LEAP OFF THE PAGE!

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Leap off the page! was an exciting development scheme for new and emerging writers from culturally diverse* backgrounds.

Script and Light House teamed up for the production phase of the scheme, which paired new writing talent with emerging filmmakers both from *culturally diverse communities in the West Midlands. One of the films, 'Cathy and I' received the Royal Television Society Award for best corporate/non-broadcast 2005.

The films are:

Parallel Lines - directed by Harmage Singh Kalirai and writtenby James Pogson - a symbolic drama about letting go of the past and dealing with the here and now.

Cathy and I - directed by Ekta Walia and written by Ashok Patel - a story about Jayaben who suffers from dementia; the impact upon her family and friends and how a new and surprising friendship offers her hope.

Tessa - directed by Joseph Potts and written by Tabasam Haseen - shows what can happen when a man tortured by his past allows a fantasy life to take over.

THE SCHEME...

Writers based within the West Midlands region received an intensive 4 months of training with workshop leaders, Peter Bullock and Michael Bickerton, which taught them techniques and skills relevant to writing for drama and the screen.

MENTORS
Writers also received guidance and development from five professionals within screen, media and theatre. Individual mentors to the Leap off the page! programme were:

Natasha Carlish - Bafta Award winning Film and Television Producer and Producer of Dreamfinder Productions.

Martin Glynn - Independent Writer for Radio 4, facilitator and lecturer.

Ash Kotak - Independent Writer, Director and Producer.

Don Kinch - Independent Writer and founder of Nu Century Arts.

Kate Chapman - Development Producer for Radio Drama at BBC Birmingham and former Programmes Director at Script.

Leap off the page! was project managed by freelance producer Jose Forrest-Tennant.

Leap off the page!

*'Culturally diverse', for the purposes of the Leap off the Page programme, describes individuals of black African, black Caribbean and Asian peoples. This is a positive action Training and Development scheme for under-represented ethnic groups in accordance with Section 37 of the Race Relations Act 1976.

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