At this Labs event we heard from TV screenwriter (and BFI Film Academy alumni) Zia Holloway as she talked to Yero Timi-Biu, award-winning short film and TV writer who discussed how to find your voice and bring your words to life on screen.
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So much of working in film and TV is a collaborative process but long before anyone can get on set, you need to get yourself a screenplay and writing one can often feel like a lonely process. We don’t always hear from screenwriters and how they work but we all know how crucial good writing is to bring a project to life. In this Lab event, we got into what writing for the screen is actually like, how to find your way into it and beating that dreaded creative block.
Joining us to get into all this and more was Zia Holloway, who has written for a range of formats including animation, live action and the stage. Zia talked to Yero Time-Biu who has written for both the big and small screen, with her decade of experience seeing her work on projects including award-winning short films and TV projects with networks including the BBC and Channel 4.
Yero also discussed her work as a screenwriter in a recent article for us. Give it a read here!
About Yero Timi-Biu:
Yero Timi-Biu is a British-Nigerian writer-director for TV and film with projects for BBC, Channel 4, BFI and Sky. Yero is also a story editor for audio and worked on ‘The Bias Diagnosis’, an original Audible commission. Her award-winning short films ‘Signs’ and ‘Beneath the Surface’ have played at international festivals such as Encounters, Aesthetica, BFI Future Film Festival and New York’s Animation Block Party. Her most recent film ‘0.5%’ was commissioned by BBC Arts and will be released on iPlayer.
With over a decade of experience, Yero’s first job was at the BBC during her A-Levels. Now, Yero has original shows in development with various indies, and was one of Edinburgh TV Festival’s prestigious ‘Ones to Watch’ candidates for 2020.
Yero’s work focuses on the stories of underrepresented women, especially exploring the effects of isolation and loneliness in society through comedy and drama. A reproductive justice advocate and champion of raising awareness for healthcare disparities, Yero is training to be a birth doula.
Headshot is by Antonio Olmo
About Zia Holloway:
Zia Holloway is a television screenwriter represented by Casarotto Ramsay and Associates with experience in writing for animation, live action shorts, and theatre. As an alumni of the BFI Film Academy and a recent student of the NFTS, she is now working with production companies such as The Forge, The Ink Factory, and Studio 21.
