Biography
Frank Cottrell-Boyce is a British screenwriter, novelist and occasional actor, known for his children's fiction and for his collaborations with film director Michael Winterbottom. He has achieved fame as the writer for the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony and for sequels to Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car, a children's classic by Ian Fleming.
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Awards & recognition
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature · 2012
- Guardian Children's Fiction Prize · 2012
- Carnegie Medal · 2004
- Sitges Film Festival Best Screenplay award · 2004
- Guardian Children's Fiction Prize · 2012 · nominated
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- Carnegie Medal · 2009 · nominated
- Guardian Children's Fiction Prize · 2008 · nominated
- Guardian Children's Fiction Prize · 2006 · nominated
- Carnegie Medal · 2005 · nominated
- Carnegie Medal · 2004 · nominated
- Guardian Children's Fiction Prize · 2004 · nominated
- BAFTA Award — Best Adapted Screenplay · 1999 · nominated
- Satellite Award — Best Adapted Screenplay · 1999 · nominated
Filmography22 titles
Earth: One Amazing Day
Earth: One Amazing Day
Doctor Who
Kensuke's Kingdom
Goodbye Christopher Robin
24 Hour Party People
Stephen
The Railway Man
God on Trial
Hilary and Jackie
Grow Your Own
Great British Menu
Welcome to Sarajevo
Sometimes Always Never
Millions
Butterfly Kiss
The Beautiful Game
Tristram Shandy
Code 46
The Claim
Saint-Ex
All Good Friends: The Case of the Handless Corpse