Q&A with Academy Award Winning Screenwriter Simon Beaufoy

Simon Beaufoy started his writing career with the screenplay for THE FULL MONTY – returning to it fifteen years later first for a stage adaptation that was nominated for an Olivier Award and now for a television series based on the same characters. Other screenplays include a film about the iconic tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs, BATTLE OF THE SEXES (starring Emma Stone and Steve Carell), the multi Oscar winning SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE and 127 HOURS for which he was again nominated for an Academy Award® alongside co-writer Danny Boyle. Along the way, there have been many other experiments in fiction, including the screenplays for AMONG GIANTS, YASMIN, THIS IS NOT A LOVE SONG, THE DARKEST LIGHT, EVEREST, and the climate change drama BURN UP. He adapted the novel SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN, which was nominated for a Golden Globe and the dystopian novel THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE. Join us at 17:00 in the Levine Building in Trinity College to hear about Simon's amazing career!