David Arata
David Arata | |
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Education | American Film Institute |
Notable work | Children of Men, Spy Game, Brokedown Palace |
David Arata is an American screenwriter and producer. He received national acclaim for his adaptive screenplay
Early life
Arata was raised in the San Francisco suburbs and attended UC Santa Cruz, where he studied painting, theater and film.[4] He subsequently attended The American Film Institute Conservatory to focus on film directing.[5]
Career
Arata made his screenwriting debut in 1999 with
Arata's work encompasses a variety of genres, including thriller, drama, and fantasy. He has collaborated with many influential directors, including
Arata's additional writing credits include the sci-fi picture, Inversion
More recently, David has broadened his focus to include serialized television, adapting
Personal life
Arata has worked to mentor young screenwriters in his role as a creative advisor to the
References
- ^ a b Children of Men, retrieved 2018-12-13
- ^ a b The Angel, retrieved 2018-12-13
- ^ a b c "David Arata". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
- ^ "Hollywood's Best-Kept Secret: UCSC Alums in Hollywood | arts.ucsc.edu". arts.ucsc.edu. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
- ^ "American Film Institute". afi.com. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
- ^ a b "Peter Weir attached to direct Pattern Recognition". MovieWeb. 2004-04-23. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
- ^ a b Children of Men, retrieved 2018-12-13
- ^ a b McCarthy, Todd (2001-11-17). "Spy Game". Variety. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
- ^ "'Brokedown Palace': No Pool and No Room Service, Among Other Things". archive.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
- ^ Hopewell, John (2014-05-18). "CANNES: Foresight Unveils Big-Budget 'Inversion'". Variety. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
- ^ Frog (TV Movie 1987), retrieved 2018-12-13
- ^ "7 Ways to Actually Adapt Alan Moore's Impossible-to-Adapt "From Hell"". Complex. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
- ^ "'Nightrise' Pandemic Drama From Applebox & Legendary Set at Spike TV". yahoo.com. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
- ^ Fleming, Michael (2007-04-24). "Douglas to star in 'Indifference'". Variety. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
- ^ "David Arata - Filmbug". filmbug.com. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
- ^ nalip_org. "Presenting the "Screenwriting Master Class," at the #NALIP 2018 #LatinoMediaFest! Learn from screenwriting masters, POSSUM co-producer Tatiana Suarez-Pico @hablamepico & Oscar nominee David Arata, with moderator Final Draft's Kala Guess!".