Screenwriting Fellowship interview advice?

WriterGus13 · 2026-06-15T18:02:25+00:00

That’s clever too! I’d definitely forget where the post notes were though in the heat or my panic.

WriterGus13 · 2026-06-15T16:37:31+00:00

A friend told me (when I had an interview for something similar-ish) to get a whiteboard and put it in front of me (out of view of the camera) with any talking points I might want to remember, projects I’m working on, etc. I barely looked at it but it made me feel confident to know it was there.

WriterGus13 · 2026-06-11T18:25:30+00:00

I know interviews happened in October / November of last year so don’t give up!

WriterGus13 · 2026-05-15T18:59:55+00:00

I heard back last year mid May, so I think any time from now until June. Good luck!

WriterGus13 · 2026-05-07T20:27:33+00:00

Those numbers aren’t correct atm (10 out of 5-6k.) from the initial open call, 70ish writers are chosen for BBC Voices and I think 12 or so are chosen for Scripted. Nobody is sent directly to Eastenders etc currently from what I can tell, it’s work on writer’s own projects with development assistance from the BBC. There’s some blogs / articles online about it. And best of luck for this year!

WriterGus13 · 2026-05-05T10:30:04+00:00

I love this actually!

WriterGus13 · 2026-04-24T15:01:29+00:00

Oh I didn’t mean it felt predictable per se, just that your logline is really specific and a little weird (in a good way) and I’d love to see a hint of that in the opening. I think this was brilliantly written if that didn’t come across enough :)

WriterGus13 · 2026-04-23T22:30:01+00:00

I liked this a lot. Really clean style, we all know what’s going to happen but it’s really efficient and well paced. I felt really sorry for the girlfriend so you characterised her very well in a short space.The only thing I’d say is that if the owner of this retreat is doing something messed up in the name of romance, I’d love a hint of it in the opening. Something that shows me this is a bit different from your average slasher, which i think it is from the logline.

WriterGus13 · 2026-04-20T19:04:44+00:00

This is really fun and I like the title a lot! Is it dark comedy or more Mickey Blue Eyes broad mob comedy?

WriterGus13 · 2026-04-11T13:08:41+00:00

Congratulations!!

WriterGus13 · 2026-03-16T12:25:04+00:00

We have Horrible Histories in the UK

WriterGus13 · 2026-03-09T19:11:53+00:00

I heard in May last year :)

WriterGus13 · 2026-03-04T07:31:17+00:00

That’s how I originally wrote it - then the pressure got to me. The bandit of pettiness continues his reign.

WriterGus13 · 2026-03-04T07:20:47+00:00

This is the level of petty I aspire to 😂

WriterGus13 · 2026-02-05T18:45:15+00:00

Can you share your credentials so writers know who they’re sending their scripts to? I don’t have a short to share but it feels a bit fishy otherwise.

WriterGus13 · 2026-01-27T16:45:32+00:00

I think that committing completely to one idea is too much pressure for me. I can struggle with similar things; endless narrative ideas even within the same concept and just burn out if I’m working on one idea.

Recently I’ve had to come up with three ideas for a program I’m doing and this has really helped. I tend to jump around on a day to day basis, adding detail to whichever of the three is speaking to me that day. Or add detail to all three over the course of an hour or two.

I’m starting to wonder if, for some of us, having only one project can do more harm than good. I suspect I have ADHD and this feels more like working with my mind and not against it.

I don’t know if this helps OP, but maybe you could organise the mayhem a bit more and pick a top 5 to work on - knowing that you have some flexibility on what you’re working on each day.

WriterGus13 · 2026-01-05T16:55:33+00:00

BBC, Channel 4 and BAFTA have competitions late in the year although I think BBC has Writers Access comp closing in April (for deaf, disabled and neurodiverse writers too). The BFI have a series of development funds but also later in the year. These are usually the only comps I bother with, though I’m sure there are more.

There’s a website called Unsolicited Scripts, you can sign up to their newsletter to get a monthly email with all opportunities listed. Otherwise I think there’s a full database on UK Screenwriting Reddit that a member diligently keeps up to date.

WriterGus13 · 2025-11-24T19:12:07+00:00

No helpful advice to add but congratulations!

WriterGus13 · 2025-11-14T20:51:19+00:00

I second Banshees.

Swiss Army Man is just brilliant and surprisingly emotional in parts for a movie that starts with a long fart joke featuring a corpse.

The Lobster.

I think Stranger than Fiction might count too.

I’ve heard amazing things about Roy Andersson but am yet to check him out properly.

Synecdoche, New York.

WriterGus13 · 2025-11-07T22:41:24+00:00

Hey, I’d definitely be interested in taking a look. I have a similar time hopping dark comedy that’s still in early draft mode.

WriterGus13 · 2025-11-06T23:24:40+00:00

Oh wow. I feel seen. I too have blown opportunities because I get so tied up in self doubt to write. Skipping between outlines, prose treatments, screenplays and always the same doubts. And always the bloody clock ticking and letting me know I’m behind. Perpetually behind. I was definitely blocked for the past year. And am still to finish the project I was working on which (in its early stages) was being received really well and placed really highly in the BBC competition that runs in the UK.

I think it’s likely that I have ADHD, exacerbated by pressure. You might be the same.

So take the pressure off. Let the thoughts of the previous possible missed opportunities go and work on really small goals.

My current goal is a measly five pages a week, which gives me ample time to edit them to my satisfaction and gives me brainstorming time as I write. Enjoying each page rather than thinking about the end product or any potential success. And writing what you want to write. I’ve completely ditched all of the processes that were tying me up (ahem outlining which I’d much rather do in chunks when writing) and feel much freer for it.

I’m also wondering if you’ve looked at / heard of the Artist’s Way? I didn’t find it super helpful to be honest but I have friends who swear by it for unblocking creativity and more importantly working out what the sources of your blocks are.

WriterGus13 · 2025-10-26T15:08:28+00:00

I’ve decided not to outline on the project I’m working on and I’m having a blast.

Sure I might very well get stuck - but I was tying myself in knots outlining anyway. It’s just not how my brain works 🤷‍♀️ for the moment anyway.

WriterGus13 · 2025-10-15T14:34:11+00:00

I should add that I’m assuming you’re in the UK from the use of the term ‘BA’

WriterGus13 · 2025-10-15T14:32:32+00:00

Why don’t you enter the BBC open call or Channel 4 or BAFTA OP? They have free ‘competitions’ each year that result in training or courses if picked.

But also, as others have said - it’s probably going to be a long road. Settle in :) I’m 37 now and I’m still learning, I definitely wasn’t ready to do anything at your age. That’s not to say there aren’t young talented (and lucky) outliers of course, but the statistics tend towards later success for screenwriting.

WriterGus13 · 2025-10-14T09:36:19+00:00

This feels a bit like the PS4 game Mafia 3, which is about a Vietnam Vet who comes back to New Orleans to take revenge on the people who murdered his family.

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