| SCRIPT
NEWS - February 2008
SCREEN
ADAPTATION - CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
What
makes a successful adaptation? Books, short stories
and even graphic novels have provided precious
source material for the very best in television
and film. But how do writers transform material
from one medium to another? Script, in collaboration
with Tindal Street Press and Red Room Films, is
offering you the opportunity to develop the skills
required for a successful screen adaptation.
You will work with professional screenwriters
to expand on the experience you have already gained
from the production or publication of your work.
12 writers
will be selected for the initial phase of the
project, which will comprise of a Treatment Weekend,
providing the basic tools with which to prepare
an 8-10 page treatment. Following submission
of these treatments, 5 writers will be selected
for the second phase and offered one-to-one support
in preparing for Lottery Script Grants from Screen
West Midlands. Successful applicants will
then be teamed up with a mentor to assist in the
process of writing their screenplay.
How
to Apply:
Writers
must submit the following by Friday 11th
April to "Script: Screen Adaptation,
Unit 107 The Greenhouse, The Custard Factory,
Gibb Street, Birmingham, B9 4AA:
*
A writing CV (to include details of work
previously published or produced;
* 5
pages of dialogue from a previous piece of work;
* One
side of A4 outlining:
- your reasons for wanting to adapt for the screen;
- a summary of the piece of work you would like
to adapt;
- why this particular piece of work would be suitable
for adaptation
Terms
and Conditions:
* Writers
must live, work or study in the West Midlands;
* Entries
must not be handwritten;
* Writers
must have had at least one piece of work produced
or published;
* Allowable
material for adaptation is as follows:
- Tindal Street Press novels from an approved
list (available shortly on the "Screen"
section);
- Any prose (novels/short stories) applicants
have written themselves;
- Any prose (novels/short stories) that is out
of copyright i.e. over 70 years after the death
of the author
* Final
approval of eligible source material will lie
with Script
Enquiries:
info@scriptonline.net
INTRODUCTION
TO SCREENWRITING COURSE - FINAL DATES!
An in-depth,
well-resourced course that offers the definitive
introduction to the art of writing the short screenplay.
Course
leaders are experienced film-makers and teachers
specifically trained by Phil Parker to deliver
this course. Using team workshops, lectures and
discussion groups, the course explores stages
of development, script format, genre and how to
get your script made into a film.
The course
lasts four days, spread over a number of weeks
and offering a valuable opportunity for feedback
on your own screenplay, with opportunities for
rewrites in-between sessions.
Suitable
for complete beginners, for those who have some
experience of writing, and for anybody who just
needs the inspiration to get going! Age 16+
The
Drum, Birmingham
1, 2,
8, 15 March 2008
(10am-5pm)
Tel:
0121 333 2444
www.the-drum.org.uk
Staffordshire
University
Stoke-on-Trent
12, 13,
19, 26 April 2008
(10am-5pm)
Tel:
01782 294828
Contact:
Lennie Ashwell
Email:
l.ashwell@staffs.ac.uk
Cost:
£90 (£60 concession). To book,
please call the venue of your choice.
WRITE
LIVE 2007
Many
thanks to all those who applied for Birmingham
Repertory Theatre's Attachment Scheme, Write Live.
The standard was exceptionally high this year
and three writers have been selected for the programme:
Leah
Chillery
Paul
Jenkins
Deborah
McAndrew
Two
further writers have been selected for Script's
Mentoring Scheme, which offer one-to-one support
in the development of a new idea for the stage.
These writers are:
Lara
Clough
Ifemu
Omari
Congratulations
to these writers and watch this space for further
announcements.
OPPORTUNITIES,
TRAINING AND COMPETITIONS...
STAGE...
BRICKS
& MORTAR
Hall
for Cornwall are launching a new project to offer
playwrights a chance to develop skills individually
and as a group. Bricks & Mortar is a
training opportunity for playwrights designed
to help individuals based in the South West to
question their approach to playwriting through
an intensive programme of activities and research.
At the heart of Bricks & Mortar is the question
of how far you understand the impact of your culture
on your work, how far are you in synthesis with
it, and how far do you challenge it?
