Pitched in Time

The UK Screenwriters' Festival (1-3 July 2008) has shifted through 1,500 entries for its 'Pitch in Time' competition, and has chosen a shortlist of ten:

• 'Baby Love' - Lindsey Darking
• 'Divine' - Lucy Filmore
• 'How to be Popular' - John C. Robertson
• 'Little Wheel' - Elena Fuller
• 'The Nuns of Gavarone' - Anthony Keetch
• 'OAPower' - Martin Gunn
• 'The Picture of Darren Grey’ - by Ivan Shakespeare (deceased)' - Barry Grossman
• 'Rag Dolls & Riches' - Vega Powell
• '12 Things I'm Going to Do When I grow Up' - Nicola Depuis (Irish)
• 'Without President' - Simon Sayce

The ten finalists win tickets to the Festival, the opportunity to pitch their ideas to a panel of industry experts, and to have their ideas and pitches picked up by any of the many attending production company.