28/07/2015 - Five internationally acclaimed screenwriters to speak between September 23 and October 3

Britons Nick Hornby (An Education [+see also:
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Screenwriter Jeremy Brock producer Andrea Calderwood, part of the BAFTA-winning team behind The Last King of Scotland [+see also:
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Anne Morrison, Chair of BAFTA said, “Together our speakers have written some of the most successful and critically acclaimed films and television programmes of recent times, and boast a truly impressive range of credits spanning the decades. We look forward to sharing their insights with the public and their peers.”

The JJ Charitable Trust funds the series.