Through
a programme of seminars led by playwrights, dramaturgs
and directors, Bricks & Mortar will encourage
participants to explore how their birth culture(s)
and current cuture(s) affect their writing. Towards
the end of the project, Hall for Cornwall will
create an experimental laboratory where writers
will work with performers and directors in an
informal setting to progress their ideas practically,
in the rehearsal room. The project will take place
from March to mid-December 2008. Please note that
this opportunity is only available to those living
in the South West.
If you
would like to be considered,please sent the following
information to: Frances Macadam, Projects Administrator,
Hall for Cornwall, BAck Quay, Truro, TR1 2LL
Submission
Guidelines:
1. Write
no more than 1 side of A4 which includes:
- a
brief outline of why you want to take part;
- what
the project will mean in terms of your professional
development;
- what
ambitions you have as a playwright;
- how
your birth culture has influenced your writing;
- how
where you live now has influenced your writing
2. Please
send a CV (no more than 1 page)
3. Please
send a sample of recent work (no more than 4 pages)
4. Please
make sure you include your name, full postal address,
email and phone numbers on a separate sheet.
Hall
for Cornwall will acknowledge by post that your
submission has been received, and contact you
by March 14th to let you know if you have been
successful. If you have any further questions,
or would like an information pack explaining the
process in more detail, please contact Frances
Macadam, Projects Administrator:
Email:
francesm@hallforcornwall.org.uk
Tel:
018 7232 1970
Deadline:
22 February 2008 (5pm)
FIERCE!
CALL TO ALL ARTISTS AND PROMOTERS
Fierce!
- the internationally acclaimed performance festival
- is looking for artists to present their work
at this year's festival.
We want
to hear from you if you are an artist, performer,
filmmaker or company with work that will be ready
to be performed or shown during the late May Bank
Holiday weekend (23-26 May 2008). In the
first instance, we need you to complete the attached
form telling us about the piece you want to submit.
From all of the submissions, we'll select the
final 30 that will go onto the Fierce WIKIFEST
website. It will then be up to the public
- all those people who visit the WIKIFEST site
- to vote for the ones they want to see programmed
into the WIKIFEST proper in May.
How
to apply:
You'll
need to submit:
* A
one-line pitch for your project;
* An
all-inclusive fee that covers all the performance,
technical and other costs;
* Basic
technical information and what space requirements
you have;
* A
150 word piece of web copy - basically an ad,
to whet the appetites of the people making the
decision, and saying a bit more about the experience
they'll get and what to expect from the piece;
* 100
words of background information about you and/or
your company;
* Running
time;
* Video
footage;
* One
strong image which needs to be a minimum size
of 160mm x 160mm at 72dpi and saved in JPG format
(max file size 3MB);
Audio
bites if relevant.
Deadline
for submissions: Monday 25 February 2008
Email
submissions to: marketing@fierceearth.com
Further
info: 0121 244 8080
Application
Form: Cick
here to download
MEYER-WHITWORTH AWARD 2008
The
Playwrights' Studio Scotland is delighted to announce
details of the Meyer-Whitworth Award 2008.
Supported by the National Theatre Foundation through
a prize fund of £10,000, the Meyer-Whitworth
Award is intended to help further the careers
of UK Playwrights who are not yet established.
The award is made to the writer whose play, in
the judges' opinion, most satisfies the following
description:
* A
play which embodies Geoffrey Whitworth's dictum
that "drama is important in so far as it
reveals the truth about the relationships of human
beings with each other and the world at large"
* A
play which shows promise of a developing new talent
* A
play in which the writing is of individual quality
Nominations
must be made by directors of professional theatre
companies. Plays must be in the English
language and have been produced professionally
for the first time between 1 November 2006 and
30 November 2007.
To nominate
a play, please contact the Playwrights' Studio,
Scotland on info@playwrightsstudio.co.uk
to request an application form.
