Christopher Weekes
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 and for topping the 2009 Hollywood Blacklist with his spec screenplay "The Muppet Man".
Christopher Weekes
- Name
- Christopher Weekes
- Born
- 22 March 1980
- Birthplace
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Occupation
- Director, Writer, Actor,
- Nationality
- Australia
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• Name — Christopher Weekes • Born — 22 March 1980 • Birthplace — Sydney, New South Wales, Australia • Occupation — Director, Writer, Actor, • Years Active — 2004–present
Career
Career
In 2008, Weekes wrote, directed, and acted in the feature Bitter & Twisted, which had its international premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. It won the Australian Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress as well as being nominated for two Australian Film Institute Awards, an Independent Film Award and three MIFF awards. In 2009, it was announced that Weekes would be rewriting the screenplay Waterproof for Legendary Pictures and director Kevin Lima. Also in 2009, his spec screenplay "The Muppet Man", about the life and death of Jim Henson, topped the Hollywood Blacklist. It is currently in development with Walt Disney Pictures and The Jim Henson Company. In 2011, it was announced that Weekes would be writing "Ponzi's Scheme", based on the book of the same name by Mitchell Zuckoff, for director Miloš Forman.
Actor
Actor
• 1988 A Country Practice • 2002 All Saints • 2008 Bitter & Twisted • 2012 Puberty Blues
Director
Director
• 2008 Bitter & Twisted
Writer
• 2008 Bitter & Twisted • 2009 "The Muppet Man" • 2011 "Ponzi's Scheme"
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- 1."Bitter & Twisted on IMDB"
- 2.Silverman, Billy. Christopher Weekes' "The Muppet Man" Tops The Black List. HuffPost. 11 December 2009.
- 3.TribecaFilm.com. Film Guide Archive | Bitter & Twisted.
- 4.Fcca.com.au. Film Critics Circle of Australia.
- 5.Archived copy.
- 6.If.com.au. IF Award nominations announced.
- 7.Miff.it. MIFF Film Festival Awards 2012 - Milano.
- 8.Graser, Marc. 'Waterproof' gets rewrite - Entertainment News, Film News, Media. Variety. 2009-08-12.
- 9.The Muppet Man (2013) - IMDb
- 10.Finke, Nikki. The Black List 2009: Full Roster. Deadline Hollywood. 11 December 2009.
- 11.Masters, Kim. Kermit as Mogul, Farting Fozzie Bear: How Disney's Muppets Movie Has Purists Rattled. The Hollywood Reporter. 2011-10-20.
- 12.Ponzi's Scheme (2012) - IMDb
- 13.Cox, Gordon. 'Ponzi's' scheme afoot - Entertainment News, Film News, Media. Variety. 2011-04-27.
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