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Clerkenwell Films

Production company · United KingdomVia representation only

A British company known for distinctive comedy-drama. New writers welcome, through an agent.

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The door

Via representation only

Scripts and treatments through a literary agent only, though they say they love working with new writers.

Door state checked against their official pages 25 Aug 2026.

What they're looking for

Formats
TV Pilot
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Takes approaches from
Worldwide

British comedy-drama and returning series. Read from their published slate rather than a stated brief.

Read from their recent slate, not stated by them.

How to approach

Their contact page says they love working with new writers but are only able to accept scripts and treatments sent through a literary agent. Both halves are worth taking seriously: the openness to new writers is real, and it operates through agents rather than instead of them.

Treatments are named alongside scripts, so a shorter document is not a way around the policy.

The PreList verdict

Who this is for: newly represented writers. Companies that say they love working with new writers usually mean it, and the ones that specify a literary agent are describing how they meet them, not filtering them out.

Who should skip it: unrepresented writers, for now. This is a good example of a door where the agent is genuinely the only missing piece, which makes the cold-reading agencies in this directory the right next click.

Dylian Salvatore, Founder of The PreList · Updated 7 Sept 2026

Frequently asked questions

Does Clerkenwell Films accept unsolicited scripts?

No. They state they are only able to accept scripts and treatments sent through a literary agent, while noting they love working with new writers.

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