through at least two further drafts of the script and will enjoy FREE attendance on selected Script Factory training programmes during the development period. They will finish the year with a guaranteed meeting with Joe Oppenheimer, BBC Films' Development Exec.
To give you a little extra boost, the lucky recipient of this prize will also enjoy a private lunch with BAFTA-winning, Oscar-nominated screenwriter Peter Morgan (The Queen, Frost/Nixon) at a top London restaurant, getting a chance to pick his brains for those award-winning tips.
And, if that's not enough...
This year we've decided to give a little extra help to the writer/s we select for the Serious Screenwriting Development Scheme by offering a £1000 bursary in addition to the training, development, exclusive lunch and meeting set up. This is intended to help with the cost of travel to training programmes, screenwriting software, research materials, childcare, hob-nobs and a decent coffee machine or whatever else you need to help you work seriously hard on your screenplay for this year.
Download the full Terms and Conditions here
All Serious Screenwriting 2010 participants are invited to apply for the Scheme now. In addition, as Serious Screenwriting 2010 took place during school half term holiday we realise that it was difficult for some with school-age children to attend. With this is mind if you were unable to be part of Serious Screenwriting 2010, you can still be apply for the Serious Screenwriting Development Scheme by paying a small application fee.
FEES
Development Scheme application if you attended Serious Screenwriting: FREE
Non-attendees full fee: £35
Non-attendee Script Factory & BAFTA Members fee: £25
Please read the full Terms and Conditions here
Application Deadline - 5pm Tuesday 31 August 2010.
Serious Screenwriting returns Summer 2011
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Simon Beaufoy shows off his Oscar at Serious Screenwriting 2009Our 2-day screenwriting forum containing training sessions, industry opportunities and the highest profile guest speakers, will return to BAFTA in Summer 2011. In its last three outings Serious Screenwriting has included masterclasses from Simon Beaufoy, Peter Morgan, and Bond writers Neal Purvis & Robert Wade; exclusive training from Frank Cottrell Boyce; a host of profile guest speakers; and a packed range of buzzword topics under discussion. You can see what we got up to in summer 2010 here. To make sure you don't miss out when Serious Screenwriting comes around again next year, join our mailing list here.
