(registration deadline: Monday, February 2)
Meet on the 20th Century Fox studio lot for an in-depth analysis and discussion of the screenplay THE IMITATION GAME
Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at Britain’s top-secret Government Code & Cypher School at Bletchley Park, during the darkest days of World War II.
Writers: Graham Moore (screenplay), Andrew Hodges (book)
Director: Morten Tyldum (Headhunters, 2011; Buddy, 2003)
Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley
Budget: $15 million
The screenplay topped the 2011 Black List.
The Weinstein Company acquired US distribution rights for $7 million, a European Film Market record.
Premiered at Telluride Film Festival and also played at Toronto and nearly 50 other international film festivals.
Release (US): November 28, 2014 (limited), December 25, 2014 (wide)
AWARDS: Over 100 nominations, including eight Academy Award nominations (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, editing, production design, score), five Golden Globe nominations (including screenplay), eight BAFTA nominations, three SAG nominations, a USC Scripter nomination, and a WGA nomination.
Rated PG-13. 114 minutes. 117 pages. Biography, Drama, Thriller
JEFF KITCHEN will provide in-depth analysis and lead our discussion. Jeff is a sought-after script doctor and working writer who has taught screenwriting professionally since 1989. He is the author of Writing a Great Movie: Key Tools for Successful Screenwriting, and has trained development executives from all the major studios who have consistently said that he teaches “the most advanced development tools in the film industry.” Creative Screenwriting listed him as one of the top five screenwriting teachers working today. Visit his website DevelopmentHeaven.com.
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UPDATE: THE IMITATION GAME opened in limited release on November 28, 2014, on 4 screens, earning $479,352 (a per-screen average of $119,838). It expanded to 2,402 screens at its widest release to coincide with its eight Oscar nominations, ending up with over $91 million domestically and an additional $128 million from foreign markets. It is one of the highest grossing movies never to hit the top five, the second highest grossing movie in six of the categories in which it was nominated for an Academy Award (including Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay), and the highest grossing movie nominated for Best Director. Screenwriter Graham Moore won the Oscar for his screenplay adaptation.
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