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© Robin Kelly 1997 - 2005
© Robin Kelly 1997 - 2005
© Robin Kelly 1997 - 2005
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Agents
Online database, part of the Writer's Guide at Bloomsbury.com
Agents
Writernet's guide
BBC writersroom
Everything you need to know about writing for the BBC
BBC writersroom Opportunities
Regularly updated list of latest competitions from the BBC and elsewhere.
BBC Commissioning
This site provides programme makers with all they need to know about their structure, strategy, and programming needs
BBC Commissioning - Northern Ireland
Black Filmmaker Magazine
Online version of the mag.
Bob started the diary in 2001 when he was a new writer, this had eventually led to a regular gig on Eastenders.
British Society of Comedy Writers
British Society of Comedy Writers has market information.
The Burry Man Writers Center
"A worldwide community of writers - freelance job links, resources for fiction and nonfiction writers, working professionals and beginners with particular support for writing about Scotland"
Mathew Carless: Professional Scriptreading
Matthew Carless, arguably the biggest contributor to helping new scriptwriters in the UK in recent years, is now providing a script reading service directly to writers. This will include treatments as well as scripts for film, television and radio. For anyone who is unclear, this type of service is sometimes called "script doctoring" and is usually several pages worth of objective notes commenting on premise, structure, dialogue, etc.
His experience includes 15 years BBC background, seven of them in development jobs. Amongst the productions he worked on were Casualty, The House of Eliott and Hostile Waters. He has tutoring experience with Birkbeck and the LSW and is currently doing some more training with the Script Factory.
For the competitive rates and further details email him.
Channel 4 Commissioning
This site provides programme makers with all they need to know about their structure, strategy, and programming needs
Comedy Writers Association
The Comedy Writers Association UK is striving to improve and nurture new comedy writing talent through workshops, meeting and mutual support.
Comedy Writers' Homepage
First stop for aspiring sketch writers with a random sketch generator plus sitcom writing information.
Doc Scenario
Founded by an award-winning, bilingual script doctor. The site is also available in Français.
EuroPAWS
EuroPAWS, which stands for European Public Awareness of Science, aims to encourage and recognize initiatives that bring perceptive television dramas that reveal the interest, benefits, excitement and challenges of science and technology to European audiences.
Euroscreenwriters
Database of screenwriters, interviews, guidelines and articles
Exposure
The internet resource for low-budget film-makers
Euroscript
Euroscript is a non-profit making script development agency funded by the European Union's MEDIA II programme.
FilmFiler.com
"Your new one-stop writing resource!"
The Film Council
The strategic agency responsible for developing the film industry in the UK.
Below, for the first time on the web, is a compilation of the Film Council funded regional agencies.
First Film Foundation
The First Film Foundation is a charity that exists to help new British writers, producers and directors make their first feature film.
Ideas Factory
Excellent site which offers an introduction to all kinds of creativity including scriptwriting.
Inside Pictures
"It's about making movies make money." These web papers have been prepared for the Inside Pictures programme (funded by The UK Film Council and run by Qwerty Films).
Independent Radio Drama Productions
Advice on writing for radio; articles, competitions, playscripts, audio examples.
The Knowledge
"The Knowledge is the largest database of it's kind making it the ultimate personal production assistant!"
Stephen Leather's Homepage
A TV writer's homepage.
literaturetraining
"The easy way for writers and all those involved in creating or supporting new writing and literature to find out about the wealth of training and professional development opportunities available in the UK."
London Script Consultancy
"The London Script Consultancy offers professional support when it is needed to make sure that each project reaches its full potential."
The National Film and Television School's Screenwriting Department
Read lectures about Writing the Feature Film. Info about their workshops and events, including the new 5-Week Feature Development Workshops.
National Producers Alliance
With a selection of screenwriting templates and articles
Netribution
The independent film maker's website (no longer updated).
Oscar Moore Screenwriting Prize
A UK screenwriting comp
Playwrights' Co-operative
The Playwrights' Co-operative is a group of professional and amateur writers from around the globe who have joined together to cut out the middle-people and profit makers from the world of play publishing.
Playwrights on the Web
Playwrights on the Web is an international database of playwrights & their websites, offering directors, producers & publishers a unique way to discover new plays & fresh talent
Raindance
The pioneer independent UK film organisation
Rocliffe New Writing Forum
This was created to introduce directors, actors, writers and producers to original material.
Scriptwriting & Script Reading in the UK
Writing blog with comprehensive list of other worthy writing blogs
Scriptreader
Peer review group for pre-professional writers in the UK/Eire. There is also a regional database to facilitate the setting up of local reading groups.
Scriptwriter magazine
Quality, essential UK bi-monthly with a good mix of craft and market articles which is simply unavailable elsewhere
Screenwriters' Workshop
Includes interesting articles in the Virtual Screenwriter section
The Script Vault
The Script Vault is a writers' resource site that offers script registration and 'off site' file backup services. They are the first ever UK based script registration service to receive full Writer's Guild approval.
The Scriptwriter's Toolkit
Radio, film, stage and sitcom templates, as used by Laurence Marks & Maurice Gran, for Word.
Scriptwriting Success
Screenwriting tutor Nick Smith's site where you can sign up for his courses and read free good weekly articles
The Short Film Bureau
They are a non-profit organisation set up to raise awareness of the short film to a wider audience. They offer advice and support on funding, production, marketing and distribution and also script consultancy and advice.
The Script Factory
Script development organisation
Sherriffs - Performance Writers Group
Based at the Riverhouse Barn in Elbridge, Surrey, this group aims to develop and write professional theatre for the stage and screen. Find out how to become a member.
