Frank Cottrell Boyce
Frank Cottrell Boyce (born September 23, 1959 in Rainhill, Merseyside , England ; surname Cottrell Boyce ) is a British author of books, screenplays and plays, as well as a university professor. Cottrell Boyce has written scripts for nine television series, 13 feature films, three television fiction films and for the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics since 1987 . In addition, since 2004 he has published nine novels for young readers, six of which are available in German translation. His best-known books include Millions and his Chitty Trilogy, in which he continues to tell Ian Fleming 's classic children 's book Chitty Chitty Bang Bang . He has also published various short stories, radio plays and plays. Cottrell Boyce's scripts were filmed by Michael Winterbottom and Danny Boyle , among others . He has received positive press coverage both nationally and internationally for his books and has been awarded the most important prizes in the English and German children's and youth literature scene, including the Carnegie Medal (2004), the Lynx of the Year (2004), and the Guardian Children's Fiction Award (2012), the German Youth Literature Prize (2013) and the James Krüss Prize for international children's and youth literature (2015). The latest screenplay was written by Cottrell Boyce for the feature film The Love of His Life - The Railway Man (2013). His latest children's novel is The Astounding Broccoli Boy (2015). On September 9, 2015, he gave the opening speech of the children's and youth program at the 15th Berlin International Literature Festival , entitled Open The Castle Gates . Cottrell Boyce lives in Blundellsands near Liverpool.
life and work
General
Cottrell Boyce was born in Rainhill and studied English at Oxford University . He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and a PhD and then moved back to his hometown. For a while he worked as a television critic for Living Marxism magazine .
Cottrell Boyce wrote the script for The Return of Colmcille, a two-day performance in Londonderry (2013). He teaches as Professor of Reading and Communication in the Arts and Humanities Faculty at the Institute for Politics History Media and Communication at Liverpool Hope University . Cottrell Boyce is a co-owner of Merseyside- based film production company Northern Soul Film Productions . Cottrell Boyce sees himself less as a college worker and screenwriter and more as a children's author:
"I'm definitely a children's writer, that's what I want to be. I'm always trying to get rid of everything else. I'm not particularly mad about doing any other movies. The movies I'm doing are ones that have been on the blocks for a long time. "
Periodically, Cottrell Boyce points out the importance of storytelling:
"We're in danger of being a society that has that short-term memory. […] We don´t know who we are, and we don´t know what we´re for. I think that can happen, and it's storytellers who can save us from that. "
Cottrell Boyce is the publisher of the Heroes book series, the aim of which is to give less reading-loving children and young people access to literature. About the reasons for his involvement in the project, he said in 2012:
"I got involved in the Heroes project because I like the idea of doing something about reading for pleasure, just for fun - books, that were short enough to enjoy all the way through, and want to deliver thrills and spills and laughs. [...] It's really really important that kids learn to read. And I'm not talking about literacy. I'm not talking about being able to interpret persuasive language or spot wow-words or anything like that. I´m talking about take pleasure in a book. "
When asked about his “5 favorite things”, Cottrell Boyce replied to the Telegraph in February 2013 with “ boobies ”, “my bike”, “clean, fresh beds”, “ Naples '44 by Norman Lewis ” and “Loch Skeen in Dumfries and Galloway «. When asked about literary role models in November 2013 with Deutschlandradio , Cottrel Boyce named Rainer Maria Rilke , Edith Nesbit , Roald Dahl , Ian Fleming and Erich Kästner . For curated by writers exhibition The extraordinary book of the International Literature Festival Berlin Cottrell Boyce Erich Kastner's recommended Emil and the Detectives .
Cottrell Boyce is married with seven children. He lives in Blundellsands near Liverpool.
Scripts
Cottrell Boyce's entry into the film business began in 1995 when he wrote the original script for Butterfly Kiss . He is now considered one of the most renowned screenwriters of his time. Directors like Michael Winterbottom filmed his scripts, including 24 Hour Party People . Cottrell Boyce also wrote the screenplay for the feature film The Love of His Life - The Railway Man (2013). Cottrell Boyce is currently working on a film script based on his three Tschitty books. The American film critic Roger Ebert described Cottrell Boyce as "the most original and versatile screenwriter" in Great Britain.
