La construction de personnages et de dialogues
Quebec's screenwriters' guild runs this six-day French-language course on building fiction characters for film and TV and on what dialogue does, from function to subtext.
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Workshop or class Online
BBC Writers Digital Session for Screenwriting Students
BBC Writers holds this free one-hour webinar, from 1 to 2 p.m. UK time, to explain to students nearing the end of a screenwriting degree what the department does and how TV drama works. Registration closes two days before. Places are limited to those enrolled in the UK, Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man.
Deadline Oct 26, 2026 (closes in 6 days)
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Dates
| Deadline | Date | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Registration closes (12 noon) | Oct 26, 2026 | free |
It runs Oct 28, 2026.
Deadlines are as the organizer states them. Check the time zone on the official page.
At a glance
- Cost
- FreeFree webinar
- Held in
- English
- Where
- Online
- Who can attend
- Final-year undergraduate students and postgraduate (MA or equivalent) students of screenwriting enrolled in the UK, the Republic of Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man.
What to send
- Also asked for
- Complete every field of the registration form by 12 noon on 26 October 2026.
Need your pages in standard screenplay format first? The free screenplay formatter lays them out and saves a PDF.
What it gives besides money
A talk on the work of BBC Writers and BBC Drama and on the TV drama sector at large; the joining link arrives about a day ahead.
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