Script & Film Development Group - 16th November 2026

Join the Screenwriters Forum for our monthly Script & Film Development Group! 

*SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Please submit your projects before 11th November to be reviewed at this session. *

Gain peer and expert feedback on YOUR latest script & film projects! 

Share your progress with our community to encourage and support each other.

Latest opportunities and industry news will be shared with all attendees.

Format:

18:30 - 19:00 - Networking + News and updates including your own chance to share your progress!

19:00 - 20:45 - Peer and expert feedback on YOUR projects - 20-30 minute slots available. 

We accept:

• Script extracts - (screenplays, TV pilots, short films, stage plays) 
• Treatments
• Ideas
• Pitches
• Storyboards
  
• Films in post-production

You don't have to submit anything to attend! Come along and support your peers and the West Midlands filmmaking community! 

Send your projects to tom@writemovies.com if you'd like to be reviewed at the session - standard Non-Disclosure Agreement terms apply to sessions and all attendees.

Projects will be reviewed live on a first come, first served basis, if you would like to be guaranteed feedback on your project, please select the "Written Feedback" option.

The event will be held in person at Birmingham City University on Level 2 of Millennium Point. If you cannot attend in person, the event will also be streamed live through Zoom!  

To keep the Forum open, inclusive, and to remove barriers, our tickets are Pay What You Can. Standard is £8. If money’s tight, choose Saver (£3) or an Access Ticket (limited; reconfirmation required). 

Want to help keep these nights open to everyone? Choose Pay-it-Forward (£12) - You’ll fund a free Access Ticket for someone else.

*Reconfirmation: Access Tickets are limited and require reconfirmation via the reminder email sent 24 hours before the event. If the event is at capacity, unconfirmed seats may be released at 12:00 on the day.*

Please contact tom@writemovies.com with any access needs or if you encounter issues with booking.

Become a Screenwriters Forum Member:

Sign up for our monthly membership to continually support the Forum. You can cancel anytime. By becoming a member, you are helping the Forum continue. 

Member benefits:

• Free access to our monthly Script & Film Development Group (project submissions are first come, first served).
  
• Free recording access with any Mini-Masterclass or Guest Talk.
  
• 10% off WriteMovies Mentoring and Consultancy services.
  
• 50% off WriteMovies Contest entry for scripts that you bring to the Forum.
  
• Guaranteed live feedback on your project at our Development Group (1x every 3 months).
  
• Guaranteed written feedback after your project is shared at our Development Group (1x free every 3 months then 50% off).
  
• 10% off CREW Birmingham membership.
  
• WriteMovies Academy - Special offers (coming soon).

What is the Screenwriters Forum?

First established in 2006, the West Midlands Screenwriters Forum is a community organisation run by and for professional and aspiring West Midlands writers and filmmakers. We aim to launch, develop, connect and support local talent - promoting our members' interests and creating opportunities for them. 

We run monthly interactive events, including a Script & Film Development Group, Masterclasses, Guest Talks, Networking and more! 

Our Chair, Ian Kennedy, is director of the international screenwriting website WriteMovies.com and its industry-facing partner, script agency TalentScout International Management. WriteMovies has been helping thousands of writers since 1999 and has given Oscar-nominated writers their first access to the studio system. Ian brings his extensive knowledge, insight and experience to each of our sessions. 

Our Manager, Tom Woolley, is an award-winning local filmmaker, Lead Script Analyst at WriteMovies and advocate for the West Midlands region. He's won several filmmaking and writing awards at the Birmingham Film Festival and placed first at filmmaking challenges run by Reel Brum and the Producers Forum. Tom acts as the voice of the Forum, managing our events, sharing opportunities and supporting our members. 

To join the community and stay up to date, please visit: https://linktr.ee/screenwritersfm