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SCRIPT NEWS - MARCH 2006
SCRIPT
TO LAUNCH 2 NEW SCHEMES IN 2006...
BIG
SCREEN VISIONS
Script
has secured funding from Screen West Midlands
to run a development programme for screenwriters
in 2006. Following on from the success of Small
Screen Visions in 2005, the focus this time will
be on writing feature-length work for the big
screen.
Look
out for more news and a call for applications
in the summer.
TYPES
(Theatre for Young People Enrichment Scheme)
Script
are linking up with MAC (Midlands Arts Centre)
for a scheme that will provide opportunities for
up to 5 writers to undergo comprehensive training
in writing for young people. The course will include
mentoring, workshops, visits to children's theatre
festivals and talks from successful practising
writers in the field.
The
call for applications from writers will go out
in May/June.
We're
also recruiting a Project Manager and will be
sending out information about how to apply for
this position in the next couple of weeks.
INTRODUCTION
TO SCREENWRITING - LAST CHANCE TO BOOK FOR THIS
COURSE
The
final Introduction to Screenwriting Course will
be running at Warwick Arts Centre on 22, 29 April
and 6, 13 May (all Saturdays).
This
is our in-depth, well-resourced course that offers
the definitive introduction to writing the short
screenplay.
Cost:
£80 (£60 concs).
To
book: call Warwick Arts Centre Box Office on 024
7652 4524
OPPORTUNITIES,
EVENTS AND TRAINING...
STAGE...
PLAYWRIGHT
SOUGHT - SIEGE OF SHREWSBURY
As
part of Shrewsbury Heritage Celebrations Seventeenth
Century Weekend in July 2007, a commission is
being offered for a professional writer to produce
a script based on historical events in Shrewsbury
during the Civil War.
The
writer will be required to produce a completed
script within 9 months of signing the contract.
S/he will have the support of the Literary Director
and the Theatre Director during this period. The
playwrights fee for the full-length script is
£6,514.
Click
here to download full details and information
about how to apply. The project is also
seeking a director.
HOTBED
2006 - THE CAMBRIDGE NEW WRITING THEATRE FESTIVAL
Since
2002, the Hotbed festival (run by Menagerie Theatre
Company and The Junction) has successfully commissioned
and produced new plays by regional, national and
international writers at all stages of their careers.
Running
from 6-16 July, Hotbed 2006 is once again a short
format play festival. Commissions for this year
will fall into 2 categories: 20 minute main stage
productions and 5 minute monologues, paying £400
and £200 respectively.
Each
successful commission will be given at least 3
performances, and the best work will also have
one night at the Oval House Theatre in London.
Only new plays will be considered, i.e. never
previously performed/read in public.
For
more information and submission requirements,
email the Artistic Director Paul Bourne at paul@menagerie.uk.com
or write to him at Hotbed 2006, The Junction,
Clifton Way, Cambridge CB1 7GX.
The
deadline for initial ideas is 31 March 2006.
MENAGERIE
PLAYWRITING MASTERCLASSES
Menagerie
are running three masterclasses on various aspects
of dramatic writing.
Saturday
22 April 10am-5pm
Polaroids
on Stage: The Art of the Short Play led by Naomi
Wallace
Saturday
20 May 10am-5pm
Pulling
Strings: A New Approach for Writers led by puppeteer,
Steve Tiplady.
Saturday
3 June 10am-5pm
Write
Here, Write Now led by Ben Payne
Fees
for all workshops are £20.
For
full details visit www.menagerie.uk.com
or call 01223 249300.
THE
ROD HALL MEMORIAL AWARD
The
Rod Hall Memorial Award will be presented every
two years to an outstanding new playwright. The
award is intended to launch a new career. The
winner will receive a £5000 commission to
write a play for Paines Plough together with ongoing
representation from the Rod Hall Agency Ltd.
All
entries should be submitted with a covering letter
to: The Rod Hall Memorial Award, c/o Paines Plough,
4th Floor, 43 Aldwych, London WC2B 4DN.
For more information go to: www.painesplough.com
THE
RED ROOM MASTERCLASSES AT SOHO THEATRE
This
is a series of Spring masterclasses and workshops
at Soho Theatre for writers and theatre makers
curated by the Red Room.
18 March
10.30am-4.30pm - One of the most original theatre-makers
of his generation, Anthony Neilson, leads a day-long
masterclass which offers an insight into his working
processes. (£30/£15 concs).
20 March
6.30pm-9.30pm - Rob Young 'I Have Issues'
- a workshop on political theatre. (£20/£10
concs).
25 March
10.30am-4.30pm - Drew Pautz 'Writing with your
Feet' - a workshop on collaborative writing (£30/£15
concs).
To book:
call the Soho Theatre box office on 0870 429 6883.
For
more information contact the Red Room on 020 7697
8685 www.theredroom.org.uk
RADIO...
WRITING
FOR RADIO
A
non-residential weekend course with tutors Sue
Wilson and Jenny Stephens
22
and 23 April 2006 (10am-6pm both days)
Held
at Shottery, Stratford-Upon-Avon
£95
(including teas, coffees and buffet lunches on
both days).
Sue
Wilson was the Senior Radio Drama Producer in
Birmingham at the BBC and won SONY and CRE awards
for her work, bringing over 200 new plays to the
airwaves.
Jenny
Stephens was a Radio Drama Producer in Birmingham
at the BBC and has most recently written a 4 part
drama for BBC7 broadcast this spring.
