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Gwyneth Paltrow joins The Script Factory as SCENE Patron
New Script Factory patron, Gwyneth Paltrow
Thu, 7 Oct 2004
It’s almost here!
The Script Factory's annual flagship mini-festival, SCENE at The Times bfi London Film Festival comes back to Soho in just a few short weeks from 27-30 October 2004. Once again, some of the world’s key filmmakers will be joining us to talk about their own work and the process of filmmaking, but this year, we also have one very special new supporter. We are thrilled to announce that Gwyneth Paltrow is the first ever Script Factory SCENE Patron.
Obviously celebrated as one of the world’s biggest film superstars, Gwyneth isn't just an exceptional actor but has a track record of picking the films that have strong scripts from some of the great screenwriters and directors (from Anthony Minghella and John Madden to Neil LaBute, Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson). On her decision to lend her support to The Script Factory, Gwyneth said today:
"From my experience in film there is no truer adage than, 'It's very hard to make a good movie from a bad script'. My support for The Script Factory comes from my deep desire for more great screenplays."
During SCENE, we'll continue The Script Factory's constant mission to champion all things 'screenwriting', by taking a closer look at writing and a number of related areas. We'll be examining the challenges of writing good dialogue and comedy, and taking a closer look at director/writer relationships. We’ll also use a number of case studies to profile a variety of different writing methods and styles, from a Russian take on the road movie to an edgy German-Turkish slant on the modern love story. Along the way, we’ll with have more than a little help from our friends: 
Mike Leigh on setDanny Boyle, Frank Cottrell Boyce, Annette K Olesen, Roger Michell, Julian Fellowes, Joe Penhall, Stewart Till, Mike Figgis, Mike Leigh, Zach Braff, Joshua Marston, Margaret Atwood and that’s just the beginning…
SCENE also has a new home this year at the Curzon Soho in London's West End. With the LFF’s own Industry Screenings also taking place there, the Curzon will be a new hub for the Industry at the Festival. Expect to meet filmmakers and delegates from all over the world – the perfect reason to stick around for a drink after a SCENE session!
A digest of the full programme is here now, and we’ll be adding more information, links and pictures for each session over the next few days. We want the website to be a resource for you this SCENE, so stay tuned! To see the programme so far click here now.
SCENE Tickets are on sale NOW to Script Factory Members only - with the remaining tickets going on sale to everyone else from Tuesday 12 October. If you would like to become a member and get access to SCENE tickets now (and to be sure of priority booking and discounts throughout the year), click here.
Wait, though… there's more. Look away now if you don’t want to eat, sleep and breathe screenwriting at SCENE this autumn.
We knew you would keep reading! For a dusk-till-dawn 4-days of screenwriting, and the chance to totally saturate your brain with writing tips and points of inspiration, don’t forget The Bigger Picture. A brand new training programme and a major part of SCENE, spread over three mornings. The Bigger Picture explores the construction of scripts, from managing the relationship between audience and character, to defining story conflict, and it’s designed to help screenwriters, producers and developers over three intensive sessions (and who knows, this could just inspire you to get your script into shape so that it catches SCENE Patron Gwyneth’s attention some day! Find out more about The Bigger Picture.