Venetia Hawkes

Writer - non-fiction, & script editor
Academic writer, Educational writer, Journalist, Nature writer, Non-fiction writer

Author of ‘We Have Some Notes… The Insider’s Guide to Notes, Script Editing and Development’ – published by Bloomsbury in association with The British Film Institute, August 2024.

https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/we-have-some-notes-9781839025495/

ISBN: 9781839025495

Executive Producer for Masterclasses & Bridge to Industry projects at the National Film & Television School (NFTS). Formerly a member of Right Angle, the script and series editing company behind animated adaptations of classic stories for BBC, Channel 4 and HBO, which won BAFTAs, Emmys and an Academy Award nomination.

Independently provides script editing & story development advice for a small number of writers and directors across a range of genres. Write select non-fiction articles, specialising in filmmaking, heritage and the countryside.

Has been part of the BAFTA jury for short animation and a member of the British Independent Film Awards sub-committee for screenwriting and directing.