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Master Class with Screenwriters Neal Purvis and Robert Wade

Doha Talks – Industry, DURATION: 60min

Event Description

Neal Purvis and Robert Wade have been called one of the UK’s most successful screenwriting partnerships. They have written five of the ‘James Bond’ screenplays, from ‘The World Is Not Enough’ to ‘Skyfall’, which is currently being released internationally. Their script for ‘Casino Royale’ was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Adapted Screenplay. In this master class, Purvis and Wade share their experiences and expertise as we examine how the written word is translated to the screen, and what it takes to be a successful screenwriter.

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  Jenny Borgars

  Moderator

  Head of UK Production, Studiocanal (UK)

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  Neal Purvis

  Screenwriter

  Neal Purvis and Robert Wade had their first success in 1991 with the screenplay of the controversial screen drama LET HIM HAVE IT.
  
  They have since worked in a variety of genres with screenplays such as THE WASP FACTORY, an adaptation of Iain Banks' novel and PLUNKETT & MACLEANE, starring Robert Carlyle and Liv Tyler.
  
  Between writing Bond films THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH and DIE ANOTHER DAY, they worked on THE ITALIAN JOB starring Mark Wahlberg and JOHNNY ENGLISH.
  For “CASINO ROYALE” they received two BAFTA nominations. They then co-wrote “QUANTUM OF SOLACE”, before adapting John le Carré’s “THE MISSION SONG” for Potboiler. They have also written and are producing “LITTLE RED CAR” a Parisian female buddy thriller, “THE BRAZILIAN JOB”, (sequel to ‘The Italian Job”) for Paramount and “ANTHROPOLOGY” for ImageNation. Their original mafia thriller “CORSICA ‘72” will be directed next year by Chan-wook Park.
  
  Their latest James Bond film “SKYFALL” has just been released worldwide.
  
  

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  Robert Wade

  Screenwriter

  Neal Purvis and Robert Wade had their first success in 1991 with the screenplay of the controversial screen drama LET HIM HAVE IT.
  
  They have since worked in a variety of genres with screenplays such as THE WASP FACTORY, an adaptation of Iain Banks' novel and PLUNKETT & MACLEANE, starring Robert Carlyle and Liv Tyler.
  
  Between writing Bond films THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH and DIE ANOTHER DAY, they worked on THE ITALIAN JOB starring Mark Wahlberg and JOHNNY ENGLISH.
  For “CASINO ROYALE” they received two BAFTA nominations. They then co-wrote “QUANTUM OF SOLACE”, before adapting John le Carré’s “THE MISSION SONG” for Potboiler. They have also written and are producing “LITTLE RED CAR” a Parisian female buddy thriller, “THE BRAZILIAN JOB”, (sequel to ‘The Italian Job”) for Paramount and “ANTHROPOLOGY” for ImageNation. Their original mafia thriller “CORSICA ‘72” will be directed next year by Chan-wook Park.
  
  Their latest James Bond film “SKYFALL” has just been released worldwide.
  
  

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