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Screenwriters' Lecture Series 2011

This year's inspirational series featured William Nicholson (Gladiator), Moira Buffini (Tamara Drewe), John Logan (Coriolanus), Guillermo Arriaga (Amores Perros), Frank Cottrell Boyce (24 Hour Party People), Paul Laverty (My Name Is Joe) and Charlie Kaufman (Being John Malkovich).

Find out more about this year's series

BAFTA Rocliffe New Writing Forum at the New York Television Festival:

We've just announced the 3 promising screenwriters who we're taking to the New York Television Festival to showcase their work in front of the cream of the US TV industry on 22 September. They'll be blogging their experiences especially for BAFTA.

Find out more about them and read their blogs.

Serious Screenwriting 2011
BAFTA/Clare Muller

Serious Screenwriting 2011:

In June 2011 BAFTA and The Script Factory hosted a two-day training and networking event for anyone passionate about screenwriting. Watch videos from the various workshops online.

Watch the videos and find out more about the event.

2010 Screenwriting Lectures

Peter Morgan Lecture

Sir David Hare Lecture

Simon Beaufoy Lecture

Aline Brosh  McKenna Lecture

Christopher Hampton Lecture

Sir Ronald Harwood Lecture

Writers' Picks

Sunset Boulevard

Screenwriter Christopher Hampton CBE presents his selected inspirational...

The Third Man

Screenwriter Ronald Harwood CBE presents his selected inspirational...

All The President’s Men

Screenwriter Peter Morgan presents his selected inspirational script...

The English Patient

Screenwriter Simon Beaufoy presents his selected inspirational script...

Jerry Maguire

Screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna presents her selected inspirational...

Mad Men

Screenwriter Sir David Hare presents his selected inspirational script...

Screenwriter Profiles

Sir David Hare

A profile of Sir David Hare, the British screenwriter renowned for...

Peter Morgan

A profile of British screenwriter Peter Morgan, whose major works include...

Aline Brosh  McKenna

Find out more about successful American screenwriter Aline Brosh  McKenna...

Christopher Hampton CBE

Read more about British screenwriter Christopher Hampton CBE, whose...

Simon Beaufoy

A profile of British screenwriter Simon Beaufoy whose best known works...

Sir Ronald Harwood CBE

Find out more about the widely respected British playwright, screenwriter...

Rocliffe

Rocliffe New Writing Forum

Find out more about the invaluable forum for aspiring screenwriters.

About the BAFTA Rocliffe New Writing Forum

The BAFTA Rocliffe New Writing forum is both a platform for new writing...

Rocliffe Advice

Get advice and insight into how to write a script suitable for the forum...

Previous BAFTA and Rocliffe Events

Get details of BAFTA Rocliffe New Writing Forums that have taken place...

Screenwriters On Screenwriting

Welcome to BAFTA's screenwriting hub, an area dedicated to raising the profile of the craft.

Screenwriters featured have credits including Atonement, The Devil wears Prada, Frost/Nixon and Slumdog Millionaire, all of whom give their opinion on the craft, the films they have written and comment on topical industry debates.

Explore this series of exclusive videos, clips and profiles providing a fascinating insight into the discipline and culture of screenwriting.

> Watch the Lectures
> Screenwriter Profiles
> Writers' Top Scripts
> Screenwriting Advice Wall