For
further details, please visit: http://www.playwrightsstudio.co.uk/meyer-whitworth.html
Deadline:
28 February 2008
BARNARDO'S
10 PLAY
IN
ASSOCIATION WITH LA PRODUCTIONS
It's
easy, just write a play in 10 minutes. It
can be about whatever you want: it can have twenty
characters in it or just one, it can be a comedy,
a horror or a sci-fi...it's all up to you, so
let your imagination run wild. The only
main guideline you do need to follow is to make
sure the play is 10 minutes long. You then
need to register your details and pay just £10
to enter, which will go towards supporting some
of the most disadvantaged children and families
in Britain. The winner of the competition
will have their play put on by professional actors,
live at a theatre in Liverpool at a presentation
evening.
Deadline:
29 February 2008
Further
information: www.barnardos.org.uk/10play
FORUM
OF YONG EUROPEAN PLAYWRIGHTS
Offers
the opportunity to work in an English or German
speaking workshop during the festival, attend
productions, exchange ideas and experiences with
other playwrights and to participate in discussions
to 20 young authors from all over Europe.
The results of the workshops will be presented
to the public on 21 June 2008. Participating
playwrights should have already written at least
one play, which has been staged or been performed
in a reading. They shouldn't be over 35
years old. Travel costs, simple accommodation,
tickets for festival performances, per diems and
fees will be granted to participants. Applicants,
including an English, French or German translation
of one of their plays, short CV and addresses
to:
biennale@staatstheater-wiesbaden.de
Deadline:
15 March 2008
Further
information: www.newplays.de
EXPLORING
THE YOUTH JUSTICE SYSTEM: AN INTRODUCTION FOR
ARTS PRACTITIONERS
Arts
Council England (ACE) in partnership with the
Youth Justice Board (YJB) is offering 300 arts
practitioners the opportunity to participate in
an innovative professional development programme
for those who want to work with young people in
the youth justive system. The programme
combines a supported open learning element (Exploring
the Youth Justice System: An Introduction)
and two participatory workshops. It's an
introductory course, so relevant for artists with
an interest in this area and limited experience,
as well as those with more experience.
Click
here
for further details.
The
dates of the West Midlands workshops are: 18 March
& 22 April 2008.
If you
are interested in a free place on this programme,
please contact your regional Arts Council office
for an application form:
demelza.jones@artscouncil.org.uk
For
any enquiries, please contact: paul_martin_dst@ecotec.co.uk
INTERNATIONAL
PLAYWRITING MONODRAMA COMPETITION 2008
The
International Theatre Institute encourages writing
of plays. They are inviting playwrights
to write mono-dramas inspired by whatever "clash"
may mean to them. Monodrama is a medium
where clashes can be seen in the individual.
There will be two juries, one for plays in English/French
and the other judging in Arabic. 1st Prize:
$1500, 2nd Prize: $1000, 3rd Prize: $500.
The International Playwrights' Forum intends to
publish the three winning plays in English, French
and/or Arabic and help promote them over the internet
through the website. For further information (including
rules and regulations), please visit:
www.playwrightsforum.com
Deadline:
31 March 2008
ROTHERHAM
ARTS ONE-ACT PLAYWRITING COMPETITION
Entries
are invited for this 30-year-old competition for
aspiring playwrights resident, regularly working
or studying within 40 miles of Rotherham Town.
Prize-giving will take place at a special performance
or reading of the three winning plays by local
theate groups (depending on suitable entries and
funding)
Scripts
should be 25-40 minutes in length
Entry
fee: £5 per script
Deadline:
31 March 2008.
Further
information and entry forms: Graham Rippon,
19 Godric Drive, Brinsworth, Rotherham, South
Yorkshire, S60 5AN
Email:
grippon1@tiscali.co.uk
THE
DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE FOR YOUNG WRITERS
A £60,000
prize designed not only to richly reward the best
young writer in the world, but also to serve as
a focus for and incentive to all young writers
throughout the English-speaking world.
The
2008 Prize is open to young writers of any nationality,
from anywhere in the world, writing in English.
Writers must be under 30 years of age on 3rd April
2007. The following Genres are all eligible
for entry: novels, collections of short stories,
poetry, screenplays, radio and theatre plays.
To be
eligible a Literary Work must have been commercially
published, for the first time in the English language
between 27 April 2006 and 30 April 2008.
