Frank Cottrell Boyce: Screenwriters' Lecture

20 December 11

On 27 September, Frank Cottrell Boyce spoke at 195 Piccadilly as part of the 2011 BAFTA and BFI Screenwriters' Lecture Series.

The Liverpool-born writer's 1998 biopic of Jacqueline du Pré - Hilary and Jackie - earned him a BAFTA nomination for Best Screenplay. His collaboration with Michael Winterbottom on 2002's 24 Hour Party People brought his work to an even wider audience. Along with another five scripts for Winterbottom, Cottrell Boyce has written for Danny Boyle (Millions) and Alex Cox (Revengers Tragedy).

Real-life stories are always more surprising and more exciting than stuff you can make up.

The video of the lecture - available to watch now on BAFTA Guru - features Cottrell Boyce arguing that the ordinary is as important as the exotic, that hating another screenplay can engender creativity, and that 'adapted' screenplays are often more interesting than 'original' screenplays.

Watch the Frank Cottrell Boyce lecture now on BAFTA Guru

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