Christopher Weekes Explained

Christopher Weekes
Birth Date:22 March 1980
Birth Place:Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:Director, Writer, Actor,
Yearsactive:2004–present

Christopher Weekes (born 22 March 1980) is an Australian film director, film producer, actor, and screenwriter. He is best known for writing, directing and acting in the 2008 film Bitter & Twisted[1] and for topping the 2009 Hollywood Blacklist with his spec screenplay "The Muppet Man".[2]

Career

In 2008, Weekes wrote, directed, and acted in the feature Bitter & Twisted, which had its international premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival.[3] It won the Australian Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress[4] as well as being nominated for two Australian Film Institute Awards,[5] an Independent Film Award[6] and three MIFF awards.[7]

In 2009, it was announced that Weekes would be rewriting the screenplay Waterproof for Legendary Pictures and director Kevin Lima.[8]

Also in 2009, his spec screenplay "The Muppet Man",[9] about the life and death of Jim Henson, topped the Hollywood Blacklist.[10] It is currently in development with Walt Disney Pictures and The Jim Henson Company.[11]

In 2011, it was announced that Weekes would be writing "Ponzi's Scheme",[12] based on the book of the same name by Mitchell Zuckoff, for director Miloš Forman.[13]

Filmography

Actor

Director

Writer

Notes and References

  1. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448205/ "Bitter & Twisted on IMDB"
  2. News: Christopher Weekes' "The Muppet Man" Tops The Black List . HuffPost. 11 December 2009. 2012-07-26 . Billy . Silverman.
  3. Web site: Film Guide Archive | Bitter & Twisted . TribecaFilm.com . 2012-07-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120119002850/http://www.tribecafilm.com/filmguide/archive/Bitter__Twisted.html . 19 January 2012.
  4. Web site: Film Critics Circle of Australia . Fcca.com.au . 2012-07-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140125092626/http://fcca.com.au/award-archive/ . 25 January 2014.
  5. Web site: Archived copy . 25 July 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120320154143/http://www.afi.org.au/Content/NavigationMenu/MediaRoom/MediaReleases/29.10.2008_2008_AFI_Awards_NOMS_ANNOUNCEMENT.pdf . 20 March 2012 . dead .
  6. Web site: IF Award nominations announced . If.com.au . 2012-07-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120412170617/http://if.com.au/2008/10/01/article/HZSSCKMMGR.html . 12 April 2012 . dead .
  7. Web site: MIFF Film Festival Awards 2012 - Milano . Miff.it . 2012-07-26.
  8. News: Graser . Marc . 'Waterproof' gets rewrite - Entertainment News, Film News, Media . Variety . 2009-08-12 . 2012-07-26.
  9. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1566638/ The Muppet Man (2013) - IMDb
  10. Web site: Finke . Nikki . The Black List 2009: Full Roster . Deadline Hollywood . 11 December 2009 . 2012-07-26.
  11. News: Kermit as Mogul, Farting Fozzie Bear: How Disney's Muppets Movie Has Purists Rattled . The Hollywood Reporter . 2011-10-20 . 2012-07-26 . Kim . Masters.
  12. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1456959/ Ponzi's Scheme (2012) - IMDb
  13. News: Cox . Gordon . 'Ponzi's' scheme afoot - Entertainment News, Film News, Media . Variety . 2011-04-27 . 2012-07-26.

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