Name Kevrrt lvlacdonaid
Born 28 October 196/, Glasgow. Scotland.
Background Cellulotd runs ltke hl00d through Macdonaat's vertis. He's the grandson of legendary ‘.'-/t’tterftltrector tinterrc Presshuruet and yout‘grer or rther‘ of li'a/rtspottrr 2;; producer At t( tree. tvtacdortaid. After a stlr‘t worktng for Faber tn theu' ltllt‘: departrttertt. he wrote a hook about his grandfather and. \txtth Marc Cousins. he helped her: the othle on (l()()lll‘lE}ltlZ:tl“,’ tittrtrnakrng catied Irrragrrrr/to flea/rte. t lts ttrtttresstve array of credrts as a (l()(;rttt‘.(}lttét!") flirttmaKet' includes félrtts; or: Presshuroer. Chaplin George Rickey. Ho‘s/21rd l lav." s {:7‘.(l Donald Cétt“ttt(?ll_ then czttrre the excellent titre Day it: Serrte'rrrge' about the 19/? Mta‘rtll‘. Olgnantc hostage srtuattot‘. and annual wtttrttrttr tt‘rourttaztteerttto docut'lrantz‘: lectsrturd l/te [rt/*1). What’s he up to now? l lama estahltshed himself along stde Ntck Broomttetd at the apex cl Brrttsh (loottnteu‘an, itlnrutaktrtd, Macdonald has shot-tn he can (ll) test as gooo a tot) at lt‘tt‘rlx’tt‘tt; fictional features, adaptor; (Lies; Foden‘s the l as.‘ Kurt; cf f)‘:.‘r>:/:r';.zt' for the htg screen. Starrtvtgt l'erc-st Whttaker and \Jarttes Mc/‘Woy, the ttlnt uses a r’tcttonat Scot rsh doctor to recount the t'rorst excesses and the charismatic allure of the :ttfantous Ugandan (ltclator ldt Anttn.
What he says about adapting the book to screen 'Wlten thes sat'r rt. l was yen, nervous because there were only two or three scenes that '.'./(:'."t’? the same as the hookfl lte character of Garrtgart {Me/\voy} tn the hook ts very passtve and \.'.'e dtu’n". feel we could rttatntain audtence rttterest tn that type of character: We also wanted to do hack :n tune to show the l’OEllll‘y of Artttn's us 3 to power. the Bt'tttsh support of hurt and that he ‘.".’€ti~1 tncredthle popular. Vt’lrer‘. Grles cartte out of the ttlrn he same "the narratwe rs very different but you Kent all of the themes and tn a way tt ts We a great lltt;_)r()\/l£;all()ll on my t)oo't<".' Interesting Fact tvtacdortatd ttrst read The Last King; of Scotland tn rnartuscrtot ‘ov'rt't whtlst worktrtg at Faber.
I The Last Krng of Scotland is on genera/ release front Fri 12 Jan. See feature and rel/tow.
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Yeah we know awards are like piles and everyone gets one eventually, but some awards are worth welcoming if only because they give you a second chance to see the finest films released last year. The six films shortlisted for the 2006 World Cinema Award will receive one off showings before the winner is announced live on BBC4 on Thu 25 January. The films are Volver, Hidden, The Death of Mr Lazarescu, The Beat That My Heart Skipped, Sympathy for Lady Vengeance and The Child. Six of the best indeed. I i ammo, [rr'r'lt.‘).,'r.": fur/rt / /'r 5) Wed /(l\/(1/t.