Channel 4 are now accepting submissions for their 2024 screenwriting course.
The purpose of the course is to offer 12 writers new to television drama an insight into how the industry works and to provide a “dry-run” of what it can be like to write under a television drama commission, specifically for one hour series and serial drama, and to work with them as they write an original drama script. Writers will be expected to write an original C4 / E4 one-hour drama series or serial pilot episode, and 2-3 page outline / pitch for the series / serial as a whole. Each writer will be assigned a script editor, who is currently working in the industry, to guide them through this process. Writers will meet at least twice with their script editor and should complete a 2nd draft script before the 2nd weekend of the course. Completed, 2nd draft scripts will be sent to the script editor and two other writers on the course, for workshop discussions at the second weekend.
Key Dates
Deadline: Monday 2nd October 2023 at 5.00 pm.
The course will take place 20th & 21st January 2024 and 8th & 9th June 2024. Writers must ensure before entering that they are available to attend both these weekends (in London) and are free to write at least two drafts of an original one-hour television drama between 22nd January and 1st June 2024.
Successful writers will be invited to a briefing session at Channel 4 in London on the evening of Wednesday December 13th 2023 (before the course begins in January 2024). This is to give them a sense of the current remit for Channel 4 and E4 and to discuss what the course entails.
Further Details
Only writers who do not have a broadcast credit as a television writer or theatrical release as a feature film writer may apply (although produced short films – 20 minutes or less – are exempt). Writers will be paid a fee for participating in the course and for completing two drafts of a one hour script. All writers will be required to grant Shelley Productions a first option for Channel 4 to acquire all rights in their script and will be told within six months of delivery whether Channel 4 wishes to exercise this option.
For more details and how to apply, click here.
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