For TV writing and theatrical films, the script
or screenplay must have been commissioned between
27 April 2006 and 30 April 2008.
Deadline:
30 April 2008
Entry
Fee: £100. Please make cheques
or money orders payable to Dylan Thomas Prize
Ltd
Selection:
A panel of judges will review all submissions
and select a Long List by June 2008. The
Short List will be publicly announced in September
2008. The winner of the Dylan Thomas Prize
will be awarded £60,000 at a ceremony to
be held in November 2008. All applicants will
be notified by letter of receipt of their entry.
Application
Form: Click
here to download
Further
information: www.dylanthomasprize.com
LAST CHANCE:
WINDSOR
FRINGE MARRIOTT AWARD FOR NEW DRAMA WRITING
The
Windsor Fringe is now accepting unpublished one-act
plays from amateur playwrights. Three winning
scripts will be selected for performance in October
during the 2008 Windsor Fringe Festival.
The winning writer will receive a £500 cash
prize. The award is for amateur writers only,
and you may enter only one script. Plays
must not have been previously performed, must
be the original work of the entrant, no longer
than 30 minutes, and suitable for staging in a
studio theatre with no more than six actors.
To enter, submit two copies of each script, printed
on loose sheets of A4 paper with no binding or
stapling. Pages must be numbers. No
scripts will be returned. Judging is on
a blind submission basis, so the author's name
must not appear on the script itself. The
cover page must include the title of the play,
the author's name, contact details and signature.
Scripts will not be accepted by email. Post
your scripts to:
Windsor
Fringe Marriott Drama Writing Award
Suite
640, 24-28 St Leonard's Road
Windsor,
Berksire, SL4 3BB
Contact:
Ann Trewartha on 01753 863218 or ann.trewartha@btinternet.com
Website:
www.windsorfringe.co.uk
Deadline:
29 February 2008
BRITISH
ANTARCTIC SURVEY ARTISTS AND WRITERS PROGRAMME
The
Artists and Writers Programme - sponsored jointly
by British Antarctic Survey and Arts Council England
- offers two artists and writers each year to
spend up to eight weeks in the Antarctic.
Two places are available each year during the
Antarctic summer season for participants.
Suitable applicants will already have a serious
body of work behind them, which may well have
been recognised as such by honours, awards, or
appointments to academic or professional positions.
The programme will not accept applications from
students. At present only UK nationals may
apply. For more information, and how to
apply, visit the British Antarctic Survey Website:
www.antarctica.ac.uk/living_and_working/artists_and_writers/index.php
Deadline:
1 March 2008
SUBMISSIONS
WANTED FOR MENAGERIE THEATRE COMPANY
East
Anglia's premiere new writing company is searching
for the best new talent in the region.
If you
have a script that you would like us to consider
for a rehearsed reading or even for the Hotbed
Festival 2008 then please send the following:
- a
covering letter
- a
one-page plot synopsis, including character
outline
- a
10-15 page extract from your script
- a
self-addressed stamped envelope
Menagerie
is also holding several workshops with award-winning
playwright Fraser Grace (currently under commission
to the National Theatre). All writers, however
experienced, are welcome to attend, and the course
is a good opportunity to get to know Menagerie
in advance of commissioning opportunities for
Hotbed. For further details, please visit the
website:
www.menagerie.uk.com
RADIO
RADIO 4 COMMISSIONING GUIDELINES
If you've
ever thought about writing for Radio 4, take a
look at the BBC's Commissioning Guidelines:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/arts/commissioning.shtml
SCREEN...
PITCH
AN IDEA TO THE PRODUCERS' FORUM
Writers
are invited to contact the Producers Forum with
ideas for a feature film or television drama project.
Writers will have the opportunity to pitch their
ideas to Forum members at a dedicated Writers'
Showcase Evening on Thursday 28 February
(7pm) at the Midlands Arts Centre. Writers
will be given a 5-minute slot for their pitch,
followed by a Q&A. Projects would ideally
be at a developed stage (first draft or beyond),
with a synopsis that can be circulated to Forum
members prior to the meeting. The previous event
of this kind saw a project being optioned by a
member of the Producers' Forum, so there are high
hopes for further success in setting up collaborative
partnerships in the region.
