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Irena’s screenwriting credits include the Oscar-nominated movie The Boxtrolls, starring Ben Kingsley, Elle Fanning and Simon Pegg (for which Irena was personally nominated for Best Screenplay at the Annie Awards); her adaptation of The Little Prince, directed by Mark Osborne and starring Jeff Bridges, Rachel McAdams, James Franco and Marion Cotillard, which closed the 2015 Cannes Film Festival; and her adaptation of David Almond’s Skellig for Sky which starred Tim Roth, John Simm and Kelly MacDonald. Previously, she was a Script Executive at the BBC and then Head of Development at Dogstar Films where she was script editor on Shakespeare in Love, Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, I Capture the Castle and Bravo Two Zero to name a few. She is also a published novelist.
Credits
Credits
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DateProduction (role)CompanyProject details
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Date: 2015Production (role): THE LITTLE PRINCECompany: Onyx films / Orange StudioProject details: French 3D animation based on the novella by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Directed by Mark Osborne
With Jeff Bridges, Rachel McAdams, Marion Cotillard, Benicio Del Toro, James Franco, Paul Rudd and Vincent Cassel
WINNER - César Award for Best Animated Film
WINNER - BAFTA Children's Award for Best Feature Film -
Date: 2014Production (role): THE BOXTROLLSCompany: Laika EntertainmentProject details: Adapted from the novel by Alan Snow
Directed by Tony Stacchi
With Ben Kingsley, Elle Fanning, Toni Colette, Jared Harris, Nick Frost, Simon Pegg and Richard Ayoade
NOMINATED - Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
NOMINATED - Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature
NOMINATED - BAFTA for Best Animated Feature
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DateProduction (role)CompanyProject details
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Date: 2009Production (role): SKELLIG: THE OWL MANCompany: Sky TV / Feel FilmsProject details: TV Movie
Adapted from the novel by David Almond
Directed by Annabel Jankel
With Tim Roth, John Simm, Kelly MacDonald and Bill Milner -
Date: 2002Production (role): COME TOGETHERCompany: Working Title TV / Universal TelevisionProject details: TV Movie
Directed by Graham Theakston