Books
As a novelist, Cottrell Boyce is very successful and has received numerous awards. However, he only started writing books at the age of 45. To date he has written with Millions (2004), Framed (2005), Cosmic (2008), Desirable (2008), The Unforgotten Coat (2011), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again (2011), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and the Race Against Time (2012), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - Over the Moon (2013) and The Astounding Broccoli Boy (2015) are nine novels for young readers.
Millions was supposed to be a script until Danny Boyle recommended that he make a book out of it. Millions has won numerous awards and was made into a film by Danny Boyle in 2004. In 2010 Millions also appeared as a play. The Unforgotten Coat wrote Cottrell Boyce for The Reader Organization , which distributed 50,000 copies of the book free of charge. With its three Chitty Chitty Bang Bang -Büchern he attacks the children's classic Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by Ian Fleming on.
Cottrell Boyce's seven short stories The Part Of Me That Died (2007), Permanent Granite Sunrise (2008), Continuous Manipulation (2008), Temporary (2009), Aaahhh! (2009), Every Little Helps (2011) and The Pitch (2011) appeared in different anthologies. His collection of short stories, Triple Word Score, will be published in February 2016.
Unlike Cottrell Boyce's scripts, there are also published books.
Cottrell Boyce's novels include millions (2004), Meisterwerk (2006), Galaktisch (2009), The unforgotten coat (2012), Tschitti - The miracle car flies again (2013) and Tschitti - In the race against time (2014) in German translation, all of which were translated from English by Salah Naoura .
In total, Cottrell Boyce's books have been translated into 16 languages (Arabic, Chinese, German, Danish, Finnish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Slovenian, Spanish, Serbian, Czech).
Both nationally and internationally, Cottrell Boyce has received important literary awards for his literary work.
2012 Summer Olympics
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Cottrell Boyce achieved worldwide fame for writing the script for the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics , which took place on July 27 at the Olympic Stadium in London and was titled The Isles of Wonder . The main elements of the almost four-hour show were the development from traditional country life through the industrial revolution to everyday life today and the idea of Great Britain as a cultural nation. Queen Elizabeth II made the official opening, seven young athletes lit the Olympic flame and around 900 million viewers followed the event on television. The script was based on William Shakespeare's play The Tempest . Commenting on the concept of the opening ceremony, Cottrell Boyce said:
"Maybe you shouldn't have been able to interpret it that much, because it was about wonder. The theme of the show was to take things that we're very familiar with, and make them seem again wonderful to us: the things that you know about the industrial revolution and the internet, and say 'Aren't these things astonishing, that we live in the middle of? ' and to kind of re-polish the pattern of life. So maybe it's alright that you were a little bit bewildered. "
Cottrell Boyce also commented on what makes the United Kingdom as it is today:
"Maybe that is what is good about union. We have these hurts, we have these grudges, we have these differences ... but we can tolerate them in each other because we find each other worth the trouble. "
Until recently, Cottrell Boyce was unsure whether the opening ceremony would be well received by the public and the press:
"People around us thought it might need defending, so I was told to do press the next morning. I was completely surprised [from the positive reactions]. A lot of people were surprised. But I don´t think Danny [Boyle, director of the opening ceremony] was surprised. Danny never blinked. At no point did he show any feeling that it was going to be anything but amazing. And he was right. "
The opening ceremony was released on Blu-ray and DVD.
politics
In early March 2014, Cottrell Boyce was critical of the referendum on Scotland's independence from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, which took place on September 18, 2014:
"Maybe that is what is good about union. We have these hurts, we have these grudges, we have these differences ... but we can tolerate them in each other because we find each other worth the trouble. "
Press review
General meaning
"Frank is such a hugely influential figure in Britain's popular culture, with an extraordinarily rich and diverse portfolio."
