06/08/2026
Are you ready to bring your script from the page to the screen? Join us for our One Day Directing Lab: Directing Your Own Script here at NFTS North.
Led by director Beth Rowland (Waterloo Road, Bury the Dogs), this practical one-day course allows writer-directors to develop their directing skills while using their own work.
Through hands-on exercises, you'll explore how to translate an excerpt of your script to the screen, working alongside professional actors, a DOP and Beth Rowland.
🎬 Work with professional actors & a Director of Photography
🎥 Learn how to translate your script into dynamic visual storytelling
🎭 Develop practical techniques for directing actors with confidence
📝 Explore shot planning, blocking & script breakdown
✨ Receive expert guidance from director Beth Rowland (Waterloo Road, Bury the Dogs)
📅 11th November 2026
📍 Location: NFTS North - ITV Emmerdale Studios, Leeds
🔗 For more info & to sign up, click the following link - https://nfts.co.uk/one-day-directing-lab-directing-your-own-script
ABOUT THE COURSE LEADER
Beth Rowland is a self-taught writer and director with experience in both film and television. She is a member of BAFTA Connect and Directors UK, as well as an alumni of Warner Brothers x Waterloo Road Directors, Screen Yorkshire’s ‘FLEX’ (2021-22), and BFI ‘Scratch Me’ (2020-21). In 2025, Beth was among the top 5% finalists for BBC Comedy Director’s Bursary, and her comedy script ‘Boscos’ was nominated for the Women x Script competition in 2024.
In 2018, she was mentored by director Shane Meadows, who subsequently served as Executive Producer for her BFI-backed short film 'Bury the Dogs'.
‘Bury the Dogs’ film premiered internationally at Clermont-Ferrand in 2024. Produced by BIFA-nominated Hollie Bryan (Cosmosquare Films), it has been showcased at BAFTA and BIFA qualifying festivals, including Norwich and Bolton, where it was nominated for Best Made Up North.
Beth is currently in pre-production alongside her writing partner & Paddy Rowan (G’WED, Time) for a proof of concept of their mockumentary TV series ‘Vance Jones – Self Defence’ and has recently directed on Waterloo Road.
