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Writers On Writing

"The Writers Guild Foundation seminars are, quite simply, the best of their kind. The guests are among the top film and television writers around and they are always insightful, down-to-earth and full of good, practical advice. I always leave feeling uplifted, inspired and thinking, 'If they can do it, so can I.' These programs have changed my life and the way I perceive of the craft of writing. I cannot get enough of them. Often, when I leave the Foundation seminars, I am so keyed up, I have to go home and write until 2 or 3 in the morning!"

Luke Yankee – playwright, author and aspiring film & TV writer

Meet writers whose work stands out for its originality and excellence. They will talk about their careers and the projects that made them famous. Includes an audience Q & A. Purchase DVDs of past Writers On Writing screenwriting events here.

JOHN LEE HANCOCK
Thursday, April 22, 7:30 p.m.
WGF/WGA Offices, 7000 W. 3rd St., Los Angeles

John Lee Hancock (The Blind Side, The Alamo, A Perfect World, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil) in conversation with F.X. Feeney.

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JOHN LEE HANCOCK (Director/Screenwriter) most recently wrote and directed the Academy Award best picture nominee The Blind Side starring Sandra Bullock. He previously directed The Rookie, starring Dennis Quaid, which won the 2002 ESPY Award for Best Sports Movie. He also directed and co-wrote the historical drama The Alamo, starring Quaid and Billy Bob Thornton.

Originally from Texas City, Texas, Hancock earned a law degree from Baylor University. Upon moving to Los Angeles, he traded his legal career for the chance to start the theatre company Legal Aliens, with actor Brandon Lee. He wrote and directed several original stage plays there before launching his film and television career.

Hancock’s first major motion picture screenplay, A Perfect World, was directed by Clint Eastwood, who also produced and starred alongside Kevin Costner and Laura Dern. Hancock then wrote Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, the screen adaptation of the acclaimed book, also directed by Eastwood. He made his producing debut with the family drama My Dog Skip, starring Kevin Bacon, Diane Lane and Frankie Muniz, under the direction of Jay Russell.

For television, Hancock created the CBS series L.A. Doctors, on which he was an executive producer, director and writer. Later, he served as executive producer of the network’s drama series Falcone, also directing episodes.

Hancock most recently co-wrote the screenplay for the musical drama The Goree Girls, to star Jennifer Aniston. His upcoming films also include the drama Dead I Well May Be, which he wrote and is set to direct, and the fact-based Hurricane Katrina drama The American Can, which he is co-writing and will direct.

Hancock is currently an advisor at the Sundance Institute Screenwriting Lab.

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Special support provided by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences