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 Leeds, United Kingdom
A Practical Guide to Writing Comedy Drama
Run by National Film and Television School (NFTS North)
Screenwriter and script consultant Hannah Robinson, who has worked with Lenny Henry and Russell T Davies, teaches two days in Leeds on writing comedy drama: why audiences laugh, comic tone and character, and why structure matters even more in comedy. Sitcoms, features and series are all covered.
Deadline May 19, 2027 (closes in 211 days)
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Dates
| Deadline | Date | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Application | May 19, 2027 | GBP 365 |
It runs May 19 to 20, 2027 in Leeds.
Deadlines are as the organizer states them. Check the time zone on the official page.
At a glance
- Cost
- From £365Freelance rate; corporate rate GBP 730
- Formats
- Series, Feature
- Held in
- English
- Where
- Leeds, United Kingdom (in person)
- Who can attend
- Writers interested in comedy drama; no entry requirements are listed.
What to send
- Also asked for
- Application form with a CV attached.
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What it gives besides money
Two in-person days on comic character, structure and tone, fixing comic scenes, formats from sitcom to feature, and co-writing.
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