- Hossein Amini
Hossein Amini (born 1966) is an
Iran ianscreenwriter .Amini's first professional credit was the 1992 teleplay "The Dying of the Light", based on
UNICEF aid workerSean Devereux , who was assassinated inSomalia . He and directorPeter Kosminsky were nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Single Drama for their work on the project.Amini's first
feature film was "Jude", an adaptation of "Jude the Obscure " byThomas Hardy , for which he was nominated for theSatellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay . He followed this with "The Wings of the Dove", based on theHenry James novel. His screenplay earned him Oscar, BAFTA, USC Scripter Award,Writers Guild of America Award , and Satellite Award nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay. Amini's additional credits include "The Four Feathers" (2002) and "Killshot", scheduled for release in 2008. He already has scripted the screenplay for "The Subtle Knife ", based on the 1997 novel byPhilip Pullman , although the film's future presently is in limbo due to a downsizedNew Line Cinema being folded intoWarner Bros. in February 2008. [ [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117982066.html?categoryid=1246&cs=1 "Variety", March 7, 2008] ]References
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