Paula Mononen is an experienced screenwriter. Mononen got her Master’s degree on screenwriting from the University of Arts and Design, nowadays Aalto University, in 2010 and have been working as screenwriter ever since. Mononen has been involved in a couple of feature film projects, but TV drama is what puts the bread on the table for
My name is Mikko Peltotupa and I study screenwriting at Aalto University. I actually won the first ever Northern Script competition back in 2017, which was a remarkable step on my career. Before the competition I was ashamed of calling myself a screenwriter. I never let anyone read my scripts and it was impossible to
Northern Script masterclass is getting closer. The virtual screenwriting masterclass is held from 18th to 20th November in Zoom. During this ongoing October all the Northern Script participants will receive the information if they made it to the finals of the competition. During the virtual workshop we will have three great teachers: screenwriter Anna Brotkin (FI),
Northern Script competition will have a 3-day masterclass for the best six writers. The workshop will be held from 18th to 20th November online. Workshop teachers come from Finland, Norway and from Sweden. Our Norwegian teacher is a screenwriter and director Thomas Wangsmo. He is a film graduate from Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. He has written and
Northern Script 2021 competition has closed for new scripts. Overall 34 scripts were sent into the competition – which is a new record. Thank you all who participated! Next our pre-jury member, screenwriter Milla Tuokkola, will read all the scripts. All the competitors will receive short feedback from their scripts. Tuokkola will choose 6 best
This year Northern Script will invite best six writers to an online workshop held 18. – 20.11. 2021. One of the workshop teachers this year is an experienced screenwriter Anna Brotkin. In her workshop, Brotkin will talk about creating great characters to your stories. In the workshop Northern Script finalists’ dive into the world of character development
Dear all scriptwriting lovers in Finland, Norway and in Sweden! This is a kind reminder that Northern Script 2021 competition is closing in some weeks. If you want to participate, please send your script to the competition no later than 5th September. You can participate in the competition with a maximum of 10 pages of
This year Northern Script competition will have a lovely pre-selection jury member, scriptwriter Milla Tuokkola. Tuokkola will read all the texts sent into the competition and choose the finalists. All the participants will also receive a short feedback from their texts from Tuokkola. Northern Script 2021 competition is open until 5th of September so you
In 2019 I was fortunate to participate in the Northern Script Competition, just a few short months before the world shut down. It was the first time I had ever been in Finland, and I really enjoyed the city of Oulu, and the Children’s Film Festival that was being held there during the competition. Also,
I don’t remember when exactly I heard about Northern Script for the first time. But what I do remember is how I was always reminded of the competition just a few days after the deadline. Every year I’d see a link on Facebook or somewhere similar and get super excited only to notice that I’m