From Page to Screen: When Characters Take on a New Life

Presented by: Alexandra Sokoloff | Burt Weissbourd | David Murell | Nina Sadowsky | Phoef Sutton

Categories: Novel Adaptations | Screenwriting | Television

What happens when a novel becomes a film or television story? In this session, authors and screenwriters discuss the adaptation process, exploring how characters and narratives evolve for the screen and the challenges of translating a book into a visual medium.

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