4th International Screenwriters' Festival Set to Roll
The 4th International Screenwriters' Festival, which celebrates and promotes the art, craft and business of scriptwriting will take place 26-29 October 2009 at the Cheltenham Ladies College in the English Cotswolds.The festival will provide an opportunity for writers to connect with directors, producers, agents, development and studio execs, financiers and commissioners. It is a meeting place for screen storytellers in film and television, as well as in the fields of digital/online and gaming.
At the festival projects get picked up, new partnerships and alliances are forged and delegates are offered a menu of events that include keynote speeches, seminars, screenings, masterclasses, workshops and limitless networking opportunities with commissioning, production and agency talent.
The festival programme embraces all genres and attracts writers (both established and new), producers, directors, agents, developers, financiers and film executives. Last year saw some 600 attendees from 15 countries that included Australia, Spain, USA, Canada, France and Italy.
Previous speakers have included Guillermo Del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth), Stephen Frears and Peter Morgan (The Queen), Oscar-winner Julian Fellowes (Gosford Park), David Hare (The Hours), Tony Grisoni (Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas), Stephen Woolley (Stoned, Interview with the Vampire), Michael Goldenberg (Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix), Terence Davies (The Long Day Closes), Abi Morgan and Alison Owen (Brick Lane) and Jane Tranter (Controller of BBC Fiction).
The initial SWF 2009 draft programme and tickets are available on line on the festival website, http://www.screenwritersfestival.com/