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ABOUT
THIS IS THE WEBSITE OF ANNA SOUTHGATE

SCRIPT & DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT

Anna has partnered with the BFI, international TV and Film producers and supported a diverse range of writing talent – from Nicholl Fellowship award-winning screenwriters to best-selling authors. She has been a script consultant for BFI Network’s ‘New Voices’ initiative, in collaboration with Blak Wave Productions, for Transition Stage Company’s ‘Enter, Stage, Write’ competition, and for For Film’s Sake’s ‘Attagirl’ - an incubator for female and non-binary filmmakers. She is on the Executive Committee of Euroscript.
SCREENWRITER-DIRECTOR

Anna is also an award-winning Writer-Director who has worked with BAFTA and Oscar-winning talent as well as the National Youth Theatre. She has created content across radio, TV, film, VR and stage. For more information on Anna's projects, go to: www.southgatepictures.com
CONSULTANCY
Here are a few of the ways ANNA can support your story

For Writers & Producers
Film / TV script analysis
For Writers & Producers
TV Bibles & Film Pitch decks
For Teams and Individuals
Workshops and Table Reads
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TESTIMONIALS
Here’s what clients say about working with ANNA

ANGELA CLARKE, Best-Selling Author & Screenwriter
www.AngelaClarke.co.uk www.twitter.com/@TheAngelaClarke
‘Anna’s passion, enthusiasm, and wealth of knowledge for screenwriting, and the industry, combined with her ability to identify and focus in on the heart of the story, and its emotional beats, made her an unparalleled script editor to work with. A true joy, she went above and beyond to hit a very tight deadline, I would wholeheartedly recommend her.’

SAM BARON, Screenwriter-Director THE SCIENCE OF LOVE (Comedy Drama Feature)
In Development with Rather Good Films (UK) Gary Foster (US), supported by the BFI
'I can't recommend Anna highly enough. She has a wicked sense of humour and a brilliant eye for structure, plus the highest standards for emotional authenticity and a deeply character-driven approach to the whole process. She will push you to be as honest and daring as possible in your creative choices, and she will even make you feel like the good bits were your ideas. I can't wait to work with her again.'
GUY WOOLF, Creative Director, REPRESENT. Theatre

‘Anna's workshop was completely unique in the way she distilled the complex and enigmatic art-form of writing to its fundamentals. Building character from scratch and using psychological frameworks to do so was such an accessible way in for us and our cast to begin working on developing our new play idea. I would work with Anna again in a heartbeat and recommend her to anyone.’
AARON DOUGLAS, Actor

“Anna breaks down the core building blocks of creating a character and developing a working relationship to text and world-building. She creates a warm, light-hearted and playful environment that encourages you to put the theory into practice immediately. Would recommend both newcomers to writing and the more experienced as it is an invaluable refresher on how to create believable and three-dimensional characters.”
AFFILIATIONS

Euroscript
Executive Committee Member
A Script Editing consultancy for international screenwriters
Reclaim The Frame
Influencer
A movement to promote female-driven films
Women in Film & TV
Member
Support, promotion and advocacy for women in Film & TV
CONTACT
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