Script Reading Service

Screen Yorkshire is now offering a professional script reading service to companies and individuals in the Yorkshire and Humber region. This service is available for feature film scripts, television projects and detailed treatments. Please note this service is not available to short film scripts.

The service will include an assessment by Screen Yorkshire staff of the project's potential in terms of attracting interest with broadcasters and financiers, and the chances of it securing funding for further development including from the Screen Yorkshire Production Fund.

We will also commission a detailed script analysis from one or more readers who have considerable industry experience and expertise.

If you are a limited company, a sole trader or a partnership, then the first use of the service is FREE. Any subsequent use of the service will be chargeable at the rates below. These rates are the same for any individual who would like to use the service:

SERVICE RATES

Treatment (up to 20 pages) £40
Treatment (from 20-40 pages) £60
Treatment (over 40 pages) £80
Screenplay (up to 120 pages) £100
Screenplay (over 120 pages) £150
TV episode (up to 60 pages incl bible) £60
TV episode (over 60 pages incl bible) £80

Before using this service, please read the Guidance Notes carefully. An Application Form should accompany all submissions.

Download Guidance Notes 
Download Application Form 

If you have any queries regarding the service, please contact Will Massa, production coordinator, on 0113 294 4410 or email will@screenyorkshire.co.uk

Case StudyDirector - Abbe Robinson

Director Abbe Robinson couldn't believe it when her film Private Life was awarded the grand prize of the Planet Out Short Movie Awards 2007, the most prestigious gay and lesbian filmmaking prize in the world.

"We were thrilled to win this award - it feels like a fantastic reward for surviving the long journey to get the film made! I know other directors who have won the Planet Out Short Movie Award have gone on to direct feature films, so I hope I will also be able to further my career in that way... the $10,000 prize money will certainly come in handy for future projects!" says Abbe, who has recently worked on Brideshead Revisited as the director's assistant.

Private Life was funded through Screen Yorkshire's Lottery programme, which awards £20,000 to filmmakers who already have some experience. The scheme is aimed at giving participants an opportunity to take a clear step forward in terms of their career development.

Private Life was shot and produced almost entirely in the region, where the story is set. The film features stunning regional locations such as Keighley and Worth Valley Railway and Bolling Hall and Industrial Museum in Bradford. Set in 1952 and featuring striking costumes from the period, the results are impressive.

The film has been accepted into the Palm Springs Short Film Festival
which is an Academy Award (OSCAR) qualifying festival. The film has won the HBO Audience Award for Best Short Film at Provincetown
International Short Film Festival and a jury award at Montecatini Film Festival in Tuscany.