If you
would like to submit an idea, please contact the
Forum Manager Tom Norton a.s.a.p.
Email:
info@producersforum.org.uk
Tel:
0121 236 9994
CALL
FOR SUBMISSIONS TO SCREEN AT THE THIRD ANNUAL
MONOSIN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
This
is an opportunity for artists trying to break
into the arts around the West Midlands.
Successful candidates will use this festival as
a screening and showcase inviting anyone you wish
to see your work. Many people have found
work or furthered their prospects by networking
and capturing the interest of industry professionals
through screening their films. There are
availabilities for Film trailers, Show reels,
Music Videos and, the main event, Short Films.
Deadline
for Show Reels, Music Videos, Trailers (in
AVI files): Friday 22 February 2008
Deadline
for Short Films on DVD: Tuesday 4 MArch
2008
Contact:
tamsinhunt@hotmail.co.uk
MET
FILM SCHOOL
SKILLSET
WRITERS' TRAINING SCHEME
The
Met Film School Writers' Training Scheme will
support ten talented emerging writers to develop
a first draft of a feature film script whilst
supporting their creative and professional development
through an intensive training programme.
The initial six months will include 1:1 support
from both a script supervisor and a producer and
professional support, bespoke training courses,
masterclasses, readings, workshops, and a series
of placements designed to familiarize writers
with working practice across the value chain of
cinema from production to exploitation.
Five of the writers will then be selected for
a further six months of development support.
How
to apply:
Applicants
should apply by 5pm on Monday 10 March
2008 by email to wts@metfilm.co.uk
AND by post to Writers' Training Scheme, Met Film,
Ealing Studios, Ealing Green, London, W5 5EP with
the following:
* A
brief covering letter (max 500 words) explaining
how you meet the selection criteria and why you
want to apply to the scheme;
* Your
CV;
* An
outline or treatment of no more than 2 pages for
a new piece of work you would like to develop
on the scheme;
* A
sample piece of writing - either a full length
feature script, a half hour television episode,
or a produced stage play;
* Two
references supporting your work from recognised
industry professionals
For
further information (including selection criteria),
please click here
2
DAYS LAUGHTER
SHORT
FILM COMPETITION
Can
you shoot and edit a funny film in just 48 hours?
Beeping
Bush and Close-Up Film want you to tickle the
audience's funny bone with short films or sketches,
stand-up or improvisation routines, of no more
than five minutes in length. You are allowed
time to develop your idea and script - in fact,
they recommend that you do. However, this is a
challenge and, once you have a script they want
you to shoot and edit that film in just 48 hours.
The shortlisted films and other selected entries
will be screened on Saturday 5 April 2008 at Margate's
historic Theatre Royal.
Further
information: info@2dayslaughter.co.uk
or www.beepingbush.co.uk/2dayslaughter
Deadline:
Friday 21 March (5pm)
STAFFROOM
MONOLOGUES 2008
Following
the success of Staffroom Monologues 2007, Teachers
TV is once again launching this exciting scriptwriting
competition, in association with the National
Union of Teachers. The competition, which
launches on 18 February, is an opportunity for
the finest dramatists of the staffroom to show
us their hidden talents.
School
staff who are budding screenwriters, or simply
have an interesting story to tell, can win the
chance of having their script performed by an
actor for a special Teachers TV series Staffroom
Monologues. Two of the winning scripts
will be filmed and broadcast on the channel, while
three others will be recorded in audio format
which will be available for download from www.teachers.tv
Anyone working in education (paid
or voluntary) as well as trainee teachers can
enter by submitting a single-character, fictional
monologue between 800 and 1,000 words in length
on any aspect of school life from the perspective
of someone who works in a school.
Contact:
Sinead Kirwan
Email:
sinead.kirwan@teachers.tv
Further
details: www.teachers.tv/monologues
Deadline:
25 March 2008
BRITISH
SHORT SCREENPLAY COMPETITION
The
BSSC, regarded internationally as "the best
and the most presitigious short screenplay competition
in the world" is now accepting submissions
for the 2008 competition. This year, the
BSSC is being split into two competitions: LIVE
ACTION and ANIMATION. Two winning Live Action
screenplays and one Animation will go into production.
