Byron Bay Writers’ Festival – Fit to be Seen: Adaptation for Film

Ross Grayson Bell developed and produced FIGHT CLUB, adapted from Chuck Palahniuk’s novel of the same name. It is often twinned in discussion with AMERICAN PSYCHO, the instant cult classic adapted from the groundbreaking fiction from Bret Easton Ellis. In fact, every one of Bret’s novels and anthologies has been turned into films. Hannie Rayson joins them: her celebrated play HOTEL SORRENTO was made into a successful Australian film. The conversation will hit upon the good and bad experiences, how characters leap from one medium to another, how stories are transformed and perceptions altered. How image complements word.

Date: August 7, 2010
Time: 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Location: Macquarie Marquee, Byron Bay