Site Scénario
Un French web site dedicated to screenwriting. It's worthwhile downloading the Google toolbar and using the page translation facility via Page Info if your French language skills are merde.
Situations Vacant
Situations Vacant is a project dedicated to devising, developing and testing on stage sitcoms for sale to TV and radio. They also have a discussion list.
Skillset
Skillset is the Sector Skills Council for Broadcast, Film, Video and Interactive Media
Talent Circle
The free film-makers network with guides, news and script pitching.
TAPS
Workshopping showcasing organisation which has been the first route for many into TV writing.
UK Authors
Fiction site
UK Screen
The UK film and music network - with scripts wanted requests on noticeboard
UK Scriptdoctor
Lara Moon is an experienced screenwriter/scriptdoctor with 10 years experience in both the US and UK film/television industry.
UK Scriptwriting List
For TV, film and radio writers.
UK Playwriting List
For playwrights.
Wideshot
Web magazine from Shooting People spotlighting new film talent
The Writers' Copyright Association, UK
"The WCA is the leading UK association for protection of literary work. You can register your work on-line in a quick and secure environment and be fully protected in minutes. Also get the chance to win free Screenwriting Software!"
Writernet
Writernet provides writers with a range of services. This site is the first stop for job opportunities
Writers' Dock
Formed after the closure of the BBCi messageboard site "Get Writing",
Writers' Guild of Great Britain
The organisation for professional and pre-professional writers
WriteWords.Org
WriteWords aims to be a source of inspiration and feedback to writers, offering support, advice, must-read interviews and articles from top writing names, as well as inside info on the latest writing jobs, opportunities, competitions and news.
Worldwide:
American Zoetrope
Francis Ford Coppola's site for submitting and reviewing screenplays.
Animation Writing
Emmy winner Jeffrey Scott's website.
Box Office Mojo
Most comprehensive box office figures on the net.
Crafty Screenwriting
Alex Epstein's website with sample chapters from his book
Create Your Screenplay
Barry Pearson's seminar site with some extracts and articles.
Done Deal
The latest script & pitch sales in Hollywood.
Dramatic Exchange
The Dramatic Exchange is a Web resource for playwrights, producers, and anybody interested in plays. They aim to provide a place where playwrights can make their plays available, and where producers and readers can look to find plays uploaded by the playwrights.
Dramatica
Screenplay system website featuring the online edition of their story structure book
From FADE IN through FADE OUT
The entire complete edition of a screenwriting book online for free.
Greatscripts List
Well moderated discussion list for screenwriters.
Hollywood Lit Sales
Submit material to the people behind such films as Forrest Gump, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Risky Business, Donnie Brasco and Wild Things. Or just read the interviews and take part in free seminars
Hollywood Scriptwriter
The subscription magazine with some online articles
Indiewire
International independent film site
Internet Script Database
The leading free screenplays site
JoBlo's Movie Scripts
Screenplays site
Lifewrite.com
Steve Barnes excellent UCLA screenwriting class free.
MovieBytes
Screenwriting Contests & Markets Online
Movie Scripts and Screenplays
"A bunch of Movie Scripts and Screenplays sites on the 'net in one location"
New York Screenwriter Monthly
Various columns by screenwriters
Nine Act Structure
"The nine act structure is the life blood of the commercially successful script"
The Playwriting Seminars
A web companion on the art & craft of playwriting
RX4 Scripts
Top, award winning screenwriter Tracey Keenan Wynn offers professional Hollywood
screenplay analysis and consultation
Screentalk
Scripts, interviews and articles from the premier magazine
Screenwriters Forum
Lots of deep-linked articles sorted by category.
Screenwriters Utopia
Interviews with and advice by screenwriters
Script Crawler
"The intenet's largest script search engine"
Scriptfly
Commercial site with interviews, screenplays, links, forums
Scriptfor Sale.com
Offers articles, interviews, classes and a free newsletter all focused on helping screenwriters improve their craft and market their scripts to producers.
Scriptor's World
Free online curriculum for screenwriters from basic to advanced
Scriptmag
Online version of the magazine with articles, e-zine, message boards, live chat and an online screenwriting class
Script-O-Rama
The most comprehensive index of movie and television scripts available on the Internet
Script Secrets
Bill Martell's invaluable screenwriting articles
Scriptwriting Secrets
A hypertext book.
Simply Scripts
Hundreds of screenplays.
Sitcom Writing Discussion List
So You Wanna Sell A Script?
American site offering tool and resources to sell your script.
Syd Field
Hollywood's "pre-eminent authority on the art and craft of screenwriting."
Successful Screenplays
Script consultant Rob Gregory-Browne's website with articles and online courses.
Trigger Street
Kevin Spacey's attempt to get forgiveness from the screenwriting community after the "It feels like Sam Mendes wrote American Beauty" dumbass Oscar speech
TV Writer.com
A writer-producer offers tips and opportunities to work with him
Two Adverbs
Screenwriting co-op and online home of Story Conference
The Visual Writer
Resource site for writers with free how to write a screenplay and problem solving guide.
Wordplay
Columns and essays by screenwriters on every aspect of screenwriting plus fora. Extremely highly recommended.
Words From Here
"A start at the beginning", site for new screenwriters
WriteMovies.com
Commercial site but includes good interviews and articles
Writers Digest
Although primarily a prose site, it does feature very good links
Writers Guild of America - West
The organisation for professional screenwriters in America with lots of useful info for non-members. including Best of the Mentors which answers the most common screenwriting questions
Writers Guild of America - East
The organisation for professional screenwriters in America including Script registration
Writing Treatments.com
Articles and samples.
Write Safe
Online registration of scripts and treatments plus a regular competition for registrants