No other screenwriting competition in the world
offers a bigger prize package to one winner, let
aloner three!
BSSC
is the only writer-let programme that puts the
writer first and offers writers access to the
'A-list' of the British film industry. All
the finalists are personally read by eminent film-makers
like Kenneth Branagh, Sir Alan Parker and Stephen
Woolley.
The
early deadline for entries is Friday 28
March 2008 and the final closing deadline
is Saturday 28 June 2008.
For
rules and entry forms, please go to www.kaosfilms.co.uk
SCREEN
WEST MIDLANDS: £600,000 ADVANTAGE DEVELOPMENT
FUND
Our
£600,000 Advantage Development Fund is designed
to provide research and development loans for
TV, Film and digital media companies in the West
Midlands.
Don't
miss out on the opportunity to apply to our largest
fund to date, which has been expanded to actively
encuorage and support applications from the digital
media sector.
In addition,
we've developed the Fund to include a new bespoke
business and support scheme, tailored specifically
for the media industry and delivered in partnership
with key stakeholders including Advantage West
Midlands, Business Link, Skillset and the Learning
and Skills Council.
The
first deadline for applications is Friday
15 February 2008, and eligible companies
can apply for between £5000-£50, 000
worth of funds to support single or multiple projects.
Due to high demand for the first deadline, we
are also please to announce a further deadline
for applications: Friday 28 March 2008.
To find
out more, contact Dan Lawson on 0121 265 7120
or production@screenwm.co.uk
BBC
Bites
The
BBC's new writing initiative, BBC writersroom,
is looking for writers and short film scripts
between 2-10 minutes long. Send us your
bite-sized films with an original and contemporary
take on British Born Chinese experience.
The BBC will be holding four workshops nationally
and would like to invite you to come along and
find out what they are looking for. Even
if someone has never written anything at all before,
come along to the workshop, find out more about
how to write a short film script, and get inspired
to have a go!
Venue:
BBC Birmingham, Room 083B The Mailbox,
Royal Mail Street, Birmingham, B11RF
Date:
Thursday 21 February 2008 (6-8pm)
To book
your place on the workshop, email natasha.mendis@bbc.co.uk.
Places are limited and will be allocated on a
first come, first serve basis.
Following
the script submissions, 10 people will shortlisted
and invited to attend a Masterclass in London
on April 14th to further develop their skills.
More information and advice is available at www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/bites
Deadline
for script submissions: 17th March 2008
EUROSCRIPT
SCREEN STORY COMPETITION 2008
Now
in its 14th year, the Euroscript Screen Story
Competition is an opportunity for screenwriters
to develop their scripts to a high marketable
standard through an intensive, creative and focused
script development programme.
Fee:
£35 per treatment
Contact:
0780 336 9414, enquiries@euroscript.co.uk
Website:
www.euroscript.co.uk/competition.htm
Deadline:
31st March 2008
CD
TRILOGY
In 2005,
Flight 5065 filled the London Eye with theatre,
comedy and music for one spectacular evening,
featuring artists such as Damon Albarn, Arthur
Smith and the National Theatre alongside 14 specially
commissioned new plays inspired by Africa.
Our
latest project is much bigger and more ambitious.
We are looking for a collaboration of writers
and creative artists to take part in The Trilogy:
three films to change the world. The
project is totally unique and will launch in December.
We are inviting artists and supporters to visit
www.thetrilogy.org
to register their interest. Please click
here for
further information
EVENTS...
SPHERE
PRESENTS: DRACULA by Bram Stoker
in
a new version by Martin Drury
"The
impression I had was that we were leaving the
West and entering the East"
Dracula
wants to infiltrate England and he's got a plan.
He's strong, sneaky; and disarmingly attractive.
But, more importantly, he represents our future
- multiculturalism. What chance do we have?
An adaptation
of a classic novel with new twists: exciting drama,
music and dance in a bittersweet tale of happiness
and heartbreak.
