Demystifying Development: With Jackie Okwera.
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Demystifying Development: With Jackie Okwera.

By The Unit.

Come along to The Unit on Thursday 16th Of October from 6pm to Demystify Development with incredible Screenwriter Jackie Okwera.

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The Unit

3-7 Cooke Street Airedale Centre BD21 3PF United Kingdom

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  • 2 hours
  • In person

About this event

Film & Media • TV

Jackie is a screenwriter with a range of projects in development, including an adaptation of a hit Australian comedy drama for Lenny Henry's company, Esmerelda. Some of her credits include Constantine (Bad Robot/DC Comics/HBO Max), The Mallorca Files (Amazon Prime) and Emmerdale (ITV). She has also worked in writers' rooms for HBO, Apple TV, Disney, Sky, Netflix and Channel 4.

Before establishing herself as a screenwriter, Jackie spent over a decade working in TV and film development. She began her career as a script editor on Casualty, EastEnders, and Emmerdale before moving into development roles at leading indies, including Kudos, Hat Trick, and Nicola Shindler's Red Production Company. She later became Head of Development at Duck Soup Films in Leeds. During this time, Jackie worked with acclaimed writers such as Jed Mercurio, Danny Brocklehurst and Harlan Coben.

Jackie's success was recognised in 2018 when she became a BAFTA member, and she was named one of the Edinburgh TV Festival’s 'Ones to Watch' in 2021.

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Oct 16 · 6:00 PM GMT+1