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How Festival Pre-Selectors Rate Your Film / Script - Part Two

Jun 3, 2026

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4 min read

How Festival Pre-Selectors Rate Your Film / Script - Part Two

What happens after a script or film makes the shortlist? Part Two of an insider look at judging panels, award decisions, feedback, and why the best submission doesn't always win.

Helen Tompson

Writing Career

How Festival Pre-Selectors Rate Your Film / Script - Part One

May 27, 2026

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4 min read

How Festival Pre-Selectors Rate Your Film / Script - Part One

How film festivals and script competitions actually rate your work, from submissions to final selection decisions.

Helen Tompson

Writing Career

Inside the WFTV Kay Mellor Screenwriters’ Lab

May 7, 2026

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5 min read

Inside the WFTV Kay Mellor Screenwriters’ Lab

What the WFTV Kay Mellor Screenwriters’ Lab taught me about resilience, access, opportunity, and the business of writing.

Helen Tompson

Writing Career

Why Read Scripts (and What It Teaches You About the Industry)

Apr 22, 2026

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4 min read

Why Read Scripts (and What It Teaches You About the Industry)

Continued Professional Development (CPD), your first task, and a top tip to keep you going

Helen Tompson

Writing Career

Where to start... The Business of Writing (and Finding Balance Along the Way)

Apr 22, 2026

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2 min read

Where to start... The Business of Writing (and Finding Balance Along the Way)

Why 'The Business of Writing' | Building a screenwriting career means treating it like a business, while protecting the life around it.

Helen Tompson

Professional Development

How Festival Pre-Selectors Rate Your Film / Script - Part Two

How Festival Pre-Selectors Rate Your Film / Script - Part One

Inside the WFTV Kay Mellor Screenwriters’ Lab

Why Read Scripts (and What It Teaches You About the Industry)

Where to start... The Business of Writing (and Finding Balance Along the Way)

The Business of Screenwriting