Writersroom Blog - Jo Combes https://bbclatestnews.pages.dev/blogs/writersroom/ BBC writersroom identifies and champions new writing talent and diversity across BBC Drama, Entertainment and Children's programmes. en Copyright 2011 Fri, 04 Feb 2011 10:13:38 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.33-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Future Talent Award We are delighted to announce that the finalists for the FUTURE TALENT AWARD are:

Bill Grundy for his screenplay set in the Cumbria fells in the wake of the foot and mouth crisis
Daniel Moulson for his comedy about a day in the life of three students with romantic crises
Katie Ruffley for her family drama about a brother and sister coming of age in the 1960s.

We also shortlisted Alix Eve, Callum Mitchell, Kate Warburton and Refat Yasmeen for their great scripts.

The winner will be announced at the Future Talent Ceremony on March 2nd.

We'd like to thank each of the over 160 writers who entered their scripts - the standard was incredibly high this year and the quality overall was brilliant.

]]> Jo Combes Jo Combes https://bbclatestnews.pages.dev/blogs/writersroom/2011/02/future_talent_award.shtml https://bbclatestnews.pages.dev/blogs/writersroom/2011/02/future_talent_award.shtml Fri, 04 Feb 2011 10:13:38 +0000 In the Red We had a great time judging the IN THE RED competition. We received a huge range of entries, some were entertaining, some were hard-hitting, and all were topical. Recurrent characters across the spectrum: George Osborne as a child, more surprisingly Wayne Rooney, and of course, many of the pieces were populated by bankers and politicians. While many pieces were very funny, the most successful scripts emotionally engaged with the idea of cuts and their human cost, and we felt that the winning writers had found a way into the subject via an offbeat route or surprising metaphor, building compelling stand-alone narratives.

We're delighted to announce the four winning plays below - Gabriel's introduced each for us:

Haven by Jill O'Halloran
"This is a great look at one of the most disturbing aspects of the cuts. Very bleak but very powerful."

The Council by Naomi Todd
"This is very funny and it really gets you thinking about the idea of the distribution of power."

The Surgeon's Knife by Stephen Searle
"This is a very well-structured piece. And considering how short it is the characterisation is great."

The Wall by Dan Murphy
"The story structure is really good. The main characters' struggle is really interesting, as is the premise."

And we also want to give honourable mentions to TONY CLARE, STEPHEN IRWIN and RACHEL MACAULAY for their pieces which all came very high on our shortlist.

]]> Jo Combes Jo Combes https://bbclatestnews.pages.dev/blogs/writersroom/2010/11/in_the_red.shtml https://bbclatestnews.pages.dev/blogs/writersroom/2010/11/in_the_red.shtml Thu, 04 Nov 2010 10:14:54 +0000