SRN Conference 2014

7th Screenwriting Research Network International Conference
Screenwriting & Directing audiovisual Media
October 16 – 19, 2014

The Screenwriting Research Network is a research group which began in 2006 with a conference at the Louis Le Prince Research Centre, at the Institute of Communication Studies (ICS), University of Leeds. The Screenwriting Research Network now consists of academics as well as practitioners interested in research centered on screenwriting studies. The network has achieved a critical mass in recent years with conferences taking place in Leeds (2008), Helsinki (2009), Copenhagen (2010), Brussels (2011), Sydney, Australia (2012), and Madison, USA (2013).
The SRN is comprised of scholars, writers, and practice-based researchers devoted to rethinking the screenplay in relation to its histories, theories, values and creative practices. The SRN launched an online forum for scholars and practitioners interested in this subject: www.screenwritingresearch.com
The 7th conference will take place at the University of Film and Television ‚Konrad Wolf’ in Potsdam-Babelsberg. The key theme of this conference is: ‚Screenwriting and Directing in Audiovisual Media’, focusing on the relationship between writing and directing, whether practiced by a writer and a director, or a writer-director and her / his team. We intend to look at this relationship across a wide field of media and practices, – from fiction, genre, TV series to documentaries as well as cross media, 180° and 360° cinema production.