Logline: Four long-lost friends struggle to form a band to avoid terminal dejection, but three days before a life-changing gig, the irreplaceable singer disappears with a dangerous sexy scammer.

Part 1.

I knew I wanted to be screenwriter.....

after seeing “Music and Lyrics”. Then I naively thought I could write the “Hugh Grant” kind of humor. I wrote a rom-com, sent it to his agent, and received no answer, of course. But I decided not to give up.



I know I've succeeded when...... 

Well, I consider the privilege of writing these lines already a small success. I’ll know I’ve succeeded when I’ve read “LOVEBAND” on the silver screen.



My inspiration to write LOVEBAND.....

came mostly from my life as a single over forty. I also do have a couple of musician friends, and the idea to form a band to impress girls regrettably came to my mind. It didn’t come to their minds though, even after I told them.

Part 2.

FilmMakers Magazine: What inspired you to write?

Nicola Pedrozzi: My life, books, other movies.

FilmMakers Magazine: Is this your first script and how long did it take you to complete?

Nicola Pedrozzi: It’s not my first script. It took less than a year to complete, a little more taking all revisions into account.

FilmMakers Magazine: Do you have a set routine, place and time management for writing?

Nicola Pedrozzi: I write in very different settings and places. A lot in bars and cafés, on trains. I also write at home, but after a while I need to move to a public space.

FilmMakers Magazine: Do you believe screenplay contests are important for aspiring screenwriters and why?

Nicola Pedrozzi: I think so. It’s a good way to get your script read, as opposed to sending it directly to the industry.

FilmMakers Magazine: What influenced you to enter the FilmMakers International Screenwriting Awards / Screenplay Contest?

Nicola Pedrozzi: Its professionalism and its connection with the industry.

FilmMakers Magazine: What script would you urge aspiring writers to read and why?

Nicola Pedrozzi: Juno. It’s a good example of how a brilliant script of an (almost) unknown writer can make it to the screen.

FilmMakers Magazine: Beside screenwriting what are you passionate about and why?

Nicola Pedrozzi: Languages in general, fiction, poetry. I’m passionate about human behavior and all its aspects, including the comic ones. For example, isn’t rage intrinsically funny?

FilmMakers Magazine: Who is your favorite Screenwriter and Why?

Nicola Pedrozzi: I don’t have a favorite screenwriter, but I loved reading Juno by Diablo Cody because of its freshness of dialogue, and Black Hawk Down by Ken Nolan, because it felt like being in Mogadishu. My favorite writer is Joseph Conrad.

FilmMakers Magazine: Name the director you would love to work with and why?

Nicola Pedrozzi: Marc Lawrence, because he made Music and Lyrics, and Richard Curtis, because of Love Actually. But it’s a long list.

FilmMakers Magazine: Name the actor you would love to work with and why?

Nicola Pedrozzi: Matt Dillon emanates a weird but powerful comic energy just by being there… again, a long list. I’d also love to work with a younger star like Ryan Gosling to reach a broader public.

FilmMakers Magazine: Any tips and things learned along the way to pass on to others?

Nicola Pedrozzi: If it never makes you laugh/smile/cry when you read it, it’s probably not a great script. Open your own script at random and read a page: If you enjoy it and just feel like going on reading, that’s quite a good sign.

FilmMakers Magazine: What's next for you?

Nicola Pedrozzi: The Hollywood Pitch Festival in LA in July.

FilmMakers Magazine: Where will you be five years from now?

Nicola Pedrozzi: I'd like to be sitting in a movie theater watching a film I wrote.