EXCLUSIVE: A black comedy crime script has won this year’s NFTS Popcorn Award, which is arranged by the UK’s National Film and Television School and London-based production company, Pop…
follows the story of Zsofia Kovacs who was tried for the murder of 49 men in her Hungarian village, Nagyrev, in the early 20th century. Though fictional, the story is based on the true-life events of the Angel Makers of Nagyrev, who poisoned between 50 and 300 men over a period of 15 years from 1914 – 1929.
The award was established to “champion stories with strong identities looking to shape social discourse in a thought-provoking and, importantly, entertaining way”. The award is only open to NFTS writing students and includes a cash prize of £2,500 and the option of a development deal with Popcorn Group.
Moore’s project was one of a dozen scripts that were submitted by the current class of the NFTS Screenwriting MA, whose alumni include BAFTA-winning writer Krysty Wilson-Cairns ., a look at gender, race and societal peculiarities in Regency England, through the neurodivergent lens.
with Popcorn. All I’ve ever wanted as a writer is to explore little told stories about the female experience in a wonderfully bonkers manner, and to have this story recognised by a group of creatives making work as vital, fresh and exciting as
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