Speed Pitching in January

Like speed dating but for writers. We guarantee you’ll be a better pitcher when you leave or we’ll give you your money back.

Cost: FREE

Tues 22nd of January at 6pm
Blue, Albert Road, Middlesbrough

The team behind the Northern Screenwriters Conference brings you an evening of speed-pitching – ideal for all those alarming situations where people ask what you're writing!

Writers are invited to bring their ideas along and pitch them to a series of fellow writers on a one-to-one basis over the course of the evening. By the end your pitch will be perfect!

For more information, call Scott Illingworth on 01642 729078 or email Scott_Illingworth@middlesbrough.gov.uk.

Northern Screenwriters Conference 2008

Northern Screenwriters Conference 2008 is a two-day event organised by screenwriters for screenwriters.

This year's theme will be who gets hired and why?

Through a series of case studies, panel discussions, keynote speeches, and practical hands-on workshops the aim is to arm writers with the information they need to get their foot in the door of the industry and keep it there.

The conference will take place in Middlesbrough on Tuesday 4th and Wednesday 5th of March 2008.

Last years inaugural event was a huge success and sold out two months in advance. Our speakers included:

Tony Grisoni - Tideland, Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas
Peter Straughan - Sixty-Six, The Men Who Stare At Goats
Paul Fraser - A Room For Romeo Brass, Dead Man’s Shoes
Lisa Holdsworth - New Tricks, Fat Friends
Andrew Kirk - Emmerdale, The Chase
Julie Blackie - Hollyoaks, Casualty

NSC08 is funded by Middlesbrough City Council, Northern Film & Media, and New Writing North.

Details of the programme and speakers will be announced in the coming months. For more info leave a comment here.

Northern Screenwriters Conference 2007

The first conference was held in February 2007. The day long event featured speakers that included Tony Grisoni, Peter Straughan, Paul Fraser, Andrew Kirk, and Lisa Holdsworth. The day concluded with a screening of Sixty-Six, which was written by Peter Straughan and Bridget O'Connor for Working Title. For those with enough stamina left, there was a Pitcher's Breakfast at MIMA.

You can check some out now at the Map Arts Site.

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