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NEWS - March 2005
SCRIPT
& LIGHT HOUSE DIGITAL SHORTS SHOWCASE - APRIL
2005
Three
exciting new films developed as part of our Leap
off the page! initiative
will be screened at the Light House Media Centre,
Wolverhampton.
Script
and Light House have teamed up for the production
phase of the scheme, which pairs new writing talent
with emerging filmmakers both from *culturally
diverse communities in the West Midlands.
The
films are:
Parallel
Lines -
directed by Harmage Singh Kalirai
and written by James Pogson -
a symbolic drama about letting go of the past
and dealing with the here and now.
A
Better Place
- 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.
Date:
Thursday
21 April 2005
Venue:
Light House
Media Centre, Chubb Buildings, Fryer Street, Wolverhampton
WV1 1HT
Drinks
& Buffet: 7.00pm-8.15pm
Introduction
& Screenings: 8.15pm-9.00pm
Q&A:
9.00pm-9.30pm
Admission:
Free
Places
are limited so RSVP now to be sure of a seat.
Contact
Light House Box Office 01902 716 055
info@light-house.co.uk
www.light-house.co.uk
*
'Culturally diverse', for the purposes of the
Leap off the page! programme, describes individuals
of black African, black Caibbean 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.
NATIONAL
FILM AND TELEVISION SCHOOL - M.A IN SCREENWRITING
The
National Film and Television School is the UK's
national centre of excellence for education in
film and TV programme making.
Aimed
at non-graduates as well as graduates, and at
writers from other disciplines, the Screenwriting
MA at the National Film and Television School
prepares writers for work in the film and television
industries. By the end of the course, the graduating
screenwriter will have had the opportunity to
complete a range of work for their portfolio,
which will demonstrate their talent as a professional
writer.
The
course is taught by working professional writers:
each second-year writing student has an industry
mentor; introductions are made to commissioning
editors and producers; and the course acquaints
students with the main aspects of the profession
of writing.
Unlike
a Screenwriting MA based in an academic institution,
the course is set in a working studio. It covers
all aspects of screenwriting and the development
of ideas through to production and post-production
- all in a practical setting.
For
an application form or further information, call
01494 731413, email info@nftsfilm-tv.ac.uk or
visit
www.nftsfilm-tv.ac.uk
WRITING
WORKSHOP - WEST MIDLANDS DISABILITY ARTS FORUM
AND SCRIPT INVITE BLIND WRITER, MARIA OSHODI,
TO RUN A WORKSHOP
Introductory
workshop for dramatic writing: this
workshop explores how writing about the perrsonal
experience can be brought to the public arena
and how this can be made into dramatic writing
for the stage.
Date:
Friday 18
March
Location:
The Custard
Factory, Birmingham, B9 4AA
Cost:
£15
(£5 concessions)
Time:
2.30-4.30pm
Please
arrive at 2.15pm and go to The Custard Factory
reception.
To
Book: Call
WMDAF on 0121 224 7880, Fax 0121 224 7882, email
jobs@wmdaf.org
The
workshop welcomes disabled and non-disabled participants.
Please inform WMDAF if you have any access requirements.
You
can also catch the show 'Resistance' by Extant
Theatre, the only UK blind theatre company in
the evening at the new Custard Factory Theatre
at 7.30pm.
Adapted
for the stage by Maria Oshodi, 'Resistance' uses
physical theatre, experimental dance and live
audio description (cleverly included in the script;
no audience members have to wear headphones).
Performed by 6 professional blind and visually
impaired actors, 'Resistance' unfolds with a tense
and exciting narrative.
For
more details visit www.extant.org.uk
SPECIAL
WORKSHOP WITH THEATRE ABSOLUTE WRITER CHRIS O'CONNELL
This
May Theatre Absolute come to MAC to perform their
acclaimed Street Trilogy; three award-winning
plays that present a powerful and unsentimental
portrait of life on the wrong side of the tracks.
The
writer, Chris O'Connell, will be running a workshop
on the afternoon of Saturday 14 May, 1pm-3pm at
the MAC. Places would cost £5 (£3.50
concessions) per person.
