FILMARKET HUB TV PILOT 2020 SCREENWRITING CONTEST: MEET THE JURY
Our new international screenwriting competition for English language TV pilots is open for submissions. We are looking for the next great drama pilot and for fresh voices writing for the screen. Our goal is to connect screenwriters with leading TV executives and key players in the industry.
Our Jury of Experts is comprised of 1 popular agent, 1 experienced script doctor and 1 leading TV executive. They will read the submitted scripts to choose the three finalists that will receive prizes and have their scripts introduced to industry professionals.
Karol Griffiths
Development consultant & Script editor
Karol Griffiths is a development consultant, editor, educator, and writing coach with 20+ years of industry experience. She has worked with award-winning screenwriters and best-selling authors and playwrights, as well as many first time writers.
She lectures and mentors for Sources 2, London Screenwriters’ Festival and writers’ guilds throughout the world. Her book ‘The Art of Script Editing — A Practical Guide to Script Development’ is highly regarded. Career highlights include: ‘The Hudsucker Proxy’, ‘The Big Lebowski’, ‘Under Suspicion’, ‘How I Met Your Mother’, ITV’s ‘Above Suspicion’ and the upcoming feature ‘Escape From Pretoria’.
She works with producers and writers at all stages of the writing and development process — from idea inception, through drafts and final polishes, submissions and post-production — as needed.
Sarah Williams
Literary agent at Independent Talent Group
Sarah is a literary agent at Independent Talent Group in London, representing screenwriters and directors. After completing her Masters at Oxford University she initially worked in development and production, before moving to work at Independent in 2011. She works with clients from all over the world, from award-winning international filmmakers to emerging young talent.
Tara Cook
Development Producer at Carnival Films
Tara joined Carnival Films as a development producer in late 2014. Prior to this she was a film and television development and production executive working in both London and Los Angeles and had been developing a number of projects as an independent including the pilot ‘Lawless’ with Shondaland/ABC.
Previously Tara had been Head of Development for Neal Street Productions developing material in both the UK and US, being involved in such productions as “Jarhead”, “Starter for Ten”, “Things We Lost in the Fire” and “Revolutionary Road” and co-produced the first two series of Call the Midwife.
Carnival Films is a division of NBCUniversal International Studios and one of the UK’s leading drama specialists. Since 1978, Carnival has produced hundreds of hours of drama that have been broadcast and performed around the world, garnering over 200 award wins and nominations. Their shows include global phenomenon ‘Downton Abbey’ and series such as ‘Hotel Babylon’ and ‘Dracula’.
The competition will be open until the 31st March 2020, after which the six semi-finalists, the three finalists and the winning pilot will be announced throughout June.
