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Where Did The Romcom Go? by Tamzin Rafn

Where Did The Romcom Go? I have a question. Where did the romcom go, please? Has anyone seen it of late because I seek and ye does not find? Let’s be honest, the sh*t has hit the fan worldwide recently and it’s not a fan of the kind of cinematic experiences I used to dream of writing as a kid. I entered this business with the entire goal of being Nora Ephron, a brilliantly smart and funny journalist who wrote

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Tamzin Rafn

Tamzin Rafn is a screenwriter and former Development Executive, represented by Independent Talent in the UK and WME in LA. She wrote ALBATROSS starring Oscar-nominee Felicity Jones and worked in the main vein of script development in the UK. No she will not read your script, Industrial Scripts do that and do it well thanking ye kindly. You can follow Tamzin on Twitter, check out her IMDb profile, read more of her scribblings on her blog and tell her where to go in the comments box above…

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