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E-BULLETIN: October 2011

Welcome to the Writers' Factory's E-Bulletin for October 2011.

These monthly bulletins contain information about future Writers' Factory courses as well as information relevant to screen writers across the UK and internationally. The Writers' Factory E-Bulletin is divided into three sections: Factory News, Opportunities and Events.

We would appreciate any feedback you have on our
E-bulletin and if you have any information that you would like circulated to our subscribers, please email this to info@writersfactory.co.uk by the end of the first week of each month.

Events
360 Narratives: Challenge, Collaborate, Create - Call for Writers Across Forms
Cafe Flicker - Call for Submissions
Screenwriting Course with Screenwriting Goldmine
Write Camera Action
Face 2 Face with Stephen Butchard
Syd Field Mastering the Craft of Screenwriting
How to Write and Pitch TV Drama  
Stories for Screen - From Fag Packet to Film Festival
Screenwriter's Diploma
Euroscript - Screenwriting Courses and Events
Read more

Factory News

Writers' Factory Introduction to Screenwriting
Edinburgh Skillset Screen & Media Academy
Location: Edinburgh, UK
Dates: 22 September 2011 - 8 March 2012

The course takes place over 22 weeks and encourages you to explore more fully your storytelling instincts, study the craft of screenwriting, workshop with your peers, and develop and write a commercial ten-minute film.

It’s delivered by multi-award winning Edinburgh-based film and television producer, screenwriter and experienced Writers’ Factory lecturer, Nigel R. Smith.

http://bit.ly/mXhU7z

This course is heavily workshop based and includes new thinking on the craft, particularly relating to the central importance of genre and theme. You will move from idea to completed rough draft within a supportive developmental environment. 

You must have taken Writers’ Factory Screenwriting courses or have a postgraduate qualification in screenwriting.

The course is delivered by multi-award winning Edinburgh-based film and television producer, screenwriter and experienced Writers’ Factory lecturer, Nigel R. Smith.

http://bit.ly/qsUPB7

The Writers’ Factory courses have been highly successful in developing screenwriters, many of whom have gone on to produce short film scripts or pursue their interest in writing at Film School. All courses are screen-industry approved and are delivered by experienced screen industry professionals.  Courses offered through the programme include:

Introduction to Screenwriting Express
Run over 2 weekends, this course is designed to help students explore storytelling instincts and the craft of screenwriting and offers the opportunity to develop and write a commercial ten minute film. 

Introduction to Screenwriting
Delivered over 22 weeks, this course is designed to help students develop a range of skills and critical facilities in the field of screenwriting and offers them the opportunity to develop and write a short screenplay.

Feature Film Course
Delivered over 22 weeks, this course is designed to help emerging screenwriters to develop a range of skills in the field of feature film writing and offers them the opportunity to write a feature length screenplay. 

*You must have completed the Introduction To Screenwriting course or have a relevant qualification in order to participate on this course.

Training for Trainers
These courses are open to experienced screenwriters, script consultants and development producers who would like to run courses training emerging writing talent.

Visit www.writersfactory.co.uk for details on current courses

Opportunities

So you've got a great idea - a sculpture, an installation, a painting, a play, a book, a screenplay or maybe something else - but you need a little money to take your idea from blank page to reality.

Arts Trust of Scotland are here to help. They arrange grants and funding for all kinds of arts projects. 

http://bit.ly/qWU9ZO

Spread the Word is offering the chance for writers on a low income to receive valuable feedback on their work from the Literary Consultancy for free.

http://bit.ly/rdOQsH

If you are a young emerging screenwriter aged between 18 and 30, and you would like to attend masterclasses from some of the biggest names in British film - and then report back to IdeasMag – apply now. 

http://bit.ly/oU0vAZ

Channel 4 will again be running the screenwriting course for drama, running from January to June 2012. They are looking for 12 talented, original and diverse writers who currently have no broadcast credit but wish to write for television drama.

The course will give you a chance to write, over a 5 month period, your own 1 hour pilot script for an original series or serial, working with an experienced script editor. 

http://bbc.in/nW7giY

If you want to write television, film or even a novel,  this competition is not for you. If you are still reading, then you might be what the Immersive Writing Lab is looking for. Can you create a storyworld - a world that the characters, story and most importantly the audience can get lost in?

The winning writer will have their storyworld  developed, with an initial £6,000 development fund.  

http://bbc.in/q5OCZQ

Are you the next Debbie Horsfield or Paul Abbott? This development opportunity is for student/recent graduate drama writers.

BBC Writersroom would like to invite students from all departments at each of the BBC North Developing Talent partner organisations to submit their TV drama scripts, to be read and considered by their team of professional readers.

http://bbc.in/rtHX24

Production company Squarebox Yellow - with access to funding and distribution - are searching for their next project. If you have a feature length script you are looking to get produced then please get in touch with them on mara@makingugly.com

http://bit.ly/gPOsz4

Events

360 Narratives - Call for Writers Across Forms
360 Narratives, in association with Playwrights' Studio, Scotland
Location: Stirling, Scotland
Date: 19 November 2011

360 Narratives - a safe haven for professional writers to explore other forms of writing. Be challenged, collaborate and create new ideas and projects with your peers.

Working in teams, writers from different fields will collaborate to develop ideas and projects reproducible in two or more forms e.g. a book and a film, a game and a comic, a children’s picture book and a play, etc.

The programme consists of:

• an open weekend collaboration event to meet fellow writers;
• a written application process to attend the residency;
• a deeply immersive week long residency;
• a supported approach to industry in whatever ways are appropriate to your projects.

It all starts on Saturday 19th November in Stirling at an Open Weekend. Deadline for signing up is 15th November.

www.playwrightsstudio.co.uk/360narratives.htm

An informal networking event for film makers to screen their work, discuss it with others and network with other film makers. 

http://bit.ly/pFq3i5

This seminar comprises of two intensive, interactive days, designed to focus your creativity, your screenwriting skills and improve your networking. 

If you’re a screenwriter who’s looking for new inspiration, and if you want to learn some very specific and highly effective techniques for writing and selling a great screenplay, then this two day workshop is for you. 

http://bit.ly/quFLIW

A series of workshops for film writers, directors and actors for development and feedback.

http://on.fb.me/lRHlPF

Screenwriting Courses and Events
Euroscript
Location: London
Dates: Ongoing

Euroscript’s goal is to facilitate the production of highest quality marketable screenplays for film and television.

Training is at the heart of the Euroscript programme. They offer a wide range of courses and events to help develop your screenwriting, marketing and networking skills no matter your level, using experienced industry practitioners giving personal feedback on your work.

http://bit.ly/h9BcMv

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