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BRITISH SOCIETY OF COMEDY WRITERS

Networking Day 2003


D
ate:

11am for 11.30am start, Saturday 22nd March 2003
 

Location:

The Comedy Pub, 7 Oxendon Street, Piccadilly, London, SW1X 4EE
Telephone: 020 7839 7261
Nearest underground station: Piccadilly


Details:

Come along and listen to our guest speakers, meet fellow writers, artists, agents, producers, industry professionals and pick up all the latest markets information and news.

The day begins at 11am (for 11.30am start), then at 5pm come and relax at our Networking Party. Bar and nibbles are provided and there will be a free drink for every delegate.


Speakers include:

RAYMOND ALLEN (Scriptwriter - “Some Mother’s Do ‘Ave ‘Em”)
TREVOR McCALLUM (TV Producer - "Red Door Productions")
RICHARD MICHAELS STEFANIK (Script Consultant - RMS Management Group, USA)
VINCE POWELL (Scriptwriter - “Bless This House”, “Love Thy Neighbour”, “Mind Your Language”)
GARETH OWEN (Author – “The Pinewood Story”, “Roger Moore: His Films and Career”)
SHAW TAYLOR (Presenter - “Police Five”, Director - “Beachfield Productions”)
RONALD WOLFE (Comedy Consultant & Scriptwriter – “On The Buses”, “The Rag Trade”)



Book Signings include:

RAYMOND ALLEN will be signing copies of his book "Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em - Celebrating Thirty Years of Frank and Betty.”

JOHN BYRNE
will be signing copies of Writing Handbooks second edition of "Writing Comedy"

RICHARD MICHAELS STEFANIK
will sign copies of “The Megahit Movies”. This book has been selected by the Writers Guild of America (WGA) Mentors Program for inclusion in the list of Recommended Screenwriting Books and is described as “one of the best books on story structure.”

GARETH OWEN will be happy to sign copies of “The Pinewood Story”- the authorised history of Pinewood Studios; “The Gimmick Man” – memoirs of special effects maestro Albert J Luxford; and “Roger Moore: His Films and Career”.

RONALD WOLFE will be signing copies of “Writing Comedy – A Guide to Scriptwriting for TV, Radio, Film and Stage”. Be the first to own a copy of the revised edition due to be published March 2003.

More guests and speakers will be announced soon.
 


Contacts        Contacts        Contacts  !!

Come and chat with fellow writers, network and meet representatives from the following organisations

BBC
Beachfield
Productions Ltd
Chameleon Entertainment
Chrystal Television
Cult TV
Debbie Nunn Productions
Distraction Formats (London, Montreal, Los Angeles)
Fuji International Productions (UK) Ltd
Lunch Club
Megahit Movies (USA)
Naiad Productions and Marketing Ltd
Perfection Productions
PP Productions
Red Door
Riviera Productions
RMS Management Group (USA)
Royal Television Society
S4C Wales
Society of Authors
TRI Ltd
Wild Iris Productions Ltd
Writers Guild of Great Britain

 

Fee for the Networking Day/Party:

BSCW Members/Subscribers: £25
Non-members: £35

The fee covers entrance to all workshops, talks, discussions and Networking Party.

Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis. Early booking is advisable. To reserve your place, return the booking form together with full payment as soon as possible.

The Comedy pub is situated in the heart of Piccadilly, just a few doors away from the world famous Comedy Store.
 

Accommodation suggestions:

British Hotel Reservation Centre
Call on freephone: 0800 716 298 UK only or +44 (0) 20 7401 2666
Visit the web site at: www.bhrconline.com
Write to: BHRC, 13 Grosvenor Gardens, London SW1W 0BD
Email to: hotels@bhrc.co.uk

Of if you book nearer the time, try www.lastminute.com.

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