"Tension, humor and sympathy characterize the narrative books for children and young people by Frank Cottrell Boyce. [...] He doesn't spare his heroines, but he always breaks the drama with his sparkling humor. [...] His books are a school of close inspection; their wit, whether in dealing with language or images, breaks through the usual superficial perceptions. […] In every book and every story he asks with a light hand what story telling can contribute to the self-discovery of each individual and to the memory of a society. "
Millions (2004) / Millions (2004)
“Because that's what makes this extraordinary novel so special: You read it, enticed by the plot, the lively adventures and the feather-light dialogues, in one go, often with tears in your eyes because you have to laugh so much - pure entertainment, tickling of joy in the diaphragm and wonderful distraction. In addition, the German translation is pure linguistic pleasure. The moment you put it away, however, you realize to your surprise that this wasn't just a weird and funny book. Rather, it addressed a whole bunch of serious things that we all ponder at times. Somehow we have become somewhat wiser through the enjoyable reading. In any case, there is a chance. Anyone who, like Boyce, can use irony and wit and laughter to change their readers a little bit has a talent that is far too rare. He shows this brilliantly here. His novel is a gem. "
“Caution, restraint is required here! Because some books succeed in such an unspectacular way that honors applied too thickly would only damage them. Reading is as impartial as possible in order not to let the cautious but sustained pull they develop. Frank Cottrell Boyce's Millions is one such book. […] And with Damian as the narrator, millions have turned into a funny, enigmatic, in short a children's novel that is absolutely worth reading, but which is also easy to entertain beyond the original target group. And anyone who only takes the rush with them that money alone does not make you happy is simply a hopeless case - but there are certainly plenty of patron saints for them too. "
“Always on the lookout for funny and literarily outstanding books, a combination that is unfortunately not too often found in children's literature, one can only cheer about the novel Millions by the English author Frank Cottrell Boyce. The reader should, however, have a little sense of the very special, very weird English humor, otherwise they might miss the joke of this great children's book. "
"The millionaire story of the screenwriter Boyce is a humorous gem."
"A literary roller coaster ride, cushioned by philosophical considerations about money and God, those blessings and temptations that anyone who has to deal with life is exposed to, so a real family novel."
Framed (2005) / Masterpiece (2006)
“Anyone who has reached page 318 and thus the end of the novel will probably observe strange phenomena in themselves. Instead of relaxation, lots of exciting questions. Was London's financial district under water recently? Was that why the paintings in the National Gallery were outsourced? Later the road map of Great Britain and Ireland is studied. What do Monet's bathers in La Grenouillère have to do with the Welsh Manod? In addition, you cast shy glances at the art calendar in the bathroom. Van Gogh's sunflowers worry. Finally the call to a specialist: Are the Ninja Turtles actually extinct? Such and similar irritations could trigger the new masterpiece of the lynx of the year 2004 award winner Frank Cottrell Boyce ( millions ). "
“Unfortunately, it is seldom possible that a youth book is endowed with literary depth, weird humor, brilliant tension and original characters at the same time. Frank Cottrell Boyce already proved in his first novel Millions that he is capable of such an achievement. His second book is called Meisterwerk , alluding to the works of art that are at issue here, among other things. An unintentional play on words, because with this picaresque novel the author himself has created a masterpiece. "
“And that we stand on the shoulders of giants, that art makes people happy, that it celebrates existence and being there, because existence and being there deserve it - that must first be explained with as much enthusiasm and ease as Frank Cottrell Boyce. "
Cosmic (2008) / Galactic (2009)
“You have to come to this spectrum of world leaps first! And then - despite the greatest assumed improbability - to tinker a story out of it that is logical, exciting, amusing, realistic and very sophisticated, only a few can do that. "
The Unforgotten Coat (2011) / The unforgettable Coat (2012)
“At least two things are fascinating about The Unforgettable Coat , the latest book by British author Frank Cottrell Boyce ( Millions , Masterpiece , Galactic ): the narrative and the magic of the milieu. The narrative style, because Boyce seems almost incidentally, the unworthy living conditions of illegally immigrated people from other cultures in the focus. "
