Screen Production (Screenwriting)

Write your own dramas and feature films, tap into Bristol's vibrant screen sector, and gain the grounding you need to succeed as a professional scriptwriter.

Why study screen production (screenwriting)?

The boom in film and series production, powered by the rise of streamed media services through platforms like Netflix and Prime Video, is opening up new opportunities for scriptwriters.

Imaginative and skilled collaborators are in demand to work on series and films across diverse genres. With the right skills and experience, you could get your film sold, hired into a writers room, or have your series commissioned.

Why UWE Bristol?

Aimed at students with some experience of writing their own scripts, our MA Screen Production (Screenwriting) supports you to develop scripts for your own series and feature films.

Focusing on professional writing, you'll learn about the techniques, structures, relationships and business practices of being a writer in the screen industry.

UWE Bristol has sector-leading expertise in film, standing at 6th in the UK in the Guardian League Table 2023.

You'll be taught by experienced film and TV screenwriters, and trained to operate as a professional screenwriter, while developing skills in parallel professions such as script editing.

Studying in Bristol means you'll be close to the city's rapidly expanding screen business sector. The city is home to the renowned Bottle Yard Studios, and many leading independent production companies. Plus, Bristol is also one of two Channel 4 regional hubs, and the new production base for Netflix.

Where can it take me?

You'll be equipped for a career as a professional scriptwriter in TV or film, to write web-series or pursue other modes of writing in the screen industries.

You could go on to be a script editor, or a writer of feature films and/or series.

For more information, including the most up to date module listing, see the entry for this course on the UWE Bristol website, by clicking on the ‘Visit website’ button located further down this page.