Championing the best UK Film and TV scripts from the beginning…
Since 2007 The Brit List has been first to spot the world class potential in 82 scripts that went on to be produced. Together they have won 27 major awards and earned over $2 billion at the international box office.
“My deepest passion has always been great screenwriting. How could it not be? Without it, there is no film or TV industry!”
Alexandra Arlango
A film producer and T.V. executive with over 20+ years of industry experience, Alexandra’s credits include BAFTA and Oscar-winning film The Duchess. Alongside coordinating The Brit List, Alexandra is currently head of development at Caryn Mandabach Productions (Peaky Blinders).
“The Brit List is a fantastic badge of honour for UK writers and gives their scripts an industry seal of approval. Featured projects are immediately on the industry’s radar as ones to watch.”
Michael Kuhn
Producer: The Duchess, Florence Foster Jenkins
“The Brit List is a fantastic resource for a US-based producer to highlight quality unproduced projects from a wide range of superb British writers. We consistently find outstanding new projects to develop and exciting new writers to work with.”
Gary Levinsohn
Producer: Saving Private Ryan
How does The Brit List work? (In 3 simple steps)
How does The Brit List work?
(In 3 simple steps)
1
UK agents, production companies, distributors and financiers all nominate the unproduced drama scripts that they think deserve to be made, and the list is compiled from their submissions.
2
The list is collated by Alexandra Arlango. There is no maximum number of scripts on the list and no winner – any scripts that reach the minimum number of nominations are featured on the list.
3
Writers with scripts on the list enjoy a year-long curated programme of events and workshops designed to introduce them to – and prepare them for – the industry. Previous events include webinars with showrunners and directors as well as buyers such as Netflix and The BBC.
As featured in…
; Introducing Karla Marie Sweet - Brit List Writer 2023⬇️
Karla Marie is a British-American actor, writer, director, dramaturg working across both stage and screen. She has been part of several writers' rooms including Netflix/BBC show Get Even, and Paramount+ show Sexy Beast.
🚨 paid intern alert 🚨 great opportunity for someone who wants experience at a TV production company!
A little throwback to our wonderful Brit List 2023 announcement event at the Century Club last month... ✨
Introducing Matthew McDevitt - Brit List Writer 2023 ⬇️
Matt is based in Derry, and was in the writer’s room for the 2nd series of Blue Lights (BBC) which is currently in post-production.
Series 1 was one of the highest rated & critically acclaimed shows in the UK last year.
Introducing Sam Ferguson - Brit List Writer 2023 ⬇️
Sam is a Development Exec at Motive Pictures, and has previously worked for Channel 4, Two Brothers Pictures and Filmwave.
He has a project currently in development with Ray Pictures, and previously worked with Tiger Aspect.
Karla Marie Sweet is a British-American actor, writer, director and dramaturg who works across both stage and screen.
She has been part of several writers rooms including Netflix/BBC show Get Even, season 2 of Paramount+ show Sexy Beast and a 1990s set show about pirate radio, helmed by Ashley Walters.
She has also written seven episodes of long running drama Hollyoaks and her special unconscious bias episode of the show was lauded by both viewers and critics alike, the news media hailing it the show’s “best ever episode.”
Karla recently adapted Othello for the Watermill Theatre and she has written original plays for the Royal Exchange, The Bunker, Radio 3 and the Belgrade Theatre.
Her debut novel is currently being pitched to publishers and she is under commission to write a play for the National.
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#Hollyoaks
Karla Marie Sweet is a British-American actor, writer, director and dramaturg who works across both stage and screen.
She has been part of several writers rooms including Netflix/BBC show Get Even, season 2 of Paramount+ show Sexy Beast and a 1990s set show about pirate radio, helmed by Ashley Walters.
She has also written seven episodes of long running drama Hollyoaks and her special unconscious bias episode of the show was lauded by both viewers and critics alike, the news media hailing it the show’s “best ever episode.”
Karla recently adapted Othello for the Watermill Theatre and she has written original plays for the Royal Exchange, The Bunker, Radio 3 and the Belgrade Theatre.
Her debut novel is currently being pitched to publishers and she is under commission to write a play for the National.
#ScreenWriting
#ScriptWriting
#WritersRoom
#WritingCommunity
#Hollyoaks
Introducing Matthew McDevitt - Brit List Writer 2023 ⬇️
Matt is based in Derry, and was in the writer’s room for the 2nd series of Blue Lights (BBC) which is currently in post-production.
Series 1 was one of the highest rated & critically acclaimed shows in the UK last year.
Matt is a recipient of the Element Pictures writers award and was commissioned to write two episodes of his comedy drama, The Seeker.
He is also developing an original crime-drama: Yellowback, with Deadpan Films and led a writer’s room for the project.
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