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John Collee in Person

  • Canberra Technology Park - B Block Hall 49 Phillip Avenue Watson, ACT, 2602 Australia (map)

CLASS/SEMINAR


When: Wednesday 16 June

Time: 6:00PM to 7:00PM

Venue: Canberra Technology Park - B Block Hall
49 Phillip Avenue, Watson, ACT 2602

Cost $53.84

John Collee, known for writing films such as Master and Commander: The Far Side of The World, Hotel Mumbai and Happy Feet is coming to CBR!

Join one of Australia's most renowned and successful screenwriters, John Collee, in an intimate masterclass for writers, directors and producers where he will outline the importance of great storytelling on the page, how to get it to the screen and the benefits and pitfalls of the Hollywood system.

About John Collee

John is one of Australia's most successful and versatile screenwriters.

Starting out as a novelist, he wrote Kingsley’s Touch followed by A Paper Mask and The Rig, all published by Viking/Penguin.

His feature films – often co-written with their respective directors – range from blockbuster action – the Oscar nominated “Master and Commander” – to historical dramas such as “Creation”, and animated family movies such as the Oscar winning “Happy Feet”

His Chinese language hit “Wolf Totem” (2016) written with Jean-Jacques Annaud, made $100M at the Chinese box office. By contrast, the micro-budget “Tanna”, co-created over several months with a remote island tribe in Vanuatu, was nominated in 2017 for best foreign language Oscar.

Current projects include "Tobruk" for DEMS Entertainment; also Dev Patel's directorial debut "Monkey Man", (currently in post-production in Adelaide), and an 8-part adaptation of the wildly successful novel "Boy Swallows Universe".

For full list of credits, and access to selected screenplays visit johncollee.com


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