“In this novel, the not entirely new topic of children's friendship is told across cultural barriers in a very convincing and children's literary way. The fictional narrative situation in the form of a memory narrated retrospectively from the perspective of an adult, which is triggered by images, is already unusual. The polaroid photos were taken by the strange friend of the girl who once was the narrator. They pretend to show a distant world, but are nothing more than very skilful productions by the young photographer. So not only the friendship of the children becomes an issue, but also the fragility of memories and the artificiality of cultural identities. At least within the internal narrative there is no happy ending. The exotic magic with which the strange boy surrounds himself and his little brother does not protect her from the very mundane reality of deportation and the moment the girl begins to see through the web, both of them lose it. An extraordinary tale about the power of art and its limits. "
“Deportation is a difficult topic and yet the author manages to approach the topic sensitively and retell it to child readers. […] Boyce is writing a political book with it, but without having a moral or educational effect in his text. He chooses a ten-year-old first-person narrator as the narrator who barely suspects what deportation and asylum mean and therefore does not always understand the actions of Genghis. The adult reader will guess what could be hidden behind some deeds. "
“ The unforgettable coat by Frank Cottrell Boyce is a linguistic and literary work of art . [...] A poetic book, illustrated in a heart-moving manner with Polaroid pictures, which in many ways goes beyond the scope of the 'migrant books' published so far. "
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again (2011) / Tschitti - The wonder car flies again (2013)
“The result is an entertaining and smile-intensive homage to its predecessor and its author Ian Flemming. Boyce tells an actually outrageous story [...]. He does it so convincingly and with so much charm that you are happy to buy every ludicrous twist from him and also have a lot of fun. The characters he creates are also great [...]. "
“This book, written perfectly by Mr Boyce and translated congenially by Mr Naoura, can be read in very different ways: as a plea for gentle and humane technology (because that's why we all love the old VW bus ); as a rapid coffee trip with advertising for all of Mr Fleming's products ; or simply as a lot of fun for adventurous families. "
Works
Movie
| year | Movie | Director | Function of Cottrell Boyce |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-1989 | 4 episodes of the Brookside television series : Double Talk (1987), Reconnection (1987), Fish (1989) and Glasses (1989) | unknown | author |
| 1989 | 4 episodes of the television series The Real Eddy English : episodes 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4 | David Attwood | author |
| 1990 | Feature film Forget About Me | Michael Winterbottom | author |
| 1991-1995 | 4 episodes of the television series Coronation Street : episodes 1.3207 (1991), 1.3243 (1991), 1.3399 (1992) and 1.3801 (1995) | unknown (1991), Ian White (1992), Brian Mills (1995) | author |
| 1992 | 2 episodes of the television series In Suspicious Circumstances : An Uncommon Murder and Unjust Deserts | Simon Massey | Author (with Jane Woodrow) |
| 1992 | 1 episode of the television series Crime Story : All Good Friends | Julian Jarrold | author |
| 1993 | various episodes of the television series A Woman's Guide to Adultery | David Hayman | author |
| 1995 | Feature film Butterfly Kiss | Michael Winterbottom | Idea (together with Michael Winterbottom ) and author |
| 1996 | Feature film Saint-Ex | Anand Tucker | author |
| 1996 | TV movie Un angelo a New York / An angel in New York | Vinicius Mainardi | author |
| 1997 | Feature film Welcome to Sarajevo | Michael Winterbottom | Author (based on the book Natasha´s Story by Michael Nicholson) |
| 1997 | 4 episodes of the TV series Captain Star : The Edge of the Universe , The Atomic Alarm Clock , Day of the Zooties and The Worm Turns | Pete Bishop | Creator, developer and / or author (together with others) |
| 1998 | Feature film Hilary and Jackie / Hilary and Jackie | Anand Tucker | Author (based on the book A Genius in the Family by Hilary du Pré and Piers du Pré) |
| 2000 | Feature film Pandaemonium | Julien Temple | author |
| 2000 | Feature film The Claim / The Empire and the Glory | Michael Winterbottom | Author (based on the novel The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy ) |
| 2002 | Feature film 24 Hour Party People | Michael Winterbottom | author |
| 2002 | Feature film Revengers Tragedy | Alex Cox | Author (based on a play by Thomas Middleton ) |
