Screenwriting and directing masterclass with Adam Patterson and Declan Lawn
Date Posted: October 6, 2022
Northern Ireland Screen is delighted to be hosting a screenwriting and directing masterclass with Adam Patterson and Declan Lawn. The masterclass is taking place on Wednesday 9th November from 2pm to 4pm at the Strand Arts Centre, Belfast. The masterclass is open to new and emerging talent and 50 places are available for the session.
Declan Lawn and Adam Patterson met whilst working for the BBC’s flagship current affairs programme, Panorama. They spent a decade making investigative documentaries, both in the UK and around the world, before moving into drama.
They are inspired by the capacity of television drama and film to tell authentic stories about how the modern world really works. Their work is typically the product of long periods of direct journalistic research into their subject matter.
Their first short film, Rough, part-funded by Northern Ireland Screen, was a dark comedy about a punishment attack in Belfast. It won several international film festival awards, culminating in an IFTA award for best Irish short film.
In 2020, Adam and Declan were selected by Screen International as Stars of Tomorrow. The duo wrote hit drama The Salisbury Poisonings, which became the BBC’s most watched drama of 2020 and was subsequently acquired by Netflix for the rest of the world.
Adam and Declan’s original scripted series Blue Lights, about response police officers in Belfast, will air on BBC One in early 2023.
They recently collaborated with Peter Kosminksy on The Undeclared War (Channel 4) and their first feature-length film Rogue Agent (Freegard), starring James Norton and Gemma Arterton, which had its UK Netflix release in July 2022, reaching number 2 on the Netflix film charts, and subsequently opened to very positive reviews in theatres across the USA.
They have recently established their production company, Hot Sauce Pictures, in Belfast.
Please email Christine Morrow at [email protected] to secure your place. These will be allocated on a first come first served basis.
Places will be confirmed for the masterclass via email by Friday 28th October.
