Script
Scenario Films develops original feature film and television scripts for production, written by Howe and Jones individually, and as a co-writing team, also by other writers.
Our development slate is varied in terms of genre, but in each case our focus is on strong stories, big emotions, and characters that won’t let go.
We place great importance on the development of high-quality scripts. A great film needs a great script. A great script needs a great story. A great story sells films.
Current Commissioned Projects in Development:
A Slice of Sea
Screenplay adaptation by Gareth Jones and Aliza Olmert from the novel Ein Stück vom Meer by Aliza Olmert
Nominated for the German Film Prize (LOLA) 2013
Awarded development funding in 2012 from the German Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA)
Length/format: Feature film
Genre: Drama
Novel: Aliza Olmert
Screenplay adaptation: Gareth Jones and Aliza Olmert
Producer: Smaractfilm, Germany
Shakespeare in Venice
Length/format: 4 x 60′ miniseries/35mm
Genre: Fantasy/history/adventure
Concept/idea: Alessandro Bettero
Script: Gareth Jones
roducer: Robi Colangelo/VIP Mediacom, Rome
Co-Producers: Pat Ferns/Ferns Productions, Victoria, Canada
Fiona Howe/Scenario Films
High-concept adventure series that probes the mystery surrounding the lost years of William Shakespeare in the late 1580’s, before he unexpectedly reappears on the London stage with brand new plays inspired by the Republic of Venice.
Eva’s Story
Length/format: 90′ feature/35mm
Genre: Love Story
Script: Gareth Jones
Director: Bruno Gantillon
Producer: Rudi Teichman/B&T Productions
Co-Producers: Yannick Bernard/Fiona Howe
A passionate lovestory between a farmer’s wife and the Jewish fugitive she is sheltering.
Developed with the support of the EU MEDIA Programme
Scenario Projects in Development:
All rights to the following projects are held by Scenario Films and are currently available for co-development and co-production, click to contact us.
The More You Love Me
Length/format: 90’ feature
Genre: Love triangle
Story/treatment: Fiona Howe and Gareth Jones
Script: Fiona Howe
Bereavement and betrayal lead to pursuit, revenge and unexpected redemption.
Blood Sisters
Length/format: 90’ feature
Genre: Political thriller
True story of Guatemalan sisters Helen and Myrna Mack. One woman’s quest to discover how her sister died leads all the way to the President’s palace.
Saphire Waters
Length/format: 13 x 50’ television series
Genre: Youth fantasy drama
A near-death experience leaves a small-town girl clairvoyant.
Nth Degree
Length/format: 13 x 30’ television short film collection
Genre: Urban science fiction
When stress turns strange.
Bhangra Babes
Length/format: 13 x 50’ series
Genre: Adventure comedy
Four girls in search of stardom.
Commissions
We welcome commissioned work. Click to contact our agents.
We started our professional screenwriting partnership with a 13-part commissioned series in 1994 for RTL in Germany: Sonntags Geöffnet. That means Open on Sundays, and we pretty much have been ever since.
We have wide-ranging experience in TV series formatting and writing to format, from twice-weekly long-running series to TV Movies for particular broadcast slots. See filmographies for details.
Each format presents its own challenges and has its own rewards. We hope to bring our skill and imagination afresh each time to the task in hand.