| 2003 | Feature film Code 46 | Michael Winterbottom | author |
| 2004 | Feature film Millions / millions | Danny Boyle | Author and actor |
| 2005 | Feature film A Cock and Bull Story | Michael Winterbottom | Author (based on the novel The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne ) Cottrell Boyce is there at his own request as Martin Hardy called |
| 2007 | Feature film Grow Your Own | Richard Laxton | Author (with Carl Hunter) |
| 2008 | TV movie God on Trial | Andy De Emmony | author |
| 2009 | TV movie Framed | Andy De Emmony | Writer, actor and producer |
| 2012 | London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony - Isles of Wonder | Danny Boyle | Author (with Danny Boyle )
The ceremony has also been released on DVD and Blu-ray |
| 2013 | Short film Treasure | Joe Cottrell Boyce, Chris Howard | actor |
| 2013 | Feature film The Railway Man | Jonathan Teplitzky | Author (with Andy Paterson, based on the autobiography of Eric Lomax) |
| 2014 | an episode of the TV series Dr. Who , Season 8, Episode 10: In the Forest of the Night | Sheree Folkson | author |
| still unknown | Tschitty film (actual title still unknown) | still unknown | author |
Literature, theater, published scripts, radio play
| First edition in English | German-language first edition | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 1997: Welcome to Sarajevo , Frank Cottrell Boyce (text), Faber and Faber (London), ISBN 978-0-571-19385-1 | Screenplay for the film of the same name
not published in German translation |
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| 2001: The Claim - The Original Shooting Script , Frank Cottrell Boyce (text), Screen Press (Suffolk), ISBN 978-1-901680-56-0 | Screenplay for the film of the same name
not published in German translation |
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| 2004: Millions , Frank Cottrell Boyce (text), Macmillan ( London ), ISBN 978-0-330-45084-3 | 2004: Millions , Salah Naoura (translation from English), Carlsen ( Hamburg ), ISBN 978-3-551-55339-3 | novel |
| 2005: Framed , Frank Cottrell Boyce (text), Macmillan ( London ), ISBN 978-0-330-45292-2 | 2006: Masterpiece , Salah Naoura (translation from English), Carlsen ( Hamburg ), ISBN 978-3-551-58145-7 | novel |
| 2007: The Part Of Me That Died , Frank Cottrell Boyce (text), in: Phobic - Modern Horror Stories , Andy Murray (editor), Comma Press (Manchester), ISBN 978-1-905583-07-2 | Short story
not published in German translation |
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| 2008: Cosmic , Frank Cottrell Boyce (text), Macmillan ( London ), ISBN 978-0-330-44086-8 | 2009: Galaktisch , Salah Naoura (translation from English), Carlsen ( Hamburg ), ISBN 978-3-551-55192-4 | novel |
| 2008: Desirable , Frank Cottrell Boyce (text), Walker Books ( London ), ISBN 978-1-84299-999-8 | novel
not published in German translation |
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| 2008: Permanent Granite Sunrise , Frank Cottrell Boyce (text), in: The Book of Liverpool - A City in Short Fiction , Eleanor Rees and Maria Crossan (editors), Comma Press (Manchester), ISBN 978-1-905583-09- 6th | Short story
not published in German translation |
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| 2008: Continuous Manipulation , Frank Cottrell Boyce (text), in: The New Uncanny - Tales of Unease , Sarah Eyre and Ra Page (editors), Comma Press (Manchester), ISBN 978-1-905583-18-8 | Short story
not published in German translation |
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| 2009: Temporary , Frank Cottrell Boyce (text), in: When It Changed - "Real Science" Science Fiction , Geoff Ryman (editor), Comma Press (Manchester), ISBN 978-1-905583-19-5 | Short story
not published in German translation |
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| 2009: Aaahhh! , Frank Cottrell Boyce (text), in: The Reader - New Writing / Book Talk / News and Reviews , No. 35, Fall 2009, Philip Davis (editor), The University of Liverpool School of English (Liverpool), ISBN 978- 0-9558733-4-8 | Short story
not published in German translation |
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| 2010: Millions - The Play , Frank Cottrell Boyce (text), Heinemann ( Portsmouth ), ISBN 978-0-435-01704-0 | Play (based on the novel of the same name)
not published in German translation |
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| 2010: Foreword , Frank Cottrell Boyce (text), in: William the Fourth - 90th Anniversary Edition by Richmal Crompton (text) and Thomas Henry (illustration), Macmillan (London), ISBN 978-0-330-50750-9 | Preface
not published in German translation |
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| 2011: The Unforgotten Coat , Frank Cottrell Boyce (text), Carl Hunter and Clare Heney (photographs), Walker Books ( London ), ISBN 978-1-4063-3385-5 | 2012: The unforgotten coat , Salah Naoura (translation from English), Carlsen ( Hamburg ), ISBN 978-3-551-55594-6 | Novel with photographs |
