Resources: links to some useful screenwriting resources.

Here is a curated selection of resources to help you develop your screenwriting craft and navigate the UK film and television industry. From free script libraries and development funding to recommended books and competitions these are the tools and links I find most useful for writers at every level.,

Screenwriting resources for film and television writers = Scene by Scene

Writing for TV and film

Central BBC hub for screenwriters

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/writers

 

Free to access library of BBC scripts

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/writers/scripts/

 

Drew’s Script-O-Rama – US based library of film and TV scripts

 

http://www.script-o-rama.com

 

Simply Scripts database

 

https://www.simplyscripts.com/

Screenwriting competitions

Good list of competitions


https://scriptangel.com/screenwriting-contests/

 

US PAGE Awards

 

https://pageawards.com/

Short Film Funds

BAFTA Rocliffe

 

https://www.rocliffe.com/competitions.php

 

Genera Films

 

https://generafilms.com/

 

Creative England

 

https://www.wearecreative.uk/

Development funding

BFI Network: short and early feature development

https://www.bfi.org.uk/get-funding-support/bfi-network

BFI feature development funding

https://www.bfi.org.uk/get-funding-support/create-films-tv-or-new-formats-storytelling/development-funding

Free Screenwriting Software

Options for free screenwriting software

 

https://www.scriptreaderpro.com/free-screenwriting-software/

Books

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