David Pope is a script consultant and screenwriter working internationally. His work has included working with Academy Award, BAFTA, and European Film Award nominated producers and screenwriters and national film funds.
Films that David has worked on as script consultant include:
TIGER STRIPES, winner Jury Semaine De La Critique Cannes Film Festival 2023 and candidate for Best International Film Academy Award 2024.
TRUTH AND JUSTICE - shortlisted for Best International Feature Film Academy Award (2020)
TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT - candidate for Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award (2019)
As a screenwriter David most recently completed commissions to write the feature film RULIN and the latest draft of the feature film NO FUTURE.
He consulted on the feature films MAGIC MOUNTAINS 2021 and SPLENDID ISOLATION 2022 both with director Urszula Antoniak
David was creative producer on the feature film THE GOAT directed by Ilaria Borrelli with cast Mira Sorvino, John Savage and Nelly Karim.
He consulted on TV drama series, IMPERIAL SPY, for Fremantle (American Gods, Deutschland 83) and on a slate of five feature film projects for On-Screen Manitoba and Manitoba Film & Music.
He consulted on the feature film MAGIC MOUNTAINS, distributed 2021, and SPLENDID ISOLATION both with director Urszula Antoniak.
David is the annual consultant / moderator for the Rotterdam Lab at CineMart and co-founder of Stowe Story Labs in the United States.
He is a Screen Consultancy Specialist in script development for FOCUS, a scheme funded by Creative Scotland and Scottish Enterprise supporting production companies in Scotland.
In addition he has acted as creative consultant for The Royal Film Commission - Jordan on the Rawi Screenwriting Lab and is a frequent script consultant for MIDPOINT Institute.
David is the director of advance films with whom he has slate of projects. Currently in development are feature films THE BELONGING and LITTLE DOORS and television dramas RECONSTRUCTION and UNMARKED.
Directing credits include the award-winning feature film MILES FROM NOWHERE.
Previous script development and / or training clients include:
BFI, UK Film Council, BBC, BAFTA, National Theatre, British Council, Creative Europe, Fremantle, Creative Scotland, Creative Media Skills, Royal Film Commission – Jordan, Rawi Screenwriting Lab, Warp Films, Allfilm, Wajda School, Edinburgh International Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival, Polish Film Institute, Media Business School, Cannes Film Festival, Film London, Lionhead Studios, Xingu Films, Irish Film Board, FAS Screen Training Ireland, Filmbase, MEDIA, Jameson Dublin International Film Festival, New Horizons Studio, Estonian Film Institute, Arts Council Malta, London Film Academy, Cannes Cinefondation and London University amongst many others.
Films that David has worked on as script consultant include:
TIGER STRIPES, winner Jury Semaine De La Critique Cannes Film Festival 2023 and candidate for Best International Film Academy Award 2024.
TRUTH AND JUSTICE - shortlisted for Best International Feature Film Academy Award (2020)
TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT - candidate for Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award (2019)
As a screenwriter David most recently completed commissions to write the feature film RULIN and the latest draft of the feature film NO FUTURE.
He consulted on the feature films MAGIC MOUNTAINS 2021 and SPLENDID ISOLATION 2022 both with director Urszula Antoniak
David was creative producer on the feature film THE GOAT directed by Ilaria Borrelli with cast Mira Sorvino, John Savage and Nelly Karim.
He consulted on TV drama series, IMPERIAL SPY, for Fremantle (American Gods, Deutschland 83) and on a slate of five feature film projects for On-Screen Manitoba and Manitoba Film & Music.
He consulted on the feature film MAGIC MOUNTAINS, distributed 2021, and SPLENDID ISOLATION both with director Urszula Antoniak.
David is the annual consultant / moderator for the Rotterdam Lab at CineMart and co-founder of Stowe Story Labs in the United States.
He is a Screen Consultancy Specialist in script development for FOCUS, a scheme funded by Creative Scotland and Scottish Enterprise supporting production companies in Scotland.
In addition he has acted as creative consultant for The Royal Film Commission - Jordan on the Rawi Screenwriting Lab and is a frequent script consultant for MIDPOINT Institute.
David is the director of advance films with whom he has slate of projects. Currently in development are feature films THE BELONGING and LITTLE DOORS and television dramas RECONSTRUCTION and UNMARKED.
Directing credits include the award-winning feature film MILES FROM NOWHERE.
Previous script development and / or training clients include:
BFI, UK Film Council, BBC, BAFTA, National Theatre, British Council, Creative Europe, Fremantle, Creative Scotland, Creative Media Skills, Royal Film Commission – Jordan, Rawi Screenwriting Lab, Warp Films, Allfilm, Wajda School, Edinburgh International Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival, Polish Film Institute, Media Business School, Cannes Film Festival, Film London, Lionhead Studios, Xingu Films, Irish Film Board, FAS Screen Training Ireland, Filmbase, MEDIA, Jameson Dublin International Film Festival, New Horizons Studio, Estonian Film Institute, Arts Council Malta, London Film Academy, Cannes Cinefondation and London University amongst many others.
Chairing panel on script development with producers for BAFTA. London UK.