‘Fifteen “outstanding” book adaptations from the past year have been named on the shortlists for the Creativity Across Media: Entertainment & Originality Awards (CAMEO), including David Walliam’s Bad Dad (HarperCollins Children’s), Robert Galbraith’s Cuckoo’s Calling (Sphere) and Julian Barnes’ Sense of an Ending (Vintage).
Chosen by a cross-section of creative industry professionals including digital filmmakers, literary editors and theatre programmers, the judging panel shortlisted the film adaptations of Ethel & Ernest by Raymond Briggs (Jonathan Cape) in the Book to Film category. It goes up against As a Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley (Penguin) – the source text of the film “Lion” – and Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes (Vintage).
In the Book to TV category, Galbraith’s Cuckoo’s Calling (Sphere) tussles with The Miniaturist by Jesse Burton (Picador) and Hank Zipzer by Henry Winley and Lin Oliver (Walker Books).
The CAMEOs are a collaboration between London Book & Screen Week and the Publishers Association to recognize the “integral role” books play within the creative industries as an inspiration for plays, film, TV, and games.
The winners will be announced Monday 9th April 2018 to coincide with the launch of this year’s London Book & Screen Week (9th-15th April 2018)
The judges include Videl Bar Kar, Julian Friedmann, Hannah Griffiths, Eric Huang, John Lomas-Bullivant, Charlotte Longstaff, Helen MacAleer (chair), Jessica Maslen, Billy McQueen, Terri Paddock, Sophie Rochester, Douglas Schatz and Hayley Steed.’
Via The Bookseller
The Book to Screen Club 