Brought to you by the Ascend Collective and The Independent Film Trust, Elevate is a 7 week scriptwriters course running from April 5th to May 21st that aims to provide ethnically diverse female and non-binary scriptwriters with tools to help them elevate to the next professional stage in their careers. 3 screenwriters will be chosen to work withJanet Awe, focusing on key elements such as writer’s voice, structure, storylines and characters, in order to craft their script into a professional piece ready for submitting to agents, production companies and/or commissioners. A further 10 scriptwriters, from any discipline, will attend a range of Q&A sessions with Guest Writers and Professionals within the industry, covering sessions on pitching and commissioning, writing for theatre, radio and screen and much more.