“There’s a reason your name is on the front of the script”
Richard Gadd, Gurinder Chadha, Matt Charman, Thea Sharrock, James Watkins and Tony Grisoni on endurance and the long game. BFI Southbank, London 2026.
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“Don’t wait for permission”
Christina Pickworth, Zoe Ross, Queenie Miller and more on what makes them keep reading a script. The first panel of State of the Story London 2026 at the BFI.
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“You can’t smell your own cologne”
Neil Marshall, Joe Barton, Charmaine DeGraté, Monica Beletsky and Joy C. Mitchell on finding your voice, handling notes and pitching. BFI Southbank, London 2026.
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Gurinder Chadha on the careers officer, Bend It Like Beckham after 9/11, and whether your idea is worth seventeen pounds
Gurinder Chadha on the careers officer, Bend It Like Beckham after 9/11, and whether your idea is worth seventeen pounds. With K.J. Yossman, London 2026.
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Then your heart either sinks or it soars
Sir Stephen Frears on the letterbox method, not storyboarding, and why he doesn’t have visions. In conversation with Jason Solomons at the BFI, London 2026.
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What You Need, Even If You Didn’t Know It
Richard Gadd on the Edinburgh Fringe, authenticity, and turning down the work that doesn’t speak to you.
