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Galway Film Fleadh Masterclasses with Producer Roger Frappier and Screenwriter John Olson
20 Jun 2014 : Deirdre Molumby
Roger Frappier & John Olson
In association with Screen Training Ireland, the 26th Galway Film Fleadh has confirmed that the upcoming producers’ masterclass will host Roger Frappier while the screenwriters’ masterclass will be led by John Olson. Both take place on Thursday 10th July 2014.

Roger Frappier founded Max films with Pierre Gendron in 1986, which went on to win a record 13 Genie Awards. In 1999, he launched Le Prix Jutra, the Québec film awards. Roger Frappier also won the best picture Genie and the Golden Reel Award for ‘The Decline of the American Empire’ (nominated for an Oscar for best foreign-language film), best picture Genie and Golden Reel Award for ‘Jesus of Montréal’ (also nominated for an Oscar for best foreign-language film), the Golden Reel Award for ‘Ding et Dong le film’, and another best picture Genie for ‘Maelstrom’.

More recently, his 2003 production ‘Seducing Doctor Lewis’, became one of the highest-grossing films at the domestic box office in Canadian film history and won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival in 2004. He also produced ‘The Grand Seduction’ (2013), which stars Brendan Gleeson.

The masterclass will be moderated by director Kieron J. Walsh, founder of Blinder Films, and director of feature film ‘Jump’ and the upcoming ‘The Psychopath Next Door’, starring Anna Friel, for Sky.

The masterclass costs €50 and will take place on Thursday the 10th of July from 3.15pm – 6pm in the Radisson Hotel, Galway. For further information or to apply for a place, contact Brónagh Keys at 091-562200 or email masterclasses@galwayfilmfleadh.com. The closing date for applications is 1pm Friday the 4th of July 2014.

This year’s screenwriters’ masterclass will focus on Josh Olson as its subject. It will examine his script for ‘A History of Violence’, the film that won him accolades around the world. Taking us through the film scene by scene, Josh will provide participants with insights into his creative process and give practical advice about how to shape a story for the screen.

The masterclass will address:

  • Re-writes: how to make each draft better not just different
  • The art of collaboration: implementing, and discarding, notes and guidance
  • Adapting source material: what to keep and what to discard
  • Choosing what the audience knows when and why

Josh Olson’s screenplay for the film ‘A History of Violence’ was nominated for the Academy Award, the BAFTA, the WGA award and the Edgar. He is also the writer/director of the horror/comedy cult movie ‘Infested’. He adapted ‘Halo’ for producer Peter Jackson and director Neill Blomkamp, and his adaptation of the Dennis Lehane short story ‘Until Gwen’ made the Black List. He will be directing it shortly.

The masterclass will be moderated by MK O Flanagan, an Irish-based script consultant. In the last year, MK has been a tutor on screenwriting programmes in Prague, Malta, Pilsen, London, Cologne, Krakow, Mielny, Cork and Galway as well her native Dublin.

The masterclass costs €50 and will also take place on Thursday the 10th of July from 2pm – 5.30pm (there will be 30 minutes for Q&A) in the Radisson Hotel, Galway. For further information or to apply for a place, contact Brónagh Keys at 091-562200 or email masterclasses@galwayfilmfleadh.com. The closing date for applications is 1pm Friday the 4th of July 2014.





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