Susanne Gervay’s ‘I Am Jack’ to be adapted to film
Screen Australia has announced script development funding for a film adaptation of Susanne Gervay’s book I Am Jack (HarperCollins). Gervay will write the film script for I Am Jack, with director Nadia Tass, producer Stephan Wellink...
Hartnett novel ‘Of a Boy’ adapted to screen
Sonya Hartnett’s novel Of a Boy (Penguin) has been adapted into a film. The Weight of Elephants was shot in Southland, New Zealand, in March 2012. It is the feature film debut from New...
Adaptation anticipation: Markus Zusak and Melina Marchetta on book-to-film adaptations
Forthcoming film adaptations of Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief and Melina Marchetta’s On the Jellicoe Road are already attracting pre-production buzz. Andrew Wrathall spoke to the authors. ‘Had someone told...
Publishers team up to bring ‘Puberty Blues’ back into print
A new edition of Gabrielle Carey and Kathy Lette’s iconic novel Puberty Blues hit the shelves earlier this month to coincide with a new TV series currently screening on Channel...
‘Books at MIFF’ shortlist announced
The shortlist of titles chosen for this year’s ‘Books at MIFF’ session at the Melbourne International Film Festival has been announced. The seven titles were selected from 66 submissions with available...
Your store: Book-to-film clubs
An abundance of book-to-film adaptations have been released this year, with still more to come. It’s good news for the Sun Bookshop and Riverbend Books, which run their own film...
Adaptations at the 84th Acadamy Awards 2012
Four book-to-film adaptations won Oscars at the 84th Academy Awards after a slew of nominations for 13 adaptations. Hugo was the big winner, which was nominated for 11 Oscars and...