Dick Clement & Ian La Frenais Give IFTA Members Insight into Writing for Film & Television
The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA), in association with the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI), is delighted to announce details of its latest industry event - Writing for Film & Television - An Evening With... Dick Clement & Ian La Frenais - taking place in Dublin on Wednesday 22nd of March 2011 at the Shelbourne Hotel.Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais are the award-winning scriptwriters behind such hits as The Likely Lads, Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?, Porridge and Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. These television series are some of most enduringly popular comedy series of the last three decades.
Together Clement and La Frenais have won BAFTA, Writers Guild of America and Emmy nominations and awards for their work on the Tracey Takes On series with Tracey Ullman, Doing Time, Flushed Away, The Bank Job and The Commitments.
Their most recent work Killing Bono is due for release in Ireland on 1st April. Filmed in Northern Ireland in 2010, based on Neil McCormick's book (I Was Bono's Doppelganger), directed by Nick Hamm and starring Ben Barnes, Robert Sheehan, Martin McCann and the late Pete Postlethwaite in his final role, Killing Bono is the story of two brothers who attempt to become global rock stars but can only look on as old school friends U2 become the biggest band in the world.
Dick and Ian will be speaking about their background, skill set, and inspiration as well as the creative process, the importance of an ear for dialogue and the challenges and benefits of collaborative work. This evening will provide a fantastic opportunity to delve into the world of working as a screenwriter in Hollywood. Audience members will be invited to ask questions and clips will be shown from their body of work to illustrate various points throughout the conversation.
This event is FREE and exclusive to Members of the Irish Film & Television Academy and their guests. Irish and international industry professionals who would like to attend this event, and the many forthcoming events on IFTA's year-round calendar, should contact the Membership desk on + 353 1 6624120 or email membership@ifta.ie to begin their IFTA application process.