Age:
14 plus
Thursday
14 Feb - The Artix, Bromsgrove
Friday
15 Feb - Newhampton Arts Centre, Wolverhampton
Tuesday
19 Feb - Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham
Thursday
21 Feb - The Rose, Kidderminster
Friday
22 Feb - The Rose, Kidderminster
Wednesday
27 Feb - The Drum, Birmingham
Tickets:
£7.50 (£5 concessions)
BUILDING
WORKS NEW WRITING FEST
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne's
Live Theatre this month launches Building Works,
a month-long new writing festival in association
with New Writing North. The Festival opens
on 15 February with The Boy on the Swing
by Jo Harbott, whose This Way Up was
part of last year's Bite Size Theatre.
For
more information on the Festival, including how
to book, see Live's website at www.live.org.uk
or call: 0191 232 1232
OVER
THE RAINBOW - THE STORY OF EVA CASSIDY
Brian
Langtry's play commenced its 6th UK/Ireland tour
on 31 January at the New Theatre, Hull.
Once again starring ex-Steps vocalist Faye Tozer
in the lead role, the play will pay several visits
to Midlands venues, including Lichfield, Leicester,
Nottingham, Buxton. For full tour details,
please visit
www.theatre-productions.com
and follow links to Eva Cassidy.
MDCC
THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS: FAMILY SNAPS
Two
new plays by Martin Drury and Elizabeth Parkes
They
say the camera never lies...
MDCC
revives its commitment to local writing with two
radically different but thematically linked plays.
In Forgive Us Our Trespasses by Elizabeth
Parkes, MP's wife Anna Carruthers struggles to
come to terms with the impending release of the
man who murdered her husband. In Tidy
by Martin Drury, Joy Baxter struggles to
come to terms with her life, her marriage and
her dreams. Both women have daughters.
Both daughters have secrets. Neither family
will ever be the same again. But only photographs
live in the past. Two plays about guilt,
forgiveness and love. Two plays also about
New Labour, model aeroplanes and Barry Manilow.
Oldbury
Rep Studio
22&23
Feb 2008 (7.30pm)
Tickets:
£8 (£6 concession)
Tel:
0121 552 2761
www.oldburyrep.org
MAC,
Hexagon Theatre
29 Feb
& 1 March 2008 (8pm)
Tickets:
£8 (£6 concession)
Tel:
0121 440 3838
www.macarts.co.uk
Thursday
28 February
DOCUMENTING
IN STYLE with Nick Broomfield
5pm-10pm
The
Collaborative Networking Event for Creative Industry
Professionals
Acclaimed
English documentary filmmaker, Nick Broomfield,
will provide the keynote presentation at this
month's Creative Networks. Nick will explore
his wide-ranging experiences, share key learning
principles and deliver some valuable tips on succeeding
in the film industry. Filming with a small
crew, often just himself and one or two camera
operators, Nick's documentaries have a distinctive
style and appearance.
In a
special pre-event screening from 5pm-6pm, we will
also be showing some of the best work from recent
graduates of the Light House City & Guilds
Film Production course.
If you
would like to join us for this FREE event, please
email creative.networks@tic.ac.uk
or phone 07969 226693
MEDIA
PRODUCTION FUND ROADSHOWS
Screen
West Midlands have recently launched the Media
Production Fund: a £4 Million invsetment
fund aimed at increasing film and media production
in the West Midlands region. Want to find
out more? Whether you're a filmmaker, production
crew, someone looking for work experience, an
owner of a propery that would make a great film
location, or you'd simply like to hear more about
the Fund, please join us at one of our roadshows.
Tues
19 Feb, 3pm: Warwick Arts Centre, University
of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL
Weds
20 Feb, 10.30am: Old Market Hall, The
Square, Shrewsbury, SY1 1LH
Thurs
21 Feb, 3pm: BMI, Margaret Street, Birmingham,
B3 3BS
Mon
25 Feb, 2pm: Stafford Gatehouse Theatre,
Eastgate St, Stafford, ST16 2LT
Tues
26 Feb, 2pm: The Courtyard, Edgar Street,
Hereford, HR4 9JR
To reserve
your free place, please email production@screenwm.co.uk
4&5
March 2008
NORTHERN
SCREENWRITERS' CONFERENCE 2008
Cineworld,
Middlesborough
This
year's Northern Screenwriters' Conference brings
some of the biggest names in the business to the
region for the first time. They come with one
aim: to arm screenwriters with the information
and tools they need to move up the industry ladder.
