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Video Interview: Simon Beaufoy

Scott Myers

19 Dec 2010
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Terrific new video series at BAFTA.org: 6 lectures on screenwriting by notable screenwriters. I’ll be featuring each over the next six weeks. 

Today: Screenwriter Simon Beaufoy. Beaufoy’s screenwriting credits include The Full Monty, Slumdog Millionaire and 127 Hours . An excerpt from the lecture:

For more of the lecture, go here.

For a BAFTA profile of Beaufoy, go here.

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