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The event will be held at Cineworld Middlesbrough on Tues 4th and Wed 5th of March. The £40 early-bird deadline extends until Friday the 8th of February. It will cost £50 thereafter. Places are strictly limited so book early to avoid disappointment.

Northern Screenwriters Conference 2008

Speakers include:

Jimmy McGovern, The Street, Hillsborough, Cracker
Danny Brocklehurst, Sorted, Talk To Me, Shameless, Clocking Off
Peter Straughan, How To Lose Friends & Alienate People, Second Lives
Lisa Holdsworth, New Tricks, Waterloo Road, Robin Hood
Alice Nutter, The Street
Kate Rowland, Creative Director BBC New Writing

Sessions:

At the Top of the Game Jimmy McGovern earned his spurs writing for Brookside before creating groundbreaking shows like Cracker, Hillsborough, and The Street. This is a unique opportunity to hear one of the country’s most successful screenwriters discuss his work and working methods. Followed by Q&A.

Sorted Danny Brocklehurst worked alongside Paul Abbot on Clocking Off and the first two series of Shameless before getting his own brilliant series, Sorted, off the ground. Here he talks to Lisa Holdsworth about the trials and tribulations of creating his own show from scratch.

New Kid On The Block Alice Nutter’s first gig for television was writing for Jimmy McGovern on The Street. In a frank discussion Alice and Jimmy outline the process of putting her episode together. Includes screening.

Who Gets Hired and Why? if you’re trying to break into the industry or move up the ladder, here’s what you need to know from some of the people who do the hiring and firing. Panelists TBC.

Perfect 10 The Head of New Writing at the BBC, Kate Rowland, examines what producers and commissioning editors are looking for in that all important writing sample.

DIY Cinema: My First Feature With the proliferation of low-cost digital technology what’s to stop you making your own film? Writers and producers who stepped outside the traditional business to get their feature films made discuss how they did it. Panelists TBC.

NSC08 takes place at Cineworld in Middlesbrough on Tue 4th and Wed 5th of March.

To book call: 01642 729700
For more information email: scott_illingworth@middlesbrough.gov.uk

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