Alan Mckenna

lan has been acting in the TV and Film industry for over 20 years and has appeared in numerous productions, ranging from Hollywood movies to BAFTA winning UK television dramas. In 2011 Alan produced THE SOMNAMBULISTS with director Richard Jobson. The film premiered at The London Film Festival where its unique style and bold execution was highly acclaimed.

In early 2013 Alan wrote and starred in the award-winning short film HERE WITH ME, directed by Pete Riski. And later that same year Alan’s feature film script PRESSURE was shot at Pinewood Studios, starring Danny Huston, Matthew Goode and Joe Cole.

In 2014 Alan’s adaptation of Alan Guthrie’s acclaimed novel, SLAMMER, appeared on the Brit List. 

In 2021 Alan’s revenge noir thriller series ANIMALS was optioned by Citizen Jane productions in Finland. And ON THE LINE an original script centred around the world of football academies was  optioned by Sixteen Films. 

In 2024 Alan wrote and directed his first short film. WAKE explores the toxic relationship between an alcoholic father and his teenage son and is currently on the festival circuit. 

Alan has also recently sold a TV comedy series in the US and has several TV and Film projects at various stages of development.

Alexis Rose

Alexis is a screenwriter with a passion for ensemble pieces with heart and wit. She has participated in writers’ rooms for Amazon MGM and Apple and as story consultant on series in development. 
 
In 2025, she is participating in New Writing North’s Script Development Programme as part of the NWN/Channel 4 partnership. Previously, Alexis has participated in ITV Original Voices at Emmerdale, Screen Yorkshire FLEX and the BBC Writers Access Group Digital Programme, and was longlisted for the Alfred Bradley Bursary 2023 alongside two consecutive semi-final placements in the Academy Nicholl Fellowship. 
She is also Head of Development at Brazen Productions, working to improve inclusivity at all stages of television production both on screen and off. 
 
Alexis is a 2024/5 recipient of the Arts Council’s Developing Your Creative Practice grant to support her narrative fiction writing.

Marissa Ogbeide

Marissa is a London based screenwriter.

A graduate of the MA Screenwriting programme at the London Film School, Marissa is working on a number of projects for film and TV, including a book adaptation, a feature romantic comedy and a sci-fi TV drama. Her writing has been writing has been longlisted for the BBC Writer’s Room Drama Room and shortlisted for the ITV Original Voices scheme.

Marissa is passionate about developing ideas set in heightened worlds that thoughtfully and imaginatively examine the human condition whilst reflecting the society we live in today.  She also works as a Development Executive for film and TV.

Nat Froome

Nat Froome is a London-based screenwriter who is passionate about television and writes character-driven dramas that explore contemporary issues with heart and humour. She graduated from the University of East Anglia’s Creative Writing MA with distinction in 2019 and has since been working on various stage and screen projects while also working as a parliamentary reporter, including developing an original political TV drama series.

Nat’s TV drama pilot “Occupational Hazard” was nominated for the All3Media New Drama Script Award at the Edinburgh TV Festival’s New Voice Awards. She has also been longlisted for Sid Gentle’s ‘Thousand Films’ competition and shortlisted for Channel 4’s 4Stories.

Her stage work has been performed at the King’s Head theatre, the Pleasance theatre, the Tristan Bates theatre and Norwich Arts Centre, with her most recent short play, “You Know You Can’t Hold Me Forever” being selected for performance at the 2023 Deptford Literature Festival. Nat’s audio drama “The Estate” was written for and performed by final year acting students at RADA  and directed by Jeremy Mortimer.