Tell it to the Bees screenplay off to the BFI

The screenplay for Tell it to the Bees has just now been delivered to the BFI, after much deliberation about the ending, in particular. I feel very fortunate that both the director, Annabel Jankel, the people at Red Production Co, and Irena Brignull, the scriptwriter, have such a strong take on the book, and that their understanding of the characters chimes with what I had wanted to create in inventing them. Irena Brignull has written a wonderful script that captures the spirit and place of my novel. Whether or not I always agree with the changes made to the story, I am thrilled to have such a talented writer work on it.

So now to find out what the BFI think, fingers crossed, and the next stage. But if I’m crossing my fingers, I won’t be holding my breath, because everything in the film world seems to take a long, long time to happen. So I’d better get on and write another novel, then….