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How the LondonSWF changed EVERYTHING for me in three days by Lisa McMullin

Buying a ticket to the London Screenwriters Festival two years ago was one of the best decisions I ever made. And it was a last minute decision. I very nearly didn’t go. It’s expensive. Over three hundred pounds for t…

LMLisa McMullin·1 November 2026·4 min

You have to jump off the cliff and build your wings on the way down: my time at LSF by Ellie Rofe

Photo by Annabel Vere A few days before this year’s London Screenwriters’ Festival I left my degree at Cambridge. It was a tough decision: a degree from Cambridge can be a very handy thing after all. But while I enjoy…

Chris Jones · 25 September 2026 · 5 min

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People like me don’t go to events like LSF by Elkie Yates

LSF is a professional event, full of professional writers and the like. People getting paid actual money for scripts, they probably speak using big words and have diaries full of very important meetings. Whereas I’m,…

Chris Jones · 22 August 2026 · 4 min

How LondonSWF changed my life and career and why I am coming all the way from Australia again by Sally Pitts

I was fresh off the boat from Australia, when I came across the London Screenwriters’ Festival. It was already 97% sold out. I didn’t have a job yet and with the Aussie dollar being a bit meh I was a little apprehensi…

Chris Jones · 22 July 2026 · 4 min

Courage, Friendships and Pitching! How one weekend can change you by Dorothee Kuepers

Having attended the London Screenwriter’s Festival on a few occasions in the past, I thought I knew what to expect. In many ways I was right. I knew I would learn a lot from the amazing speakers. I knew I would reconn…

Dorothee Kuepers · 8 July 2026 · 7 min

From Cold Reads to Creative Breakthroughs: Lessons from Directing 10 Actors Table Reads at LondonSWF by Gabriel Oliver

If you want to run better table reads and unlock stronger performances from your actors, it starts with how you direct the room. After leading 10+ actor table reads ahead of LSWF 2026, here are the key lessons every d…

Gabriel Oliver · 8 June 2026 · 4 min

Why I booked next year before I even left by Helen Tompson

Last year, I partnered with Chris Jones to add to the official LSF podcast . It’s now up and running, and it’s opened doors I didn’t even know were there. So I came back this year already knowing just being at LSF cou…

Helen Tompson · 25 May 2026 · 4 min