Performances
of the plays are taking place as follows:
Tueday
10 May at 8pm - CAR
Wednesday
11 May at 8pm - RAW
Thursday
12 May at 9pm - KID
Saturday
14 May at 4pm - CAR, 5.45pm - RAW, 8pm - KID
Single
play ticket price: £10.90 (£7.60 concessions)
Trilogy
price (all three plays): £24.99 (£19.98
concessions)
If
you are interested in this opportunity, please
contact Louisa Davies on 0121 440 4221 ext.
213 or email louisa.davies@macarts.co.uk
For
more information about Theatre Absolute visit
their website at www.theatreabsolute.co.uk
THE
5065 LIFT PRESENTS: A SPECTACULAR ARTS FESTIVAL
INSIDE THE LONDON EYE
Flight
5065 is inviting entries from writers, theatre
companies, dancers, comedians, musicians, poets,
video, sound and performance artists for a spectacular
one night arts festival, with simultaneous events
in every one of the London Eye's 32 pods.
Flight
5065 will raise awareness of Fairtrade and celebrate
the transformation of cultural attitudes towards
Africa. They are looking for shows inspired by
the broad theme of darkness to light and
by the unusual venue.
If you are interested
in creating an event for Flight 5065 send a one-page
proposal, with supporting material - a script,
a sample of your writing, reviews, biographies,
recordings, photos of your work, to the address
below. Proposals should embrace the challenges
of the space itself - an up-close and personal
audience of no more than 20 people, a changing
panoramic view of London, butterflies in the stomach
and a performance of twenty-seven minutes - no
longer, no shorter. Please detail in your submission
how you would address these issues.
First
Deadline for submissions (a small number
of shows will also be taken to the Edinburgh Festival
- please reply by this earlier date if you would
like to be considered): 21 March
Final
Deadline for submissions: 8 April
Submit
to: 5065 Lift Content Submissions, Host
Universal, 56a Poland Street, London W1F 7NN
or email steve.keyworth@hostuniversal.com
www.5065.co.uk
OPPORTUNITIES...
RADIO...
BBC
RADIO SEEKS SKETCH WRITERS
BBC
radio sketch shows Bearded Ladies (R4)
and Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections
(R2) are seeking submissions.
Bearded
Ladies seeks material for a new series to
be transmitted in the autumn. Deadline:
31 March 2005
Topical
sketch show Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out
Sections will start recording its 8th series
for Radio 2 in April. They will accept
unsolicited sketches and topicals throughout the
series until May 17th.
For
the full Writers' Brief for each show go to www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/opportunity
TV...
BBC
THREE LAST LAUGH COMPETITION
BBC
Three has launched its second competition in which
amateur screen writers finish off ideas from their
professional counterparts.
Writers
will be asked to complete sitcom scripts from
ideas by writers such as Carla Lane OBE (Liver
Birds), Laurence Marks (Birds of a Feather),
Paul Mayhew-Archer (Vicar of Dibley)
and Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong (Peepshow).
Winning
scripts could become the new comedy pilots for
BBC Three which launched The Smoking Room
and Monkey Dust. For more details
visit www.bbc.co.uk/lastlaugh
STAGE...
THE
WELLINGTON THEATRE'S 4TH DEREK LOMAS PLAYWRITING
COMPETITION
Competition
for for adult full-length dramas. The winning
writer will receive £150 and the runner-up
£100. The winning play will be staged in
Wellington, Telford during 2006. The entry fee
is £10, payable to the Wellington Theatre
Company.
Scripts
or requests for further details should be sent
to:
Jim
Hatfield
Playwriting
Competition
1
Ivy Grove
Telford
TF1
1QP
Deadline:
30 April 2005
Enclose
a large SAE if you want your script returned and
a small SAE if you want confirmation that your
script has been received.
CHURCHILL
THEATRE PLAYWRITING COMPETITION
Submissions
are invited for the Seventh Annual Plawriting
competition at the Churchill Theatre, Bromley.
The
competition is open to all writers and entries
should be an original drama, based around the
theme of 'Space'.
Maximum
length: 15 Minutes
Maximum
characters: 6
The
winning play will be performed at a professional
rehearsed reading at the Chruchill Theatre on
25 July.
Deadline:
1 April 2005
To
enter, or for more information, contact the Education
Officer at the Churchill Theatre.
Tel:
020 8464 7131
Email:
liamshea@theambassadors.com
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