The
course will explore techniques used in writing
drama for radio. It will also cover character,
structure and how to get your work commissioned.
Part
of the weekend will involve having an extract
of your writing given a rehearsed reading by professional
actors experienced in radio drama (incl. The Archers).
Booking: places
are limited. To reserve your place call 01789
298167 or send a cheque for £95 to Candlemass
Cottage, 164 Loxley Road, Stratford-Upon-Avon
CV37 7DT (payable to 'Say It Out Loud').
SCREEN...
COMING
UP TALENT SCHEME
COMING
UP provides the opportunity for new film-makers
to make an authored drama with a guaranteed network
broadcast. Now in its sixth year, IWC Media and
Channel 4 continue their commitment to innovation,
experimentation and new voices, and for the second
year they will be in partnership with Skillset,
adding valuable training elements to the production.
This
autumn, they want to make 8 challenging and individual
films from the best new talent in the UK. They're
looking for bold ideas, strong voices, originality
and wit. Each film will be for a 30 minute C4
slot.
Successful
applicants will receive a fee of around £3,000.
Closing
Date for applications: Tuesday 18 April 2006
For
full guidelines and entry criteria visit the DRAMA
section at www.iwcmedia.co.uk
WARP
X FILMS SEEKS NEW WORK
Warp
X Films has recently secured funding from the
UK Film Council and FilmFour to produce low-budget
UK films, and will soon be searching for talented
new writers, directors and producers. Specific
details aren't yet available but visit www.warpfilms.com
for more information.
COMPANY
SEEKING WRITER AND SCREENPLAYS
Outsider
Film Sales is currently seeking to commission
a professional writer for a black comedy entitled
Stitched. As the project is in the initial stages
of development, this is an opportunity for the
right writer to be creatively involved in the
project from its inception.
For
a brief synopsis of the project, contact Adam
Sydney, head of development: adam@outsiderfilmsales.com
The
company is also looking for fully developed, well-written
scripts of any genre that are smart, surprising
and have something truly original to say. Feel
free to send a one-page synopsis and logline for
your completed script in word to the email address
listed above.
8TH
ANNUAL SCRIPTAPALOOZA SCREENPLAY COMPETITION
Over
70 production comapnies will be reading all the
entered scripts. The first prize is £10,000
and screenwriting software for the top 30 winners
from Write Brothers.
Final
Deadline: 14 April 2006
For
more information go to: www.scriptapalooza.com
BRITISH
SHORT SCREENPLAY COMPETITION
Kaos
Films have announced that they are now accepting
submissions for this.
The
winning writer will have their screenplay produced
and will be invited to the British Independent
Film Awards to receive an award. All finalists
will be invited to apply to the National Film
and Television School and offered an interview
with the writing school panel.
For
full details and an entry form visit www.kaosfilms.co.uk
ANIMATE!
TV - CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
They
are commissioning another UK-wide slate of projects
for television, with running times of up to 6
minutes and production budgets between £5,000
and £20,000. The individual works will receive
their premieres on Channel 4 in the autumn 2007
within an animate! tv compilation programme, and
then have a long and highly visible international
profile.
You
do not need to be an animator to submit a proposal
to animate! tv but you must have experience of
experimental practice in film, video and digital
media, and be based in the UK.
For
more information go to www.animateonline.org
JOB
OPPORTUNITY
NORTH
WEST PLAYWRIGHTS...
...the
regional agency to support and develop new writing
for theatre seeks a part-time clerical assistant
to be based at their Manchester (city centre)
office.
Must
have good customer and computer skills and experience
of general administration tasks. Experience of
or interest in the arts, especially theatre and
new writing, would be an advantage but is not
essential.
£7
per hour, 14 hours per week (flexible).
North
West Playwrights is striving to be an Equal Opportunities
employer. They welcome applications from all sectors
of the community, regardless of ethnicity or disability.
For
an application pack call 0161 237 1978 or email
newplaysnw@hotmail.com
Closing
Date: 17 March
EVENTS
'PARALLEL
LINES' SHOWING AT BRADFORD FILM FESTIVAL
Directed
by Harmage Singh Kailrai and written by James
Pogson, 'Parallel Lines' was produced by Script
and Light House as part of the Leap off the page!
scheme.
The
film is screening on Thursday 9 March at 17.30pm
at the PIctureville Cinema. For details visit
www.nmpft.org.uk/bff/2006
NEW
THEATRE WORKS PRESENTS 'HEART & STONE' BY
PETER ROBERTS
This
specially commissioned play is touring a number
of number of churches in Herefordshire from 24
March to 9 April 2006.
It's
showtime at your local church. Wayward parishioners
and eccentric parsonstake centre-nave in an epic
of passion, pain, laughter and heartbreak across
the centuries, as presented by Anna the vicar
and her community of players.
There's
no chance of snoozing in the pews with New Theatre
Works. Peter Roberts' gripping play, under the
inspired direction of Estelle van Warmelo, brings
theatre back to its birthplace. It's fun but it's
also about faith.
For
tour dates and booking information go to the Diary
section of www.newtheatreworks.co.uk
DISCLAIMER
Script
asks you to note: These listings are drawn from
varying sources, all current at time of publishing.
Script
endeavours to investigate and validate all information
and opportunities listed here. We advise you to
make contact with companies before submitting
scripts.
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