| 2011: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again , Frank Cottrell Boyce (text), Joe Berger (illustration), Macmillan ( London ), ISBN 978-0-330-54419-1 | 2013: Tschitti - The miracle car flies again , Salah Naoura (translation from English), Carlsen ( Hamburg ), ISBN 978-3-551-55646-2 | Novel with illustrations |
| 2011: Every Little Helps , Frank Cottrell Boyce (text), in: Lemistry - A Celebration of the Work of Stanislaw Lem by Magda Raczynska (editor) and Ra Page (editor), Comma Press (Manchester), ISBN 978-1-905583 -32-4 | Short story
not published in German translation |
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| 2011: The Pitch , Frank Cottrell Boyce (text), in: Litmus - Short Stories from Modern Science by Ra Page (editor), Comma Press (Manchester), ISBN 978-1-905583-33-1 | Short story
not published in German translation |
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| 2012: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and The Race Against Time , Frank Cottrell Boyce (text), Joe Berger (illustration), Macmillan ( London ), ISBN 978-0-230-75774-5 | 2014: Tschitti - In the race against time , Salah Naoura (translation from English), Carlsen ( Hamburg ), ISBN 978-3-551-55651-6 | Novel with illustrations |
| 2012: Foreword , Frank Cottrell Boyce (text), in: Pandaemonium 1660–1886 - The Coming of the Machine as Seen by Contemporary Observers by Humphrey Jennings, Icon Books (London), ISBN 978-1-84831-585-3 | Preface
not published in German translation |
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| 2012: Can´t You Sleep , Frank Cottrell Boyce (text), Lucy Price-Lewis (reading), AudioGo (Bath) | read radio play
not published as a book not published in German translation |
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| 2013: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - Over the Moon , Frank Cottrell Boyce (text), Joe Berger (illustration), Macmillan ( London ), ISBN 978-0-230-75775-2 | Novel with illustrations
not published in German translation |
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| 2013: One Chord Wonders - Parallel Lines with the five radio plays Parallel Lines , Blitzkrieg Bop , Damned, Damned, Damned , This Is the Modern World and Television's Over , Frank Cottrell Boyce (text), Doon Mackichan (reading), Sian Reeves (Reading), Rosie Cavaliero (reading), Ivan Kaye (reading), Paul Viragh (reading), Joseph Tremain (reading), Sarah Bedi (reading), John Rowe (reading) and Ben Crowe (reading), AudioGo (Bath) | Radio play collection with 5 radio plays read
not published as a book not published in German translation |
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| 2014: Anton Chekhov , Frank Cottrell Boyce (text), in: Morphologies - Short Story Writers on Short Story Writers , edited by Ra Page, Comma Press ( Manchester ), ISBN 978-1-905583-48-5 | essay
Volume contains 15 essays, including that of Cottrell Boyce not published in German translation |
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| 2015: The Astounding Broccoli Boy , Frank Cottrell Boyce (text), Steven Lenton (illustration), Macmillan ( London ), ISBN 978-1-4050-5467-6 | 2016: Broccoli-Boy saves the world , Salah Naoura (translation from English), Carlsen Verlag (Hamburg), ISBN 978-3-551-55363-8 | Novel with illustrations |
| 2016: Triple Word Score , Frank Cottrell Boyce (text), Comma Press ( Manchester ), ISBN 978-1-905583-43-0 | Short story collection
will be released in the UK in February 2016 not published in German translation |
Nominations and Awards
| year | Book / film | Nomination / award |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Hilary and Jackie / Hilary and Jackie | Nomination for the BAFTA Film Award in the category Best Adapted Screenplay for the adaptation of the novel A Genius in the Family by Hilary du Pré and Piers du Pré |
| 1999 | Hilary and Jackie / Hilary and Jackie | Nomination for the Golden Satellite Award in the category Best Adapted Screenplay for a Feature Film |
| 2001 | The Claim / The Kingdom and the Glory | Nomination for the British Independent Film Award |
| 2004 | Millions / millions | Carnegie Medal |
| 2004 | Millions / millions | Lynx of the month in July |
| 2004 | Millions / millions | Owl of the month in August |
| 2004 | Millions / millions | Book of the month by the Institute for Youth Literature in September |
| 2004 | Millions / millions | Lynx of the year , endowment: 5,000 € |
| 2004 | Millions / millions | Owl of the month of the Bulletin Youth & Literature in August |
| 2004 | Millions / millions | Guardian Award shortlist |
| 2004 | Millions / millions | The best 7 books for young readers by Deutschlandfunk in August |
| 2004 | Code 46 | Best Screenplay at the International Catalan Film Festival in Sitges |
