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10:30 NEW WRITERS DAY - OPENING SPEECH

Veteran comedy writers Lawrence Marks and Maurice Gran are responsible fromsome of British television's most enduring comedies. From

Birds of a Feather to The New Statesman, the pair discuss their successful careers and offer new screenwriters advice on the business of writing.

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11:00 GETTING IN - FINDING YOUR WAY AROUNDTHE INDUSTRY

Producer Kevin Loader (The History Boys, Enduring Love) joins Film and TV Agent Matthew Bates, Film-maker and Writer Dictynna Hood,

Writer Phil Nodding (Shameless) and Skillset Screen Academy Manager Tara Halloran , to explore the many ways to break in to the industry.

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12:15 YOU CAN DO IT!

The life of a writer can be isolated and frustrating,with significant pressure to deliver creativity on demand. Performance Coach William Pennington givesan inspirational talk on how to focus on your strengths and exceed yourperceived limits.

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12:15 TRAINING DAY

Stephen Cleary ofscript agency Arista Development explores the training of screenwriters withWriter and Developer Simon der Borgh,

Skillset Screen Academy Manager Tara Halloran and NFTS Talent Scout Paul Green.

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14:00 GETTING IN - A PITCHING CASE STUDY

Is there such thing as a perfect pitch or do goodideas always shine through' Justin Trefgarne, formerlyHead of Development at Working Title,

and screenwriting partners Mark Huckerby and NickOstler explore the ups and downs of trying to get your workmade and stand out.

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15:00 and 17:15 RISKY BUSINESS

Someone wants your idea or script - now you needto make a deal. Charles Moore of Wiggin, aleading expert in the Film and TV finance sector who worked on films including Schindler's List,Shakespeare In Love and The Full Monty , delves into the legal side of theindustry.

15:00 LIFE'S A PITCH (Masterclasses)

Justin Trefgarne,Julian Friedmann and Mia Bays, Oscar-winning Producer of short film Six Shooter run three concurrentmasterclasses,

offering an insight into the "must know" aspects ofthe art of pitching. Classes limited to 30

Event runs in parallel with main stage

16:00 SURVIVING YOUR FIRST FEATURE

Dan Reed's firstfeature Straightheads, a dark and disturbing thriller starring Gillian Anderson and Danny Dyer, will be released early next year. From burning excitement to bleak despair, Dantells the story of making the film from the point of view of writer anddirector.

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16:00 THICK SKINS

Writer Bryan Elsley (Crow Road) gives an overview of working with a group of new young writers onSkins, an innovative E4 series about the real lives of 16-year-olds.

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17:15 LIFE'S A PITCH (Masterclasses)

Feature-film Writer Simon van der Borgh, Barbara Machin, Creator and Writer ofWaking the Dead and Julian Friedmann runthree concurrent masterclasses, offering an insight into the"must know" aspects of the art of pitching. Classes limited to 30

Event runs in parallel with main stage

18:15 PITCH FACTOR

Ten finalists from Pitch Factor, freshly coached byAgent Julian Friedmann, go head to head onstage to pitch their ideas to a panel comprising Julian Fellowes, Veena Verdi of Channel 4 Ideas Factory, Justin Trefgarne, Kevin Loader, Barbara Machin and Elizabeth

Morgan Hemlock ofArturi Films. The three winners will enjoy free accommodation and passes to thethree day professional Festival.

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19:40 THEN THERE'S THE WRITING - CLOSINGSPEECH

Julian Fellowes wasan actor for over twenty years before winning the Academy Award for OriginalScreenplay in 2001 for Gosford Park. Since then he has written a novel, continued acting, penned the script to the current West End Musical Mary Poppins and made his directorial debut with the film Separate Lies. Julian closes the NewWriters Day in conversation with David Pearson tooffer insight into how to succeed as a new screenwriter. He will also reveal the winners of Pitch Factor and the Script-One competition.

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