Curtis Brown
Agency, United KingdomQuery letters only
One of Britain's oldest agencies, whose screen department takes a considered approach to a named agent.
The door
Query letters only
Approach a specific agent by email. Electronic submissions only.
What they accept
Query letter
Submissions go by email via their submissions page ↗.
For screen they say to assume you have been unsuccessful if you have not heard within a month. Longer response times published elsewhere on their site belong to the books department.
Door state checked against their official pages 17 Sept 2026.
What they're looking for
- Formats
- Feature, TV Pilot
- Represents
- Screenwriters, Directors, Playwrights, Novelists
- Takes approaches from
- Worldwide
How to approach
Read the agent profiles first and make a considered approach to one of them. That phrasing is theirs and it is the whole instruction: this is a door that opens on evidence you have thought about who should represent you, not on a mass email.
They take electronic submissions only, including showreels, and ask you to mention any recommendation in the email. Note that their theatre, film and TV page is the relevant one; the general becoming-a-client guidance mixes books and presenters, and its ten to twelve week response time is the books figure. For screen the stated wait is a month.
The page does not say whether you may attach a script, so the safe reading is a query first and the work when asked.
The PreList verdict
Who this is for: writers who can make a specific case to a specific agent. Curtis Brown is a large and long-established house, and the screen department publishes a real route in for someone prepared to do the homework.
Who should skip it: anyone sending the same email to every agent on the page, which their own wording is designed to filter out.
One practical caution: the site carries several submission routes for different departments and they do not share rules or response times. Work from the theatre, film and TV page, not from the general one, or you will follow the wrong instructions correctly.
Dylian Salvatore, Founder of The PreList. Updated 19 Oct 2026
Frequently asked questions
How do you approach Curtis Brown about screen representation?
By making a considered approach by email to a specific agent whose profile fits your work, mentioning anyone who recommended you.
How long do they take to respond about screen work?
They ask you to assume you have been unsuccessful if you have not heard within a month. The longer response times on their site apply to the books department.
Getting ready to approach Curtis Brown?
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