BAFTA and BFI Screenwriters' Lecture Series

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and the BFI (British Film Institute) have announced that the latest in their prestigious series of lectures by the world’s leading screenwriters will feature Britons Nick Hornby and Jimmy McGovern, Americans Nancy Meyers and Beau Willimon, and Australian Andrew Bovell. The lectures will take place in London between Wednesday 23 September and Saturday 3 October inclusive.

Now in its sixth year, the BAFTA and BFI Screenwriters’ Lecture Series exists to celebrate screenwriters’ authorial contribution to film, and gives esteemed writers a platform to share highlights and insights from their careers with an audience of film-lovers and their peers. The series is funded by JJ Charitable Trust, one of the Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts. The official airline to the series is United Airlines.

BAFTA and Oscar-nominated writer and novelist Nick Hornby (An Education, Wild) starts the season on Wednesday 23 September at BAFTA 195 Piccadilly. Screenwriter and playwright Andrew Bovell (Lantana, A Most Wanted Man) takes to the stage at BAFTA on Friday 25 September, followed by Oscar and Golden Globe-nominated writer and director Nancy Meyers (Private Benjamin, It’s Complicated) on Saturday 26 September. BAFTA and Emmy award-winning writer and producer Jimmy McGovern (Hillsborough, The Street) will speak on Tuesday 29 September at BAFTA 195 Piccadilly, before BAFTA, Oscar, Golden Globe and Emmy nominated writer and showrunner Beau Willimon (The Ides of March, House of Cards) delivers the final lecture in the series on Saturday 3 October at BFI Southbank.

This year’s season is programmed by BAFTA-winning screenwriter Jeremy Brock and BAFTA-winning producer Andrea Calderwood.