LOOP’s 2023 Writers
Free Turn Leisure and Display Yorkshire’s pioneering audio drama fund, LOOP, has introduced its handpicked cohort of six writers for the 2023 programme.
UNITED KINGDOM, August 10, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ — Free Turn Leisure and Display Yorkshire’s pioneering audio drama fund, LOOP, has introduced its handpicked cohort of six writers for the 2023 programme. The fund, the primary of its sort within the UK, will present the writers with a best-in-class programme of paid improvement and mentoring to develop, create and pitch compelling immersive audio dramas for international audiences.
Originating from the North of England, these writers have been rigorously chosen for his or her unparalleled creativity, pushing the bounds of the audio-first expertise whereas fearlessly capturing the essence of up to date tradition and society. The ideas showcase a variety of compelling themes, such because the intricate rising hyperlink between excessive prosperity and well being, a gripping and humorous portrayal of post-apocalyptic UK with a contact of cannibalism, and an exploration of British teenage life amidst the weird backdrop of a funeral dwelling and gangsters.
The six writers chosen are Benjamin Bee from Newcastle, just lately chosen for the BBC Comedy Collective and as Display Worldwide Star of Tomorrow; Natalie Beech, screenwriter and playwright from Manchester and winner of the 2022 Channel 4 Writing for Tv Award; Steven Bell from Featherstone, close to Wakefield, writer of three revealed books on sporting heroes; Matthew Greenhough from Sheffield, Artistic Director of Wound Up Theatre and BBC Drama Room participant, now with a number of TV tasks in improvement; Matilda Reith from Sheffield, NFTS-alumni, Author’s Assistant to Rachel Turner and Artistic Affiliate at Punchdrunk Worldwide; and Eleanor Taylor from York, playwright, BAFTA Rocliffe Award winner and shortlisted for the BBC Writers Room.
The event fund will assist the writers outline, develop and hone their scripted audio concepts into creatively and commercially thrilling tasks that dare to problem the audio format and finally seize the eye of listeners, throughout a wide range of genres.
Jon Hamm, CEO of Free Turn “The amount of purposes we acquired displays the big seam of expertise within the North that feels disconnected from the alternatives that audio drama can carry. The six tasks we’ve chosen all stand out, they’ve one thing provocative to say, they problem the audio format, and so they have charming characters on the core of every creation. We kicked off with a get along with the entire workforce in Sheffield final week and spending time with everybody confirmed we’re embarking on a transformative journey with these excellent tasks, and we could not be extra thrilled to carry their voices to the forefront of the audio drama world.”
The LOOP individuals will even profit from the knowledge of trade leaders through the programme. Steve Carsey, Managing Director of the Audio Alliance at Bertlesmann and former Director of Originals at Audible; Rhianna Adams-Christie, Assistant Commissioner of BBC Comedy and Drama; Boz Temple-Morris, award-winning audio Director and Producer; and Kirk Flash, author, podcast host and winner of BBC Sounds’ Rising Star of the 12 months award; will all lend their experience to the cohort within the improvement of their work.
Jo Schofield, Senior Expertise Government at Display Yorkshire: “We now have lengthy championed the standard of writers within the North of England and it’s been an unenviable job to choose the ultimate winners with so many unbelievable concepts submitted. This area is a hotbed for creativity and I can’t wait to see how the LOOP 2023 concepts come to life.”
About Free Turn
Free Turn Leisure was established in 2020 by BAFTA-winning director Nick Hamm, his govt producer brother Jon Hamm, and ex-WPP alumni Gemma Batterby. The corporate’s major focus is on producing premium movie, tv, and immersive audio content material for international audiences. Notable current credit embody the hit characteristic movie “Gigi and Nate,” starring Oscar winner Marcia Homosexual Harden.
Upcoming tasks for Free Turn Leisure embody a Britpop primarily based characteristic movie with BAFTA-winning author Matt Greenhalgh, a brand new international science fiction franchise starring Ariyon Bakare (His Darkish Supplies) and Rose Leslie (Recreation of Thrones) and a characteristic movie written by BAFTA winner Farren Blackburn in regards to the inspiring story of the origins of ladies’s soccer. Moreover, the corporate is at present in improvement on a number of tv dramas in collaboration with ITV Studios and Dentsu, and new audio codecs with Spotify.
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Contact: gemma@freeturn.co
About Display Yorkshire
Display Yorkshire is the engine that drives the movie and TV industries in Yorkshire and Humber, UK. Its purpose is to safe and help the perfect tasks, corporations and people, serving to to make the area one of the crucial sought-after locations for manufacturing within the UK. Display Yorkshire launched its Yorkshire Content material Fund in 2012, now recognised as one of the crucial influential funding funds in Europe, producing over £225 million manufacturing spend within the area. The YCF has invested in additional than 50 movie and TV productions, together with: Peaky Blinders, The Duke, Ali & Ava, Official Secrets and techniques, Bonus Observe, All Creatures Nice and Small, Ackley Bridge, Sky Peals, The Confessions of Frannie Langton, A Bunch of Amateurs, Darkish River, Yardie, Ghost Tales, Dad’s Military, ’71, Nationwide Treasure and The Nice Practice Theft.
Display Yorkshire delivers ground-breaking coaching and improvement programmes to foster expertise and construct a talented, versatile and various workforce, to develop regional expertise and develop the expert workforce by devising and delivering programmes that embody; Linked Campus, FLEX, ScriptED, Past Brontës: The Mayor’s Display Variety Programme and Centre of Display Excellence: Yorkshire (CoSE:Y), working with native instructional and coaching establishments and nationwide trade companion; together with ScreenSkills, MetFilm College, NFTS and the BFI.
Display Yorkshire supplies the Movie Workplace companies for Yorkshire and Humber. Staffed by skilled trade professionals, our Movie Workplace helps productions from all around the world to movie within the area, with a help bundle that features sourcing expert native crew, places and filming permissions.
Display Yorkshire has been supported by the BFI’s Nationwide Cluster Development Fund utilizing Nationwide Lottery funding to help the event and progress of the Yorkshire display sector.
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