09:30 COMMERCIAL BREAKS
Festival Director David Pearson opens the festival followed by Oscar Winner Julian Fellowes in conversation with Colin Brown ofScreen International on why writers should become morecommercially minded.
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10:30 TELLING THE TRUTH IS TOUGH
Screenwriter Jimmy McGovern ( Hillsborough, Bloody Sunday, The Street), talks onstage to The Timeswriter Paul Hogart about his life, work and the responsibility and hurdles of telling the truth.
10:30 ENTREPRENUER (Masterclass)
William Pennington ofChi Coaching offers some practical tools for becoming successful inscreenwriting.
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11:45 BROTHERS OF THE SCRIPT
Writer Tony Grisoni (Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas) joins Peter Carlton, Executive at Film Four, to discuss Brothers Of The Head, his forthcoming film directed by Keith Fulton and Louis Pep ( Lost In La Mancha) about rock music and sex, which he adapted from a Brian Aldiss short story.
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11:45 TEAM WRITING (Masterclass)
Laurence Marks andMaurice Gran compare notes with Nick Ostler and Mark Huckerby on the trials andtribulations of writing as a team
14:00 LONG TERM CHARACTERS
Writers Ashley Pharoah (Life On Mars), Jimmy McGovern (The Street), LaurenceMarks, Maurice Gran (Birds of a Feather) and Barbara Machin (Waking The Dead), discuss creating, writing and sustaining long-running television series.
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14:00 WE LOVE IT! (Masterclass)
What does it mean when a film executive says they willcall you' Colin Brown of Screen Internationaldebunks the double meanings of Hollywood talk.
15:15 SURVIVING THE LIONS
William Nicholson,Writer of Gladiator, First Knight and the forthcoming Elizabeth: The GoldenAge, talks about his approach to surviving as a working writer in Hollywood.
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15:15 PRODUCING WRITERS
Kevin Loader presentsan illustrated view of working with writers.
16:15 ADAPTED
Adaptations continue to rise and dominate mainstreamfilm and TV production. Producer Kevin Loader (Straightheads, Enduring Love), Amelia Grainger ofWorking Title, Olivia Hetreed (Girl With APearl Earring), and Liza Marshall CommissioningEditor Drama, Channel 4 join Colin Brown ofScreen International to explore the art, market and funding for adaptations.
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17:30 BIG SCREEN SMALL SCREEN
Kate Ogborn ofRevolution Films, Liza Marshal of Channel 4 and ArvindDavid of Slingshot Films join Dan Reed (Straightheads) to discuss the current trend of combining TV, cinema and DVDreleases, and whether this strategy offers more opportunities for writers.Chaired by Stephen Cleary ofArista.
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17:30 NOTABLE SOAP TRIALS (Masterclass)
Mervyn Watson,BBC Executive Producer, sketches an overview of famous writers and theirrelationships to soaps like Brookside, Eastenders and Doctors.
17:30 CORE STORY (Masterclass)
Acclaimed Producer Stephen Woolley (Company of Wolves, Interview with a Vampire, End of the Affair)explains his approach to adapting stories into movies
18:30 THE DIRECTOR'S LABYRINTH
Guillermo Del Toro isone of Mexico's most popular Writer/Directors having received worldwidesuccess for Cronos, Blade II, The Devil's Backbone and Hellboy. Having recently completed hishorror fantasy Pans Labyrinth, the story of a young girl in Northern Spain andthe imaginary world of her own creation, Guillermo willdiscuss and show some of his work with film writer Nigel Floy.
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DROP IN -Each day script development agencies will run drop in sessions to offerinformation and advice on courses and screenwriting.
AM: Anette Funch Thomassen from North by Northewest
PM: William Pennington ofChi Coaching
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