Session Seven: The Single Voice and the Showrunner

​Is the UK’s renowned belief in the ‘authored voice’ enough to enable us to lead or even survive in a US dominated international market? Do we need to acquire more expertise in Show Runner-led environments or should we be protecting our best writers from the writers’ room? And how do new writers get started and build a career in an industry led by A-listers?

Chair: Jane Tranter

Speakers

Hugo Blick, Writer, Director and Executive Producer, Eight Rooks

Bryan Elsley, Writer and Executive Producer, Balloon Entertainment

Tahsin Guner, Writer

Gina Moriarty, Writer, Murdered by My Boyfriend