“ Kay Mellor was a trailblazer and we're delighted to honour her contribution to the industry and continue her screenwriting legacy by inspiring a new wave of female screenwriters in film & TV ”
Katie Bailiff, CEO at WFTV
Hosted at the Arvon Foundation's Lumb Bank house located in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, the 5 day writers lab is a fully funded opportunity for the 13 screenwriters who are actively working on original scripts and looking to attract industry interest to take them to the next stage of their career.
The programme is led by course tutors Lisa Holdsworth (Ackley Bridge, Call the Midwife, Waterloo Road) and Olivia Hetreed (Girl with a Pearl Earring, Mrs Harris Goes to Paris, Wuthering Heights).
Evening sessions included a conversation with Happy Valley creator and writer Sally Wainwright OBE and a retrospective look at Kay's work with Yvonne and Gaynor (Kay's daughters and MD / Creative Director here at Rollem)
“ By sponsoring this initiative, we hope to inspire, incentivise and support talented women to similarly break ground and pursue a career in storytelling" ”
Patty Lenahan Ishimoto, Miss Scarlet Limited
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