| 2005 | Millions / millions | Branford Boase Award shortlist |
| 2005 | Framed / masterpiece | Carnegie Medal shortlist |
| 2005 | Framed / masterpiece | Shortlist of the Whitebread Award in the children's book category |
| 2005 | Millions / Millions | British Independent Film Award for the screenplay for the film |
| 2005 | Millions / Millions | Nomination for the Humanitas Prize in the feature film category |
| 2005 | Millions / millions | Shortlist of the Blue Peter Book Award in the category The Book I Couldn't Put Down |
| 2006 | Framed / masterpiece | The best 7 books for young readers by Deutschlandfunk in April |
| 2006 | Framed / masterpiece | Guardian Award shortlist |
| 2006 | Millions / millions | Manchester Book Award longlist |
| 2007 | Millions / millions | Shortlist of the Bolton Children's Book Award |
| 2007 | A cock and bull story | Chlotrudis Award in the Best Adapted Screenplay category |
| 2007 | Framed / masterpiece | Nomination for the German Youth Literature Prize in the youth book category |
| 2007 | Framed / masterpiece | Manchester Book Award longlist |
| 2007 | Framed / masterpiece | Shortlist of the Blue Peter Book Award in the category The Book I Couldn't Put Down |
| 2008 | Cosmic / Galactic | Shortlist of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize |
| 2008 | Cosmic / Galactic | Shortlist of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize in the 7-14 years category |
| 2009 | Cosmic / Galactic | Carnegie Medal shortlist |
| 2009 | Cosmic / Galactic | Manchester Book Award longlist |
| 2009 | Cosmic / Galactic | The best 7 books for young readers from Deutschlandradio in July |
| 2009 | Cosmic / Galactic | Owl of the month of the Bulletin Youth & Literature in July |
| 2010 | Cosmic / Galactic | Shortlist of the Blue Peter Book Award in the category The Book I Couldn't Put Down |
| 2010 | Cosmic / Galactic | Concorde Book Award |
| 2011 | The Unforgotten Coat / The unforgettable coat | Shortlist of the Costa Children's Book Award |
| 2012 | The Unforgotten Coat / The unforgettable coat | Guardian Children's Fiction Prize |
| 2012 | The Unforgotten Coat / The unforgettable coat | The best 7 books for young readers by Deutschlandfunk in May |
| 2013 | Complete artistic work ("outstanding contribution to British culture") | Awarded an honorary doctorate from Edge Hill University (Ormskirk) |
| 2013 | The Unforgotten Coat / The unforgettable coat | German youth literature award in the children's book category in September, endowment: € 8,000 |
| July 2014 | Complete works of writing ("outstanding contribution to writing") | Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters from the University of Ulster |
| July 2015 | Complete literary works | James Krüss Prize for international children's and youth literature , together with his translator Salah Naoura |
Public performances
| date | festival | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| February 27, 2014 | Newcastle Center for the Literary Arts | Lecture on what´s in your head? |
| March 2014 | Oswestry LitFest No. 5 | Cottrell Boyce is the festival patron |
| May 2015 | Hay Festival | |
| September 2015 | Children's and youth program at the 15th Berlin International Literature Festival | Cottrell Boyce will deliver the opening speech of the children and youth program |
Web links
- Cottrell Boyce's blog (inactive since 2007) and Twitter presence (in English)
- Opening speech by Cottrell Boyce at the Berlin International Literature Festival
- Cottrell Boyce in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Interviews with Cottrell Boyce: Edgehill - Deutschlandradio (audio interview) - Deutschlandradio (written interview)
- Self-portrait of Cottrell Boyce in "The Telegraph" (in English)
- Cottrell Boyce and Danny Boyle in conversation about the 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony (in English)
- Literature by and about Frank Cottrell Boyce in the catalog of the German National Library
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- ↑ Prof Frank Cottrell-Boyce ( Memento from July 16, 2013 in the Internet Archive ). English. Faculty Directory. Online at hope.ac.uk from 2013. Accessed July 28, 2013.
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from October 17, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2012/oct/26/frank-cottrell-boyce-life-in-writing
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/jul/03/frank-cottrell-boyce-childrens-media-conference
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNwMMezaKlc
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cottrell Boyce, Frank |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Boyce, Frank Cottrell |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British novelist and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 23, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Liverpool |