Christopher Weekes (born 22 March 1980) is an Australian

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, and

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. He is best known for writing, directing and acting in the 2008 film ''Bitter & Twisted'' and for topping the 2009 Hollywood Blacklist with his spec screenplay "The Muppet Man".

Career

In 2008, Weekes wrote, directed, and acted in the feature ''Bitter & Twisted'', which had its international premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. It won the Australian Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress as well as being nominated for two Australian Film Institute Awards, an Independent Film Award and three MIFF awards. In 2009, it was announced that Weekes would be rewriting the screenplay ''Waterproof'' for

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and director

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. Also in 2009, his spec screenplay "The Muppet Man", about the life and death of

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, topped the Hollywood Blacklist. It is currently in development with

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and

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. In 2011, it was announced that Weekes would be writing "Ponzi's Scheme", based on the book of the same name by

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, for director

Miloš Forman Jan Tomáš "Miloš" Forman (; ; 18 February 1932 – 13 April 2018) was a Czech and American film director, screenwriter, actor, and professor who rose to fame in his native Czechoslovakia before emigrating to the United States in 1968. Forman ...

Filmography

Actor

*1988 ''

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'' *2002 '' All Saints'' *2008 ''Bitter & Twisted'' *2012 ''

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Director

*2008 ''Bitter & Twisted''

Writer

*2008 ''Bitter & Twisted'' *2009 "The Muppet Man" *2011 "Ponzi's Scheme"

References

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