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The Fall edition will celebrate the 20th year of our popular Showrunner Exchange. The fast paced schedule provides access to the best creators, writers, show teams and drama executives of established US shows. Mix with top US Showrunners and observe their role and styles in executing primetime US Drama series across all platforms.

Sessions providing insight into the visiting Experts’ multi-faceted experience and knowledge encompassing the industrialised models of the US creative process as led by the Showrunner, the dissection of different writers’ room models, as well as successful management strategies for creative teams.

Following the success of the inaugural Exchange in 2019, the Women Writers Exchange will return in 2020 to build on the industry’s focus on ensuring a wider representation of women in creative roles.  Providing an unparalleled insight into the US Television Drama industry, and its creative and production principles, the 5 days of industry meetings will optimise the participants’ creative and business ambitions.

Tailored schedules provide the opportunity to pitch Agents, Networks, Showrunners, Producers and Sales Agents with the aim of securing US partners and exploring the creative and commercial potential of your concept

Launched in 2016, the Soaprunner Exchange addresses the challenges faced by the studios, executive producers and writers, in maintaining strong storylines for multi-episode or multi-season, returning drama serials and series – the Soaps, Telenovelas and Continuing Dramas

The Exchange utilises the UK’s strong continuing drama landscape providing contrasting sessions with key drama providers for the creative team from a visiting show to analyse and explore the successful writing and producing elements of long running shows in the UK and the new developments in this arena