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Peter Hanson
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Biography
Peter Hanson is the director of the screenwriting documentary Tales from the Script, which will screen at this year's conference. His other films include the documentary Every Pixel Tells a Story and the award-winning short Stagehand. He is the author of The Cinema of Generation X, Dalton Trumbo, Hollywood Rebel,and the Tales from the Script companion book. He co-wrote the narrative feature The Last Round and the upcoming documentary feature Old. Hanson studied film at New York University and journalism at the University at Albany. His website is www.GrandRiverFilms.com.



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Seminar   Fade In Address: "Tales from the Script"
Seminar Description: SCSFe is proud to present "Tales from the Script," a brand new 105-minute documentary directed by Peter Hanson that includes 50 Hollywood screenwriters including William Goldman (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Princess Bride, Marathon Man), Shane Black (Lethal Weapon), John Carpenter (Halloween), Nora Ephron (You've Got Mail, Sleepless in Seattle, Julie & Julia), Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption), Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver, Raging Bull), Gerald DiPego (Phenomenon, Message in a Bottle, The Forgotten), John August (Big Fish, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), and many more who share their triumphs and hardships in this probing, insightful, and often hilarious odyssey through the world of movie storytelling.

These writers reveal the fascinating creative adventures that gave birth to beloved classics (and notorious flops). By analyzing their triumphs and recalling their failures, these writers explain how successful writers develop the skills necessary for toughing out careers in Hollywood.

Variety's Todd McCarthy called the film "a lively collection of war stories," and Film Threat's Chris Gore described it as "the best film about writing I've ever seen."

Following the screening there will be a brief Q&A with Director Peter Hanson.


All information provided by Peter Hanson.
Tuesday, Jun 1        3:30 PM - 5:30 PM