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2012 CONFERENCE: October 18-21
2012 FESTIVAL: October 18-25

Shane Black

Shane Black has been responsible for creating a number of box office blockbusters, including the first two installments of the Lethal Weapon series and 1991’s The Last Boy Scout. In 1990, Shane sold his espionage script The Long Kiss Goodnight for a record sum of money. His directorial debut, the romantic thriller Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang, re-teamed him with producer Joel Silver. Shane was the recipient of the 2006 Austin Film Festival’s Distinguished Screenwriter Award.