The playwright and screenwriter, best known as writer and showrunner of BAFTA-nominated Netflix series House of Cards, delivered a thoughtful lecture about his career in film and TV, his political influences and the concept of power in his work.

Find out more: https://www.bafta.org/television/features/beau-willimon-delivers-his-screenwriters-lecture

The playwright and screenwriter, best known as writer and showrunner of BAFTA-nominated Netflix series House of Cards, delivered a thoughtful lecture about his career in film and TV, his political influences and the concept of power in his work.

Find out more: https://www.bafta.org/television/features/beau-willimon-delivers-his-screenwriters-lecture

The BAFTA-winning writer of Cracker, The Street, Accused and Banished talked to journalist Miranda Sawyer about his passion for people, his politics and what makes a great screenplay.

In an impassioned lecture Jimmy McGovern discussed his career and marrying real life with drama to tell captivating, hard-hitting stories about working class people.

The BAFTA-winning writer of Cracker, The Street, Accused and Banished talked to journalist Miranda Sawyer about his passion for people, his politics and what makes a great screenplay.

In an impassioned lecture Jimmy McGovern discussed his career and marrying real life with drama to tell captivating, hard-hitting stories about working class people.

The BAFTA-winning writer of Cracker, The Street, Accused and Banished talked to journalist Miranda Sawyer about his passion for people, his politics and what makes a great screenplay.

In an impassioned lecture Jimmy McGovern discussed his career and marrying real life with drama to tell captivating, hard-hitting stories about working class people.

The BAFTA-winning writer of Cracker, The Street, Accused and Banished talked to journalist Miranda Sawyer about his passion for people, his politics and what makes a great screenplay.

In an impassioned lecture Jimmy McGovern discussed his career and marrying real life with drama to tell captivating, hard-hitting stories about working class people.

Playwright and screenwriter Andrew Bovell delivered a remarkably honest and insightful lecture that touched on the purpose of his filmmaking and what he learned writing in Hollywood.

For Bovell, it’s the universal nature of film that makes screenwriting both appealing and difficult; there’s a never-ending question of a writer's responsibility and the purpose of cinema: “Do we aim to give expression to the themes of the day, or should we just tell a damn good story?”

Playwright and screenwriter Andrew Bovell delivered a remarkably honest and insightful lecture that touched on the purpose of his filmmaking and what he learned writing in Hollywood.

For Bovell, it’s the universal nature of film that makes screenwriting both appealing and difficult; there’s a never-ending question of a writer's responsibility and the purpose of cinema: “Do we aim to give expression to the themes of the day, or should we just tell a damn good story?”

The writer, director and producer of The Parent Trap, Something's Gotta Give and It's Complicated discusses her career and shares advice for new writers.

In an inspiring lecture laden with advice for up-and-coming writers, Nancy Meyers discussed creating characters, producing and directing her own work and her concerns for the film landscape in Hollywood.

The writer, director and producer of The Parent Trap, Something's Gotta Give and It's Complicated discusses her career and shares advice for new writers.

In an inspiring lecture laden with advice for up-and-coming writers, Nancy Meyers discussed creating characters, producing and directing her own work and her concerns for the film landscape in Hollywood.