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Partners on the scheme include Gaumont, Eleven, and Maia Pictures.

The Writers Lab UK and Europe has set the 15 participants taking part in the 2023 edition, which for the first time is offering a combined UK and Europe edition, with participants from all four UK nations, plus Ireland, Greece, Italy, Germany and Austria.

The development and marketplace programme devoted to script development for women and nonbinary screenwriters over 40 launched in 2015 with a US edition, expanding to the UK in 2021, and Europe in 2022. It provides an opportunity to discover and nurture new talent, matching selected writers with leading film and TV industry...

The cohort includes Screen Star of Tomorrow 2019 Benjamin Bee

The British Film Institute (BFI) Network has unveiled 15 filmmakers who will participate in London Film Festival’s professional development programme Network@Lff.

Taking place October 7-10, the programme will consist of masterclasses and networking events with established filmmakers from around the world who are presenting work at this year’s festival.

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The 2022 cohort, who were selected out of 596 participants, includes Screen Star of Tomorrow 2019 Benjamin Bee. The filmmaker, who identifies as neurodivergent and disabled, is currently working on his debut feature Marwell which was selected for Biennale College Cinema,...

Titles include Catherine Linstrum’s ’This Earth Is Not Our Home’.

The UK’s Welsh film agency Ffilm Cymru Wales has selected five feature projects by Welsh filmakers to receive a total of £63,230 in its latest round of development funding.

They are comprised of two documentaries and three fiction films.

The Earth Is Not Our Home, a sci-fi drama exploring mental health issues set on a dusty volcanic island off the coast of Africa, has received £15,000. It will be the second feature from writer-director Catherine Linstrum and producer Stella Nwimo through their company Fireparty, following their forthcoming debut Nuclear, which...