BAFTA / Rocliffe New Writing Forum
08 May 09
The film industry's leading lights help BAFTA and Rocliffe provide an interactive platform for New Writing.
Latest Event
David Morrissey has been announced as the next chair for the BAFTA Rocliffe New Writing Forum taking place in Nottingham on 30 June.
Tickets are available now from the Broadway Cinema website
About the Forum
The BAFTA / Rocliffe New Writing forum is both a platform for new writing, and a networking event. Created in 2000, the original format selects three 7-8 minute script extracts - feature film, short film, television drama, sitcom, theatre, radio or sketches.
The pieces are cast by a casting director, and rehearsed by professional actors and directors on the evening. A narrator sets the piece in context and the extracts are then performed to an industry audience of producers, development executives, directors, actors and literary agents.
Following each performance, the writers received feedback from the industry co-chair and answered questions from the audience. The evening is rounded off with a Q&A with the event host and a relaxed networking session.
The benefits to a writer, new or seasoned, are multiple: hearing their work read by professional actors; a development focused discussion generated by the readings; exposure to and advice from experienced industry members; feedback from an audience and an invaluable method to test out new concepts and material. Given the often isolating nature of the industry, the New Writing Forum creates the ideal environment for networking.
- Read our blog from April 2009 event with Mike Newell
- Read our blog from November 2008 event with David Parfitt
- Read our blog from April 2008 event with John Madden
Download the last event handout (1.0 MB)
Recent industry guests and Patrons now include Mike Newell, John Madden, Richard Eyre, David Parfitt, Alan Plater, Cameron McCracken, David Yates, Finola Dwyer, Michael Kuhn, Nik Powell, Duncan Kenworthy, Rebecca O'Brien, Simon Relph & Shirley Rubinstein. Media Patrons are Screen International.
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