The block - it comes for every artist at one time or another.

FF’s Jess Sweetman is no stranger to the heartache of not being able to get on and write.

Luckily she’s willing to explore a raft of techniques from witchcraft to cat gurus, via Brian Eno, as well as inspiration from Werner Herzog to Jackie Collins, to help you find your creative mojo.

The new obsession is sweeping through every industry and film is no exception. Some swear by its efficiency, while others condemn its slippery slope. I’m looking at AI in the film industry and the controversies and headway it’s making.

Biggest fan, mortal enemy… or feeling neutral? It’s time to discuss AI in screenwriting, so sit down with a nice cup of tea as these industry professionals give us their opinions on the matter.

If you’re as old as I am, you’ll remember the advent of the digital democratisation of filmmaking. That was when, up to that point, only the Gods on Mount Olympus could possibly make films as they were the only ones with access to the filmmaking equipment required to do so. Now, we have all been bestowed the power of the Gods.

With a good story, science fiction, much like horror and fantasy, is a genre that has the capacity to transcend film festival programmes and find multiple homes online when the festival run is over.

Speaking to some of our clients (Mike Keaby // The Problem With Time Travel, Heather McQ // A Positive Contribution, Francis Tamburin // IRIS, and Ian Sweeney // Time Tourists) sci-fi scriptwriters are societies modern revolutionaries preparing their audiences with what the future entails. But how do we make it entertaining?

How does the filmmaker and audience interpret documentaries? We ask feature doc filmmaker Riccardo Servini and Oscar-winner Ben Proudfoot.

Connecting to other filmmakers is paramount on every filmmaker’s journey - but how do you do it?

Women’s Day arrives in early March each year not long after the major awards ceremonies of BAFTA and The Academy. So it’s perfectly placed as a litmus test to see how the film industry is improving representation of women both in front and behind the camera.