The very first edition of The Brit List was published in 2007 by Casarotto agent Rachel Holroyd before she handed over to Alexandra Arlango
By 2018, The Brit List had grown to include TV drama scripts as well as feature film scripts and had come to represent much more than the annual publication of its eponymous list.
Over the 18 years since it was started, 82 scripts from writers featured on The Brit List have been produced, between them generating over $2bn in worldwide box-office and garnering over 130 major award nominations. They include multiple BAFTA and OSCAR winners, such as The King’s Speech (2011); The Danish Girl (2016); and The Favourite (2018).
In 2018, the first TV project to appear on The Brit List, Responsible Child, was made for the small screen, winning 2 Emmys in 2020.
Here’s to the countless future classics that will start by gaining their well-deserved place on The Brit List.
“The Brit List helped get my work noticed both in the UK and in the US, when I was starting out. I hope the Brit List: TV does the same for emerging talent and gets many more writer-led projects under the eyes of those who can steer them into production.”
Moira Buffini
Writer of the feature films The Dig and Jane Eyre, as well as TV’s Harlots
(Photo by John Biltcliffe)