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The Script Factory News pages are devoted to film industry news that we think will be of interest to writers: competitions; screenings; prize-winners; calls for scripts. If you think we are missing a crucial bit of news, let us know by emailing briony@scriptfactory.co.uk.
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Script Factory international
Tue, 31 Aug 2010
We’re busy getting our visas in order ready for an Autumn of international travel with visits to Sweden and Australia coming up where we’ll be offering our unique brand of development training to two very different groups of filmmakers.
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Screenwriters…. On screenwriting
Wed, 4 Aug 2010
We’re delighted to be joining our colleagues at BAFTA and the BFI as Media Partner for a brilliant new series coming up in September. Profiling the art of screenwriting through a fantastic selection of live events, the Screenwriters’ Lectures series pulls together some of the starriest screenwriters working today, including Simon Slumdog Beaufoy, Sir David The Hours Hare and Aline Brosh McKenna, responsible for The Devil Wears Prada. It goes significantly beyond simple ‘career chat’, by offering unique presentations, lectures and interviews from the best in the business. Recognising this as the perfect place to get inspired about your own work, we’re excited to be able to invite a selection of our Members as well as our She Writes participants to be our guests at each event, but we’ve set aside a pair of tickets to every event for one lucky reader to win if you’re not (yet!) in either category.
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Find us on Facebook & Twitter
Wed, 4 Aug 2010
Finally, we’ve decided to accept that we live in a modern world so we’ll be casting aside our parchment and quill for a short time in order to embrace the delights of Facebook & Twitter. Please Like Us & Follow Us in order to keep up to date with everything we have going on. That way you won't miss out on events, new training ideas, and things we think you might be interested in AND you'll get the chance to win tickets to events run by us and our partners.
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Development Scheme Deadline one month away!
Thu, 29 Jul 2010
Would you be interested in getting a year-long support programme for you and your screenplay? Add in a £1,000 Bursary? How about a guaranteed meeting with BBC Films at the end of the year? Oh - and would you like to have a private lunch with screenwriter Peter Morgan along the way? Yes? Then The Script Factory's Development Scheme may well be just what you're looking for.
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Diamond geezer at BAFTA
Mon, 26 Jul 2010
Here's a chance to win a pair of tickets to attend an event that our partners over at BAFTA are staging this coming weekend which celebrates the work of the legendary Brit director Guy Hamilton. Hamilton is a brilliant actioner whose career began in the 40s as AD on The Third Man and The African Queen before he found his heart belonged to Bond, directing classic Bonds including Diamonds are Forever and Live and Let Die. Selected Script Factory Members can attend as our guests, but if you’re not a member you don’t have to miss out – read on to win tickets.
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Are you a TV Writer working in the Irish Language?
Tue, 20 Jul 2010
We’re delighted to be joining new partners, Irish language broadcaster TG4 together with Northern Ireland Screen's Irish Language Broadcast Fund & BBC NI, in helping to stage a new Scriptwriting Development scheme for new or experienced Irish language writers starting this Autumn. There are up to six places available to Irish speaking writers interested in writing drama for television who will take part in a training scheme over a 6-month period featuring workshops and mentoring from key industry professionals.
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