Are European producers truly capable of evaluating a script?
No. Well, that’s my spontaneous answer. Maybe I should not be so definite regarding cinemas I don’t know enough about. At least I can tell you that French producers are not capable of evaluating a script. It’s a terrible weakness. And on top of that, they are not willing to hire professional script doctors. After all, their main activity is to gather talents. If they don’t know how to evaluate a script, at least they should ask professionals to do it for them. But they don’t. First, they fool themselves in believing they are competent to evaluate a script. Second, they hate to make out a cheque. Now, let’s be honest, it isn’t entirely their fault. There are also plenty of writers who are not confident and open enough to welcome script doctoring. By the way, thank you for using the verb “evaluate” instead of “read”. That’s one of the tragedies of scriptwriting. Since anyone can read their own mother tongue, people think anyone can read a screenplay. But, contrary to literature, drama is