Speakers include Jimmy McGovern (The Street,
Hillsborough, Cracker) and Kate Rowland (Creative
Director, BBC New Writing).
Cost:
£50
Tickets:
01642 729700
Further
information: scott_illingworth@middlesborough.gov.uk
Programme
Blog: http://thestoryengine.blogspot.com
6&7
March 2008
GENERATION
CONFERENCE
Birmingham
Repertory Theatre
A two-day
conference examining how theatre needs to change
to meet the needs of audiences and artists of
tomorrow. Keynote speeches, panels, workshops
and performances exploring New Writing, Social
Inclusion and Youth Theatre.
£100
for one day
£150
for both days
To register
your interest:
Email:
generation@birmingham-rep.co.uk
Tel:
0121 245 2092
Wednesday
12 March 2008, 7.30pm
THE
WRITERS' GUILD OF GREAT BRITAIN
MEETING
WITH JEREMY HOWE
Birmingham
Repertory Theatre
The
Writers' Guild of Great Britain invites you to
a writers meeting at the Birmingham Repertory
Theatre (Centenary Suite) to hear and question
Jeremy Howe, Commissioning Editor for Drama
on BBC Radio Four. The event will be hosted
by David Edgar, President of the Writers' Guild.
We do
hope you'll join us for this FREE event and stay
afterwards to enjoy a glass of wine with fellow
writers. Part of the purpose of this event
will be to explore the possibility of establishing
a Midlands branch of the Guild.
All
writers welcome. Please RSVP to Moe Owoborode,
the Guild's Events and Communications Manager.
Email:
moe@writersguild.org.uk
Tel:
020 7833 0777
For
further information about the Writers' Guild,
see www.writersguild.org.uk
JOBS
WANTED:
ASSISTANT CO-ORDINATOR AT THE INTERNATIONAL SCREENWRITERS'
FESTIVAL
The
International Screenwriters Festival is dedicated
to the art, craft and business of writing for
film and television. Bringing together professional
industry delegates, high profile guests and new
talent from around the world, the Festival provides
a unique platform to debate and discuss writing
dramatic scripts for film, television and new
media.
We require
an Assistant Co-ordinator to work alongside the
Festival Director, the Business Manager and Festival
Co-ordinator, assisting in the setting up and
running of the third Screenwriters' Festival,
which is based at The Manor by the Lake, Cheltenham
from Tuesday 1st to Thursday 3rd July 2008.
Closing
date: Friday 22 February 2008
Interview
Date: Monday 10 March 2008
Wage:
£350.00 weekly fee
Further
info: www.screenwritersfestival.com/news.php?id=59
EYE
OF THE STORM SEEKS BIRMINGHAM-BASED PROJECT MANAGER
Eye
of the Storm is a major new digital media project
that will be co-created with members of the public
in Birmingham during 2008. The project will explore
how a diverse range of people balance their lives
in this increasingly globalised and chaotic world.
People from Birmingham will tell of their personal
stories, documenting how and where they find peace
and fulfilment in today's world: the ‘calm' within
the ‘storm'. This content will grow to form a
multi-media art installation in the centre of
Birmingham designed and developed by international
VJ artist and filmmaker Marc Silver. We
are looking for a Birmingham-based project manager
to co-ordinate the project on the ground, working
with Eye of the Storm production company Germination
to deliver certain phases of the project. Germination
is based in London and though we will be in Birmingham
for definite periods, we are looking for a project
manager with a great knowledge of Birmingham and
local contacts to run operations on the ground.
Please
email expressions of interest to: grace@germination.co.uk
detailing relevant experience, and reasons for
applying for the position. In addition, candidates
must supply contact details and a copy of their
CV.
Deadline:
February 27th 2008.
Interviews
will be held in Birmingham on the 4th & 5th
March 2008, location to be arranged.
Further
information: Click
here
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