Watch films of the winning scripts!
In April 2020, with the UK in the midst of the first wave of the Covid 19 pandemic, Script6 teamed up with award-winning scriptwriter Nicholas McInerny to launch a short film scriptwriting competition – ‘THIS COVID LIFE’.
We were looking for ten minute scripts based around online video conversations during lockdown. We received more than 300 entries and from these we chose five winning 10-minute scripts:
LET’S MEET UP by Ed Birch
A COUGH AND A SPIT by Richard Stoneham
ASH by Bettina Gracias
VIRTUAL FIRST DATE by William Fowkes
SAMMY by Zoe Hunter Gordon
To celebrate our winners’ achievement we decided to produce filmed versions under lockdown – and all in compliance with social distancing and Covid restrictions. We are delighted to be able to share four of the five films here, complete with original music by the brilliant Fred Robinson.
You can view the winning films here.
Congratulations to all our winners – and enjoy!
Belona, Lilie, Nicholas & Nick
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Short-List Announcement, 24th July 2020
We are very happy to announce our short-list for ‘This Covid Life’. It was a tough task to decide on just 20 out of so many outstanding scripts. Here they are (in alphabetical order):
- Victoria Bajic – My New Friend Today
- Craig Beadle – The Problem With Parents
- Ed Birch – Let’s Meet Up
- Andrew Callaghan – Profane
- Dee Chilton – Cold Call
- Catherine Cranfield – Coming Online
- Christopher Dudley – Love In The Time of Corona
- William Ivor Fowkes – Virtual First Date
- Bettina Gracias – Ash
- Ameila Hart – Custard Love
- Drew Hubbard – Wonderwall
- Zoe Hunter Gordon – Sammy
- Aidan Largey – Paper Planes
- Jennifer Le Roux – Control Shift Escape
- Charis McRoberts & Ruth Mestel – Turning The Soil
- Leslie Powell – Take That Thing Off
- Graham Russell – Paradise
- Avin Shah – A Right to Remember
- Cathriona Slammon – The Look
- Richard Stoneman – A Cough and A Spit
We’ll be announcing the 5 winning scripts next Friday, 31st July.
Bel, Lilie, Nicholas and Nick
Long-List Announcement, 18th July 2020
We are pleased to announce the names of the 44 long-listed writers and their projects – congratulations to you all:
Josh Anderson-Grey (A Mother’s Load) • Victoria Bajic (My New Friend Today) • Craig Beadle (The Problem With Parents) • Jack Berry (Rob & Hannah) • Radha Bhandari (Script Buffering) • Ed Birch (Let’s Meet Up) • SJ Bradley (Victory in Europe) • Andrew Callaghan (Profane) • Dee Chilton (Cold Call) • Alex Clarke (Don’t Call Me Angel) • Amy Cornforth (Sisters and Brothers) • Fraser Coull (Emily is Offline) • Catherine Cranfield (Coming Online) • Méabh de Brún (Safe) • Christopher Dudley (Love In The Time of Corona) • William Ivor Fowkes (Virtual First Date) • Bettina Gracias (Ash) • Matt Gurr (Submission) • Ameila Hart (Custard Love) • Natsu Hirukawa (I Picture) • Bec Horsley & Sam Bartrop (Dolphin) • Drew Hubbard (Wonderwall) • Zoe Hunter Gordon (Sammy) • Ramya Jegatheesan (Noise) • Florence Keith-Roach (I Feel) • Aidan Largey (Paper Plane) • Nicole Latchana (When God From It Gets Lonely) • Jennifer Le Roux (Control Shift Escape) • Charis McRoberts & Ruth Mestel (Turning The Soil) • Iniki Mariano (The Jog) • Mimi Monteith (The (ex) Mother-In-Law) • Jaye Nolan (Brave Face) • Marcus Orlandi (The Junkie) • Leslie Powell (Take That Thing Off) • Therese Ramstedt (Bulk) • Jeanette Rourke (Culpa) • Graham Russell (Paradise) • Avin Shah (A Right to Remember) • Cathriona Slammon (The Look) • Jan Smith (Bearhunt) • Richard Stoneman (A Cough and A Spit) • Robin Street (Banana Bread) • Molly Sweeney (Peer Support) • Derek Ugochukwu (Shiny Bullet)
A shortlist of 20 scripts will be released on 24th July and we will then announce the 5 winning scripts on 31st July. We will only be writing back to you after this and share with the writers of the winning scripts how we intend to move forward.
Once again, thank you to everyone who entered the competition. Stay safe!
Sincerely
Belona, Lilie, Nicholas and Nick